Find an End-of-Life Doula
Connect with trained doulas offering compassionate, non-medical support for dying, death, grief, dementia, pet loss, MAID, and advance care planning. Some provide in-person care in their local communities, while others offer virtual support across regions.
I'm a doula, Advanced Care Planner and End-of-Life Community Educator — I support individuals and families around the dying process with presence, planning, and compassionate guidance. Whether someone is facing a terminal illness or simply preparing for the future, I help create meaningful, supported transitions, legacy projects, and space for what's often left unsaid.
Hello! My name is Kaitlyn, and I am an End-of-Life Doula dedicated to providing support for individuals and families navigating the end-of-life journey. I have experience caring for older adults, specializing in end-of-life care for those with dementia. Every person’s story, needs, and wishes are unique, everyone deserves their death to be tailored to them and treated as more than a medical event. I offer caretaking support, dementia care, legacy planning, emotional presence, and guidance for families as they navigate this transition.
Elizabeth Chan is a Certified End-of-Life Doula based in Hong Kong. Her work sits at the intersection of end-of-life care, elder mediation, family dialogue, and dignity in later life. She offers calm, compassionate and practical support to individuals and families navigating serious illness, dying, grief, advance care planning, legacy reflection and difficult conversations.
Elizabeth (Liz) Singer is the founder of LP Geriatrics, a Geriatric Care Manager, End-of-Life Specialist, educator, and President of the New York Society for Ethical Culture. She presents the Aspects of Aging lecture series while helping individuals and families navigate aging, dementia, long-term care, and end-of-life planning with compassion, expertise, and practical guidance.
I am a certified end-of-life doula, offering sacred death planning and compassionate support for individuals and families navigating serious illness, dying, and grief. My work honours each person's unique wishes, values, and beliefs — ensuring no one walks this path alone.
Since 2000, Sage Lewis has worked worldwide with people and animals. She is a Certified Life Coach (CPCC), Animal Communicator/Intuitive, Animal Hospice Consultant, INELDA & IEOLCA Trained Death Doula (People & Pets), Certified Tellington TTouch® Advanced Practitioner, and Shamanic Practitioner. Her passion is supporting peaceful transitions through life, death, and beyond.
As a trained mental health counselor, I bring a grounded, empathetic presence to end-of-life care. Driven by the experience of losing my own grandparents, I work to ensure families have the guidance I wish mine had. My goal is to bridge the gap between clinical care and soulful transition, offering emotional tools and practical guidance from pre-planning through aftercare. Virtual appointments available.
Anna Medina is a Holistic, Non-Clinical Counselor and Life & Mental Wellness Coach specializing in Mindset, Relationship, Transformation, Grief, NLP, and Sobriety. As a certified end-of-life doula, Anna brings a deep commitment to supporting individuals and families through tender transitions, integrating doula work with grief coaching and compassionate, non-medical care.
Perry Metheral is a Spiritual Health Practitioner with Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta, bringing over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families through end-of-life care, grief and loss, trauma, and major life transitions. Trained through the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, Perry provides compassionate, inclusive care that honours diverse spiritual, cultural, and philosophical perspectives.
Sarah Rabideau is an end-of-life doula and holistic healer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Called to this work in 2021, she holds certifications through INELDA, the Academy of Oracle Arts, and IEOLCA's Pet Death Doula program, with years of continued study alongside the Shipibo and Qero people of Peru. Her practice weaves together energy work, Munay-Ki healing, and Reiki to honour the sacred journey of transition.
Wednesdae Reim Ifrach is an end-of-life doula, board-certified art therapist, and counselor who integrates somatic inquiry with radical, community-based care. Specializing in queer-affirming and trauma-informed support, they guide individuals through the existential complexities of death, dying, and grief using poetry and art to facilitate legacy work and body reclamation.
Shante Schuyler is the founder of Sacred Farewell: End-of-Life Doula, a heart-centered practice in Casper, Wyoming dedicated to supporting individuals and families through death, dying, grief, and life's sacred transitions. She also hosts the monthly Sacred Sip Café, creating gentle spaces for honest conversations about mortality, meaning, and living fully.
I am an end-of-life doula offering compassionate, non-medical support to individuals and families during one of life's most tender transitions. I bring a calm, grounded presence and a deep respect for each person's unique wishes, beliefs, and lived experience. Through my own experiences with loss and anticipatory grief, I have developed a genuine sensitivity to the emotional complexity of this time.
