FAQ

I consider myself a progressive person of social-conscious. I believe that “the personal” is “the professional” is the “political.” I have the privilege to offer my services to like-minded humans.

I adhere to a fundamental belief that our personal, interpersonal, community, and environmental health, wellness, and wellbeing is nurtured by a human connection that is grounded in justice and equity; and, conversely, that same health and wellbeing is multi-generationally harmed by the existing layers of cultural and systematic oppression and trauma. I offer services that are trauma-informed, anti-racist, sex-positive, fat-positive, and based on intersectional feminism.

I try to hold this framework as the backdrop to the work that I do and the life I live. I am a European-American (Irish, German, and Roma Gypsy) cisgender older woman, an out lesbian for 25+ years, a survivor, an intersectional feminist, a parent by creative means, a community organizer, and activist. I hail from a small conservative Catholic farming community in Minnesota. These identities, with all of their colliding lessons, inform my motivation and dedication to the services I provide and the communities I choose to serve.

In the direct service component of my work, I welcome people who feel outside of “mainstream” counseling and coaching settings because they have a socially conscious sensibility, are LGBTQIAP2S+, BIPOC, feminists, engage in “alternative” sexual lifestyles (i.e., kink or BDSM), or family or relationship configurations, distrust mental health professionals or authority figures, and/or engage in progressive or radical community organizing, volunteering or policy-making that addresses social injustices.

In the education and training component of my services, I offer workshop topics that are consistent with my sense of social consciousness, health, and wellbeing. Frequent topics are life-work balance, oppression fatigue, compassion fatigue and burnout, and LGBTQIAP2S+ issues.

I offer:

(1) coaching, counseling, psycho-educational skills and support groups, and relationship, family conflict resolution, and uncoupling coaching.

(2) trainings and organizational consultation on trauma-informed care, LGTBQPIA+ issues, workplace stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, moral injury, secondary and vicarious trauma, and oppression fatigue.

While I typically do much of my work with clients and organizations in person, currently I am offering most services using telehealth.

I own my own business (Greene Growth & Training LLC). I am self-employed and have been for 25+ years. My coaching, counseling and training offices are located in South Minneapolis in a 1920’s brownstone building called The Well: Healing Arts Center. All of the tenants are independent practitioners in the healing arts. The address is 2100 First Avenue South, Minneapolis 55404. More information about The Well may be found at https://www.irenegreene.com/the-well-healing-arts-center/

I typically work regular business hours and Monday through Friday. I sometimes offer workshops or trainings in the evenings or on Saturdays. Longer relationship coaching sessions are sometimes Friday night and Saturday. (This is especially helpful for out-of-town relationship coaching clients.) I take regular vacations and days-off. I give clients reasonable notice of these days off.

(1) Rates for appointments are $195-$250 depending on the type and length of the session. (2) I prefer to do 90-minute relationship coaching slots, as I have found this longer timeframe to be more cost-efficient and effective. These sessions are $455 / 90 minutes. (3) The Psycho-educational Support Coaching Groups are $55 – $65/session depending on the length. (4) I do hold some adjusted fee slots in my caseload. ||| Thanks to a grant from PFund, scholarships are available to QBIPOC from the Twin Cities who were impacted by or assisting in any efforts to support community members during and after the uprising and the murder of George Floyd. [All services are currently offered via telehealth.] 

Yes, if a client is in a difficult financial situation, I am open to adjusting their rate. I have always set aside spots in my caseload for reduced rates. I am committed to making my services financially accessible to people who might otherwise not be able to afford or feel comfortable in mainstream clinical settings. I also offer all of my workshops with adjusted fee options and no one is turned away for an inability to pay.

Thanks to a grant from PFund, scholarships are available to QBIPOC from the Twin Cities who were impacted by or assisting in any efforts to support community members during and after the uprising and the murder of George Floyd.

CURRENTLY, ALL TRAININGS AND CONSULTATION ARE OFFERED ONLINE

I offer trainings and community workshops at my offices and also for community organizations at their conferences, retreats, etc. Themes include (1) professional and personal self-care, wellness, and wellbeing. Specific topics: telehealth fatigue, coronavirus and telehealth services, stress, moral injury, burnout, vicarious trauma, compassion and empathy fatigue, and work/life balance, (2) workshops and trainings for white people that address European-American white-body privilege, anti-racism, and how white people can more actively and professionally address racial justice and equity issues in our personal and professional lives, (3) political trauma stress, protester’s preparation and healing from state violence and trauma, oppression fatigue, psychological first-aid crisis intervention, and radical self-care, and (4) LGBTQ+ relationship health and wellness workshops.

I offer professional CEU workshops on any of the above topics to mental health and social service professionals, medical providers, educators, non-profits, and community groups. Training fees vary, depending on the services that are requested and the length of the presentation. I custom-design each workshop so that it meets the particular needs of the audience. The fees for the European-American white-body privilege trainings are designated to the MN Indian Women’s Resource Center and Black Visions Collective of MN. To receive notices about my trainings, follow me on Eventbrite. The psychological crisis intervention and radical self-care and oppression fatigue trainings that I provide to street medics are free of charge. For more information and for examples of trainings:  GREENE Workshops Trainings Groups 9.2019 and trauma and oppression workplace training GREENE 9.19. and  https://www.irenegreene.com/workshops-and-training/

I invoice most services through QuickBooks. Depending on the services, I do prefer to be paid in full by check or cash and at each appointment. With pre-arrangement you may pay using bank checks sent directly to me from your bank.  I do not accept any insurance. Typically, insurance does not cover coaching. Sometimes coaching and psycho-educational support groups are covered by a Health Savings Account (HSA). If you have a reimbursement plan such as an HSA, I am happy to give you a receipt or complete any necessary paperwork. These services may be tax-deductible. Check with your accountant.

I make every effort to protect your confidentiality and health records. You are protected under the provisions of the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). My confidentiality procedures actually exceed those required by HIPPA. I have these extra safeguards available: Hushmail (for email), SimplePractice (for record-keeping), and Doxy.me (for visual telecommunication) and a HIPPA-compliant FAX number.

I offer 50-minute or 75-minute individual sessions. I recommend a 75 or 90-minute session length for appointments that involve two or more people.  Psycho-educational support group meetings typically last 75 minutes.

Generally speaking, weekly appointments are recommended, especially at the beginning when our professional relationship and rhythm are being established and your issues and goals are being identified. I will make recommendations for the length and timing of sessions. It is ultimately the client’s decision.

If a client is unable to keep their appointment, I request that they notify me at least 48 business hours in advance of their appointment. Cancellations that fall under 48 business hours’ notice are billed at one-half of the regular fee. If the appointment is a “no show” the full fee will be charged. I do not charge if an emergency has occurred for you or your immediate family.

I offer a free 30-minute phone consultation to each prospective client and a free 30-60-minute phone consultation to discuss the possibility of me facilitating a training for your organization or agency. To schedule this free consultation appointment email me at irene@irenegreene.com or contact me through my web contact page.