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Best Conflict Solutions, LLC
Box 234
St. Albans
MO
63073
Kim Best is a Tennessee and Missouri Supreme Court Listed Civil and Family Mediator, FINRA Arbitrator, and founder of Best Conflict Solutions, LLC. She serves TAPM as Immediate Past President and brings over a decade of experience helping individuals, families, and organizations navigate challenging conversations and find their best way forward with conflict. Before entering the field of conflict resolution, Kim worked as a critical care nurse, an experience that shaped her understanding of how high-stakes communication affects outcomes and relationships. Her transition to mediation came after her own divorce introduced her to the process, sparking a passion for helping others find constructive paths through difficult transitions. Today, Kim’s practice focuses on adult family mediation, organizational and healthcare conflict management, and conflict systems design. She works with clients throughout the country from her base in St. Louis, where she relocated in 2024 after many years in Nashville. Kim is the author of “How to Live Forever: A Guide to Writing the Final Chapter of Your Life Story” and creator of the Best Conflict Conversation Cards, practical tools designed to help people navigate difficult discussions. She also serves as Adjunct Professor at Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management and is a past Membership Officer for the American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution. Her approach centers on a core belief: there are no “people problems,” only skills gaps. When individuals gain the right tools for navigating conflict, even the most challenging relationships become opportunities for understanding and growth.
Kim holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Management from Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management, a Master’s Certificate in Clinical/Community Psychology from UNC Charlotte, and a BA in Psychology from UNC Charlotte. Her foundational career as a Tennessee Licensed Registered Nurse continues to inform her understanding of high-stakes communication and family dynamics in crisis.
She is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Trained Family Mediator, Missouri Supreme Court Listed Civil and Family Mediator, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitrator.
Her specialized training includes Advanced Negotiation: Leveraging Emotions from Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, Conflict Resolution Consulting Training from Pepperdine University School of Law, a Certificate in Negotiating and Mediating Healthcare Disputes from the University of South Florida, Transformative Mediation Training from Hofstra University School of Law, and Advanced Mediation Training and Conflict and Systems Design Training with Kenneth Cloke.
Kim has trained extensively in restorative practices and community facilitation, completing Restorative Practices Training of Trainers and Facilitating Learning Circles/Restorative Justice Conferencing through the International Institute for Restorative Practices, as well as Facilitating Meetings Around Community Conflict with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Her professional development includes participation in the Association of Conflict Resolution Elder Mediation Professional Development Committee, the Business Plan for Peace with Scilla Elworthy and Sheva Carr, the Mediate and Meditate Co-lab with William Ury and Thomas Huebl, and the Collective Trauma Summit.
Kim currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management, where she teaches the next generation of conflict resolution professionals.
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