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Comprehensive certification and specialized programs for doulas, caregivers, and helping professionals - built around compassion, practical skill, and genuine accessibility.

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Students in 75+ countries Learners around the world choose IEOLCA for warm, grounded, real-world education.
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Self-paced and accessible Move through your training in a way that fits your schedule and your life.
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Lifetime access to materials Return to your course materials whenever you need to revisit key concepts.
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60-day satisfaction guarantee Enroll with confidence knowing we stand behind every program we offer.
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You were made for this work.
We made the training for you.

Every IEOLCA program is built around a simple belief: that anyone called to walk beside the dying, the grieving, and those navigating profound transitions deserves education that is warm, practical, and genuinely within reach.

Flagship Certification
IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula Training Program
This program is for you if…

You feel called to support the dying and their families in a non-medical role - whether you are a family caregiver, hospice volunteer, spiritual companion, helping professional, or someone who has witnessed the gap between medical care and human presence and knows you are meant to help fill it.

Certification Program

End-of-Life Doula Certification

A comprehensive 40-hour certification trusted by students in 75+ countries. IEOLCA’s flagship program takes you from feeling called to feeling genuinely prepared - with practical tools, reflective depth, and the grounded presence skills to walk alongside families with calm and care.

27 modules 40 hours 300+ pages of resources Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 27 expert-led video modules
  • 164-page doula guidebook
  • 143-page resource companion
  • Downloadable tools, forms & worksheets
  • Vigil planning and bedside presence skills
  • Life review and advance care conversations
  • Grief support and cultural humility frameworks
  • Business guidance included

IEOLCA is committed to keeping this training accessible to everyone who feels called to this work. Choose the tuition path that is honest and right for you - every tier includes the full program.

Full Tuition $875 Helps keep this training accessible to others. 50% Tuition Support $437.50 A good fit if you’re balancing other commitments. 70% Tuition Support $262.50 If this is what makes beginning possible, it’s here.
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★★★★★

“I was deeply surprised at the depth and breadth of the information - presented as an interactive experience requiring thought and introspection. It has been a life-altering experience. I always felt a calling; now I have the tools and base of information to actually make a difference.”

Joy O. - IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula & Hospice Volunteer
Doula Specialization
Dementia & Memory Care Doula Training
This program is for you if…

You are a doula, family caregiver, hospice volunteer, or helping professional who wants grounded, non-clinical skills for the space medical care leaves unfilled. If you have watched a loved one navigate the long goodbye and felt there had to be more you could offer, this training was made for that feeling.

Doula Specialization

Dementia & Memory Care Doula Training

Families navigating dementia face a profound gap between medical management and the daily emotional reality of the “long goodbye.” This training prepares you to fill that human space with validation-based communication, caregiver burnout support, and compassionate accompaniment through every stage.

8 modules Guidebook included Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 8 in-depth modules
  • Integrated guidebook & tools
  • Validation-based communication skills
  • Caregiver burnout recognition & support
  • Ambiguous loss frameworks
  • Quality-of-life planning tools
  • Identity continuity guidance
  • Final-phase presence skills

Choose the tuition path that is right for you - every tier includes the full program, lifetime access, and our 60-day satisfaction guarantee.

Full Tuition $349 Helps keep this training accessible to others. 50% Tuition Support $174.50 This tier is here for you.
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★★★★★

“I was so impressed by the comprehensive information presented and how closely the material reflects real support for those transitioning. Thank you for making this training accessible, flexible, and affordable! I feel supported and confident as I move forward in this service.”

Jennifer C. - IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula
Doula Specialization
Pet Death Doula Training
This program is for you if…

You are an animal lover who has sat with someone through the heartbreak of pet loss and wanted to do more - or a doula ready to expand your practice into this deeply underserved space. Veterinary professionals, hospice volunteers, and families currently supporting a terminally ill pet will also find it grounding.

Doula Specialization

Pet Death Doula Training

Pet loss is real, valid, and profound grief - and families navigating it deserve skilled, compassionate support. This training prepares you to companion families through declining health, euthanasia decisions, quality-of-life conversations, rituals, legacy work, and the particular depth of pet-loss grief.

8 modules Guidebook + bonus tools Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 8 guided video modules
  • Printable pet doula guidebook
  • Home comfort planners & advance care tools
  • Grief referral resources
  • Euthanasia decision support skills
  • Ritual creation & legacy keepsake guidance
  • Supporting children & older adults through pet loss
  • Quality-of-life assessment tools

Choose the tuition path that is right for you - every tier includes the full program, lifetime access, and our 60-day satisfaction guarantee.

Full Tuition $349 Helps keep this training accessible to others. 50% Tuition Support $174.50 This tier is here for you.
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★★★★★

“Training with IEOLCA’s Pet Death Doula program provided valuable information, thoughtful reflection, compassionate guidance on grief, and important tools and templates. What was beautifully expressed was that pet loss is legitimate, choices are personal, and what remains, always, is love.”

Nancy M. - IEOLCA Certified Pet Death Doula
Doula Specialization
Assisted Dying Support Doula Training
This program is for you if…

You are a doula or helping professional who feels called to support those choosing medical aid in dying, dying with dignity, or a related pathway - and you want to show up with clear scope, grounded presence, and the practical skills to make that support genuinely meaningful.

