Services Overview

Whether you have previously had coaching or counseling or this is your first time seeking help, it is common to have questions about the helper and the process. You are hiring this professional to provide an invaluable service for you. It is important that you feel informed, respected and assured that you are receiving quality care.

I have 29+ years experience providing individual, relationship and group coaching, counseling and professional consultation. Additionally, I have provided hundreds of trainings to mental health, medical, educational, social service professionals, and community groups. I have managed my own private practice since 1988 and full time since 1994.

Approach and style

I am a seasoned mental health professional, advocate and positive psychology wellness and relationship coach. I stay current with psycho-social issues and developments that impact we human’s mental and emotional health and well-being. I am dedicated to providing a compassionate, confidential, and ethical service. I offer an authentic and down-to-earth style that is wrapped with genuine interest, warmth and compassion, and sprinkled with splashes of humor.

I am equipped to draw from a breadth of genres and professional experiences. Depending on the client’s needs my approach may intertwine aspects of mindfulness and stress reduction techniques, trauma-healing theory, trauma-informed care, emotional intelligence theory, queer theory, humanist, intersectional feminist, oppression and multicultural theories, emotionally focused and attachment theories, non-violent conflict resolution practices, boundary strategies for healthy relationships, radical acceptance study, goal-based self-reflection work, imagery, and visualization.

(For more information see Who I Serve)

 Topics and issues (for individuals, relationships, professionals)

• LGBTQIAP2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, non-binary, intersex, asexual, pansexual, Two Spirit) issues and relationships***
• Trauma and PTSD***
• Self-care, Anxiety and Stress Reduction***
• Life-work-family-self Balance***
• Relationship Health, Communication and Connection (whether staying together or uncoupling)***
• Political Trauma Stress & Anxiety (“PTSA”)***
• Conflict Resolution
• Family of Origin Dynamics
• Co-Parenting
• Sex Positivity & Kink
• Open and Poly Relationships and Family Configurations***
• Compassion Fatigue and Burnout***
• Vicarious Trauma***
• Oppression Fatigue and Oppression Trauma***
• White-body Privilege***

***These topics are also offered as workshops & trainings.

Psycho-Educational Support Groups

• Sexual Abuse and Healing 
• Coming Out – Sexual Identity (offered again in 2019)
• Women’s Issues 
• Personal is Political is Professional: For Humans in the Helping Professions, Non-Profit, Social, Racial Justice and Related Fields 

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Frequently Asked Questions
To learn about the individual and relationship, group and training services offered by Irene, schedule your complimentary 30 minute consultation.