High Conflict People aren’t just difficult people - they're the most difficult people.

High Conflict People aren’t just difficult people, 

they're the MOST difficult people.

They pick a Target of Blame and assault that person verbally, physically, financially, etc. They promote high conflict divorces, lawsuits, complaints against co-workers, neighbors, friends and family. They sue professionals, gather negative advocates, cost employers lots of time and money. They convince everyone that it's all your fault!   If you're dealing with a situation like this then you've come to the right place to get information, resources and tools to help you. 

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patterngreyHCI Pattern Analysis - for Parenting Disputes In Divorce

Using a graphic timeline on an easy-to-read screen, the HCI Pattern Analysis is a powerful software service for organizing all of the information and documents in a custody or other parenting dispute with a high-conflict other parent. To date, every case using this method has reached a satisfactory settlement or prevailed in family court. Based on patterns described in Bill Eddy's book Splitting.

product1Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder

The most knowledgeable book available about divorcing a potentially "high-conflict" partner, and the most honest and practical book about today's family court. Get the psychological and legal guidance you need, even before you mention divorce—or as soon as possible!  Learn What To Do and What Not To Do!

product3BIFF: Quick Responses to High Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Email & Social Media Meltdowns

We live in a culture of Blame and Disrespect. Incivility is everywhere. This book tells you how to deal with personal attacks, hostile email, and any type of bad behavior. Don't react or defend—just give a BIFF Response.  You'll be respected for it—and feel good too!

 

 

 

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Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. - Consultations & Training

William A. "Bill" Eddy is an attorney, therapist and mediator and the President of the High Conflict Institute. He provides consultations and training about managing high-conflict personalities to professionals, including attorneys, judges, mediators, mental health professionals and human resource professionals.  He has presented in over 25 of the US States, Canada, Australia, France and Sweden.

 

Mr. Eddy is the author of several books, including Its All Your Fault!: 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything and High Conflict People in Legal Disputes.  He is the developer of the “New Ways for Families” program in use in several family court systems, the C.A.R.S. Method for conflict resolution with high conflict individuals in the workplace or anywhere (explained in the book It’s All YOUR Fault!), and the co-developer of the newHCI Pattern Analysissoftware service for presenting high-conflict parenting behavior in divorce settlement and litigation.

 

He is on the part-time faculty at the Pepperdine University School of Law and on the part-time faculty of the National Judicial College. 

 

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For The Workplace

It's All Your Fault!It's All Your Fault! 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything

Blamers are everywhere today!  Learn about four "high-conflict" personalities and a four-step method for managing them—whether you're the "Target of Blame" or someone close to them. Excellent information and tools for the workplace, whether you're a manager or an employee.