🗓 Opening June 2026 - reserve your seat at the pre-launch rate
Doula Specialization

Assisted Dying Support Doula Training

Families choosing assisted dying need more than medical logistics - they need calm, relational, non-medical support that makes the experience feel grounded, prepared, and deeply human. This training prepares you to provide scope-aware presence, family meeting support, ritual planning, and steady day-of companionship for MAiD, AID, VAD, PAD, and VSED.

8 modules Certificate on completion Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 8 guided modules
  • Conversation scripts & checklists
  • Environment & ritual planning tools
  • Family meeting templates
  • Grounded day-of presence skills
  • Early grief & aftercare guidance
  • Scope & ethics frameworks
  • Globally relevant across all jurisdictions
Pre-Launch Rate - Save $250 $99 Price rises to $349 when the program opens in June 2026. Reserve your seat today.
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★★★★★

“IEOLCA gave me practical tools, guidance on boundaries, and a deeper understanding of how to support people with compassion during one of life’s most sacred times. The focus on presence, reflective listening, and honoring each person’s wishes will guide me in my work.”

April L. - IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula
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Cultural, Religious and Spiritual Rituals at End of Life
This program is for you if…

You are a doula, hospice volunteer, spiritual care companion, or helping professional who has stood at the edge of a sacred moment and wanted greater confidence, cultural fluency, and ritual maturity. This course is for those who want to protect what matters without overstepping.

Advanced Specialization

Cultural, Religious & Spiritual Rituals at End of Life

Families often need someone who can recognize when a moment has become sacred, ask before acting, and protect what matters without imposing outside beliefs. This advanced training builds ritual literacy and cultural humility across religious, cultural, secular, and family-created traditions.

8 modules Advanced specialization Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 8 advanced modules
  • Modeled inquiry language
  • Bedside ritual literacy frameworks
  • Religious, Indigenous & secular traditions
  • Scope and ethics guidance
  • Reflection prompts across traditions
  • Sacred space holding skills
  • Family dynamics & disagreement support
Full Access $197 Lifetime access included.
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★★★★★

“Amy-Lynne Mahon’s passion for end-of-life care is contagious. I feel inspired to continue learning and growing in this field.”

Tom M. - IEOLCA Student
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Business Essentials for Death Doulas
This program is for you if…

You are a trained or certified doula - from IEOLCA or any other program - who wants to build a practice that is genuinely yours. Not a generic business template, but a way of working that reflects your values, your strengths, and the people you are most called to serve.

Course - For Trained Doulas

Business Essentials for Death Doulas

This course helps you build a death doula practice that is sustainable, values-aligned, and true to who you are. Clarify your mission, define your services, set boundaries with integrity, and develop the language and outreach strategies that feel authentic - not scripted. Open to doulas trained anywhere.

5 core modules 145-page guidebook Ready-to-use toolkit Lifetime access
What’s included
  • 5 step-by-step instructional modules
  • 145-page business guidebook
  • Intake forms & service agreements
  • Invoicing templates
  • Networking checklists
  • Intro email scripts
  • First-steps roadmap
  • Weekly workflow planner
Full Access $99 Lifetime access included.
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★★★★★

“This course not only reaffirmed my intuition, but gave me a road to follow. I can’t wait for this journey to begin. It grounded me so I can help others.”

Jacob L. S. - IEOLCA Certified Doula
Upon Completion

What you receive when you
complete your training

Every IEOLCA program comes with meaningful recognition of your learning - and credentials you can put to use right away.

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Certificate of Completion

Receive an IEOLCA Certificate of Completion for your program - recognized by families, organizations, and care teams in over 75 countries. Yours to display and share with confidence.

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Digital Badge

Receive a shareable IEOLCA digital badge you can add to your email signature, website, LinkedIn profile, and social media - a visible signal of your training and commitment to this work.

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Free One-Year Featured Directory Listing

Get listed in the IEOLCA Doula Directory as a featured member for your first year - at no cost ($49 value). Connect with families actively searching for trained, compassionate doula support in your area.

Enroll with Confidence

Your enrollment is backed by a
60-day satisfaction guarantee

We want you to feel good about your decision. Every IEOLCA program comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee - if the training does not feel like the right fit, simply reach out and we will make it right.

We believe deeply in the value of this education, and we want you to feel supported from the very first day you begin.

Why Students Choose IEOLCA

Our trainings are built to be warm, practical, and genuinely accessible - with self-paced learning, lifetime access, and a satisfaction guarantee so you can begin with confidence.

🌍 Students in 75+ countries

Join a growing global community of compassionate learners choosing IEOLCA for heart-centered end-of-life education.

🕊️ Self-paced, flexible learning

Move through the material in a way that fits your life, your schedule, and your capacity to take it all in.

♾️ Lifetime access

Return to your course materials whenever you need them. As your experience grows, so does what you take from them.

💛 60-day satisfaction guarantee

Enroll knowing you have time to make sure the program feels right. We stand behind every training we offer.

Flawless - Every Chaplain Should Take This

“This program is flawless. A lot of Chaplains would benefit from this training. I am so thankful that I picked this particular course.”

Brenda J. - IEOLCA Certified EOL Doula, Hospice Nurse

The Most Complete Training I’ve Encountered

“An incredible resource for those seeking a thorough curriculum. The combination of videos and written materials provides an in-depth overview of compassion, listening, and person-centered care. A gift to the community.”

Robert R. - IEOLCA Certified End-of-Life Doula