I believe that death is a natural and sacred part of life. My journey as a death doula began after the death of my father, which taught me the profound value of a peaceful transition. Trained through IEOLCA, I provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals and their families. When we walk together, no one walks alone.
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Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in over 40 states, and an IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula. She holds certifications as a Master Certified Addiction Professional, International Alcohol and Drug Counselor, NASW Gerontology Certificate, Qualified Clinical Social Worker, and in Accelerated Resolution Therapy for trauma.
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My name is Helen Dunkle and I am an End-of-Life Doula, Elder Care Doula, and Advance Care Planning guide. For over two decades, I have walked alongside individuals and families across hospice, home-care, and community settings; providing support through aging, serious illness, and the final stages of life often, sitting at the bedside and helping families understand what their loved one is experiencing.
Stephen has experienced success as a teacher, investment banker, social worker, author, cremationist, and Interfaith Minister. He created the end-of-life doula program at Rhodes Wellness College — approved by the BC Provincial Training Branch — and brings decades of experience supporting people through death, grief, and life transition.
Hi, I'm Marni Purnell, RN, MSN, and the founder of Hand to Heart End-of-Life Doula. With years of experience as a Hospice Registered Nurse, I guide patients and families through life's most profound transitions. As a trained End-of-Life Doula, Reiki Master, and Ordained Minister, I blend clinical, emotional, and spiritual care into a truly holistic approach.
Jaime is the founder of End of Life Navigation Services, a travel-themed death doula practice created to help individuals and families navigate death with more comfort, clarity, and intentionality. With training through INELDA and Doulagivers, she brings a warm, accessible approach to end-of-life care, advance care planning, and grief support.
Rachel is a licensed social worker, psychotherapist, and end-of-life doula. She serves on the board of End of Life Options DC and volunteers with hospice. Her dedication to this work is rooted in her personal experience accompanying her aunt through Vermont’s MAID process, inspiring her commitment to helping others create a peaceful and empowered end-of-life journey.
Julia (she/her) is an end-of-life doula and death educator, supporting individuals, families, and communities in navigating death with presence, connection, and dignity. Her path to this work is both personal and professional: she experienced the death of her mother at a young age and has since accompanied several loved ones through their final days, learning firsthand the power of compassionate presence.
I provide guidance, education, advocacy, and support with end-of-life planning, advance care documents, navigating treatment options for life-limiting illness, living wakes, legacy projects, home care and vigils, funeral preparations, and memorials. I visit you at home, in hospice, or in palliative care.
I am a death doula offering compassionate support through end-of-life, grief, and life transitions. My work is rooted in deep presence, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to honoring each person's unique journey through death and loss.
My approach to death doula work is grounded in compassionate presence, deep listening, and honouring each person's unique story. I support individuals and families through the dying process with care, intention, and a commitment to ensuring no moment is faced alone.
I'm Misha, an Iranian-American death doula and grief tender. My deathwork honors the sacredness of death and the transformative power of grief. I offer culturally-rooted support for dying people and their loved ones throughout the dying process. I also provide grief tending for personal, collective, and ancestral grief, teaching that grief is both an emotional process and an act of resistance.
With 19 years of experience in hospice services, Amanda Netherton brings a rare blend of clinical expertise and soul-centered compassion to end-of-life care. As a Certified CNA and End-of-Life Doula, she specializes in holding space for the difficult conversations that often go unspoken, helping to reduce the fear and anxiety that can surround the dying process.
I was drawn to end-of-life and grief support through a lifelong sensitivity to the quiet spaces where humanity reveals itself most clearly. For me, this work isn't just a profession—it's an extension of the way I see and feel the world. I have always been called to meet others with gentleness, to hold space for what cannot be fixed, and to witness people as they navigate life's most tender transitions.
Beth Shepherd is an end-of-life doula and the founder of Still Waters, offering calm, compassionate, non-medical support for individuals and families navigating serious illness, aging, and end-of-life. She provides guidance with meaningful conversations, advance planning, emotional support, and presence during difficult moments.
I am a Metaphysical Minister registered with CIMM, a certified End-of-Life Doula, Grief and Bereavement Coach, Reiki Master, and Energy Healer. As a spirit healer, I work in the tradition of the British pioneers. I'm also a Priestess of the Temple of Jord and the Temple of Hekate, and a practicing witch, honouring the sacred in all its forms.
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The IEOLCA Doula Directory is a listing service. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute an endorsement of any individual doula’s practice, qualifications, or suitability for your situation. We encourage families to ask questions and take time to find a doula whose experience and approach meet their needs.