Conflict support for educational workplaces so staff can thrive and schools can flourish.
Providing strategies, resources and guidance to turn workplace tension into collaboration and growth using the latest in human-centered science.
Peace Table has solutions for a range of workplace challenges:
Communication breakdowns
Toxic culture
Policy & practice misalignment
Role ambiguity
Stress and burnout
Cultural differences
Leadership issues
Lack of teamwork
Personnel retention & transition
“I inherited some baggage with my team – and needed somebody not only to help us heal, but to learn new tools and move forward. I knew Sara had the skills to work/coach 1:1 with people so that they could then come back as a team and do good, positive, supportive work as a team. She is great at giving specific skills as well the science/back-up to what she is assisting with. She is smart, funny, vulnerable, firm and direct.” -Head of School
About PTS
Peace Table Solutions offers consulting and direct services focused on adult peacemaking in educational workplaces. We specialize in conflict support, using a human-centered approach around four pillars: intention, reflection, connection, and action. Our services promote individual agency while supporting organizational goals, helping employees and schools thrive.
We balance conflict resolution with emotional and relational needs, ensuring both practical solutions and positive connections.
Through one-on-one coaching, team facilitation, school-wide training, and mediation, Peace Table Solutions helps staff develop tools for preventing and managing conflict. Working with Peace Table Solutions is a commitment to helping your employees flourish, so your school and students can thrive together.
“Dr. Sara's trainings helped me to understand the psychology and human emotions/responses to typical work issues. It gave me some tools and phrases to better understand and describe staff drama at a school. My staff and I gained a shared vocabulary and a shared understanding.” - Public School Administrator (20 years), Building Principal (10 years)
Services
Conflict Coaching
PTS helps you navigate conflict and enhance communication, develop strategies
Mediation
PTS serves as a neutral third-party to help two people communicate and reach mutually acceptable agreements
Fractional Ombuds
PTS provides embedded conflict and culture support for your organization through a long term engagement
Training
PTS provides skill-building workshops for conflict resolution and culture creation
Retreats
PTS creates immersive experiences to cultivate peace within and among your most precious resource: your people!
Consulting
PTS offers expert advice for shifting team dynamics, managing change and enhancing culture
Meet the founder
Dr. Sara Knickerbocker is a wholehearted coach, consultant, mediator, and psychologist based in Denver, CO. With over 25 years of experience across diverse settings—including public, private, Montessori schools, and educational nonprofits—she has developed a deep understanding of the unique human dynamics in schools as workplaces. Dr. Knickerbocker holds a doctorate in school psychology and is a certified mediator and organizational ombudsman. Her background offers her clients a strong foundation in conflict resolution and organizational dynamics. Her expertise includes training in Montessori philosophy which inspires her respectful, inquisitive and human-centered approach. Whether working with teachers, parents, or administrators, Dr. Knickerbocker is dedicated to helping others navigate challenges with clarity and purpose, empowering them to build healthier, more resilient educational communities. Dr. Knickerbocker is passionate about making peace in her corner of the world both personally and professionally.