Abenaki Staff offers onsite and offsite Mediation and Facilitation Services Specific to Environmental issues and planning and has 14 years of experience in:

  • Environmental negotiations
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Environmental compliance inspections
  • Natural resource assessments
  • Permitting
  • Offices in Grafton, Carroll and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire.
  • Principal Irene Garvey is a Candidate: National Roster of Environmental Dispute Resolution & Consensus Building Professionals
  • Founder Irene Garvey worked from 1993-1997: Environmental Compliance Staff, NH Department of Environmental Services.
  • Worked from 1997 - 2000 as a private consultant.
  • Particular past experience in environmental negotiations, environmental impact assessment. Extensive experience working with agency representatives and technical staff.

  • keeps decision making in the hands of the parties
  • maintains the spirit of cooperation and compromise
  • reduces settlement time by removing the middlemen and directly involving all parties
  • creates an environment of respect, communication and positive problem solving
  • reduces the cost of settlements
  • empowers parties to develop their own solutions
  • finds common grounds
  • allows a safe place where parties can explore mutual grounds as well as differences

    • US Institute of Environmental Conflict Resolution


    Abenaki Services is committed to providing a comfortable, safe and affordable approach to the divorce, post-divorce, and separation processes: ones that provide an environment in which to develop mutually agreed upon decisions regarding child, financial, and homestead related issues.
    • Abenaki Staff are NH Certified Mediators who will assist parties in divorce, marital, and family mediation. They also provide parent coaching and family conflict resolution training.
    • Offices in Grafton, Carroll and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire.

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    • Mediation and conflict resolution provides an important constructive process for the workplace and can save time and money.
    • Disputes between Employer and Employee or two Employees.
    • Abenaki helps to explore and accept differences and similarities and assist in the communication necessary to find ways to work on commonly terms and agreements.

    Workplace Services Include:

    • One to One Assisted Communication
    • Large Group Facilitation
    • Conflict Resolution Training