Team facilitation, development & repair
We are Cate Czerwinski and Florentine Versteeg, the two facilitators behind Rooted Facilitation. We help teams put down roots: clear decisions, honest conversations and working relationships that hold once the meeting ends.
We help teams work through important decisions and turn them into action. Together, we address the unclear expectations, unspoken tensions and working patterns that can get in the way.
Talk to us about your teamWhat we offer
Space to examine an important decision, hear concerns and make practical agreements—so a new direction can take root.
02Time together to build shared direction and working relationships, whether grafting two teams together or tending an established one.
03Connected conversations, preparation and follow-up to tend working relationships and help decisions take root in everyday practice.
When to call us
Typical moments
You need to make clear decisions about priorities, resources and what to stop doing.
A new leader or a changing founder’s role means expectations and decision-making authority need to be revisited.
People need to agree on shared priorities, responsibilities and ways of working.
Work depends on several teams, but competing interests or unclear ownership are slowing progress.
You want time together to lead to meaningful decisions and practical next steps.
Something has affected how people work together, and moving forward requires an honest conversation and credible changes.
“A decision is only as useful as the team’s capacity to act on it.”
How we work
Landing a big decision
For teams facing a new direction, a strategy shift, a restructure—or a decision that hasn’t yet landed.
We prepare with leaders and listen to the team before a focused workshop or retreat. Together, we test the decision, name concerns and agree who owns the next steps. Follow-up sessions check what is holding and what needs to change.
When two teams become one
For teams joining together, bringing different histories, habits and ways of making decisions.
We listen on both sides, then bring people together in a retreat or workshops to build trust and agree shared ways of working. A series of check-ins tests those agreements as the new team settles into everyday work.
When something has worn thin
For teams where trust has frayed, conflict keeps returning or important conversations are being avoided.
We begin with individual and small-group conversations, then use a series of team sessions or focused workshops to address what has happened and agree what changes. We return to review commitments and adjust what isn’t working.
Some tensions need a clear choice. Others, such as autonomy and coordination, or stability and change, need ongoing attention. We help teams recognise the difference and work with both.
Clarify the question, examine options and trade-offs, involve the right people and agree how decisions will be made.
Make roles, responsibilities, information flows and expectations explicit, so agreements can become everyday practice.
Build stronger working relationships, give disagreement a constructive place and address patterns that have damaged trust.
Across every process
We start by exploring what prompted the invitation, what is at stake and what you need to be different.
We gather perspectives through conversations, short questionnaires or observation, looking beyond a single account of the situation.
We agree on a process with you: the purpose, who needs to participate, what they can influence and how the work will connect to decisions.
We facilitate the conversations that matter, helping the team examine differences, make choices and establish practical agreements.
We help clarify ownership and next steps, with follow-up where needed to review what is changing and adjust what isn’t working.
About us
We pay attention to who is involved, whose perspective is missing and what people can genuinely shape.
Hierarchy, status and access to information affect what can be said and heard. We take these dynamics seriously in how we design and facilitate.
We help teams test ideas, surface concerns and make trade-offs explicit. Silence is not treated as agreement.
We make space for people’s experiences while keeping attention on responsibilities, commitments and what needs to change.
Meet us
We are two independent practitioners developing a shared practice in team facilitation, development and repair.
Cate Czerwinski is a Berlin-based facilitator and trainer with over 15 years of experience designing workshops that help teams communicate better, align around shared goals, and navigate the dynamics that get in the way. She works with organizations across Europe, including Zalando, Siemens, Lego, and Deutsche Bank. Her work is increasingly focused on conflict navigation, helping individuals and teams move through disagreement with more clarity and less damage.
hello@cateczerwinski.com
Florentine Versteeg is an international facilitator, learning designer and coach specializing in intercultural collaboration and strategic transformation. Originally from the Netherlands and shaped by years living and working in Brazil, she designs and facilitates conferences, learning journeys, and multi-stakeholder dialogues across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Her work focuses on helping diverse groups navigate complexity, build trust across cultures, align around shared purpose, and turn values into meaningful action.
florentine@florversteeg.comContact
Tell us a little about your team, what is happening and what you would like to be different. You don’t need to arrive with a diagnosis.