Meet the Founder & Executive Director
Attorney • Mediator • Conflict Resolution Educator
Catherine Wilhoit is the creator and founder of Addressing Basic Conflict and the nonprofit organization Conflict Resolution for Kids. She studied Creative Writing at the College of Charleston, a skill she applies to creating original content for her programs. Catherine received her law degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2011, where she later taught courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution, encompassing negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
In addition to being an active member of the South Carolina Bar, Catherine serves as Past Chair and current House of Delegates representative for the Bar’s Dispute Resolution Section. Her additional credentials include certification in Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development Instruction from the Rutgers University Department of Psychology, certification from the South Carolina Bar as a qualified family and civil mediator, training as a staff and youth mediation educator, and certification from the 9th Judicial Circuit in juvenile arbitration.
Catherine serves as an adjunct instructor with the College of Charleston’s Office of Professional Development in Education, where she offers educator courses that provide professional development and recertification credit. She has presented at the South Carolina Safe Schools Summit, the International Conflict Resolution Education Summit, and South Carolina Bar Family and Civil Mediation Certification Trainings. Catherine has been a guest on the podcast When We Disagree.
Catherine is also the author of the children's picture book Inchy and Burt Make Good Choices, which introduces the foundational concepts of her programming through lovable characters that children connect with instantly. She has provided programming and training for numerous organizations and schools dedicated to the wellbeing of children, including WINGS for Kids, Engaging Creative Minds, the LENS Foundation, The Charleston Spoleto Festival, Charleston County School District, and The Charleston Police Department, where she volunteered to work with children at Camp Hope through the department’s summer program.
Catherine is the mother of her young son, Miller, and wife to her wonderful husband, Tyler.