Generally, we define an "Advanced" skill level as 300 or more hours of NVC training and 3 or more years of experience integrating NVC into your life. An Advanced skill level assumes that you are well versed in the NVC process, committed to living in NVC, and often demonstrate success in living NVC even in challenging situations or when triggered.

Some specific indications of an Advanced skill level are an ability to recognize and take responsibility for your actions / feelings / needs, to hear a "no" and stay in the dialogue, to express anger without blame, to receive people empathically even when they are expressing criticism or blame, and to live in a power-with paradigm.