END-OF-LIFE DOULA DIRECTORY
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MICHIGAN
JANE GIVENS & DEBBIE EISENBISE
Though the Threshold, LLP
269-409-1632
info@throughthethreshold.org
We assist and accompany individuals and serve families through navigating the complexities of end of life. Our services and consultations include individualized solutions, advance care planning, logistical support, care coordination, and life review and celebration. We facilitate workshops encouraging conversation about aging and end of life for civic/professional groups and faith communities.
Greater SW Michigan area
visit website
MICHIGAN
KIRSTEN HAGEMEISTER
248-561-6223
kmama07@yahoo.com
Offerings include (but not limited to)
Non-Medical Direct Care
Companionship
Respite Care
Bedside Presence/Sitting Vigil
Grief Support
Life Review
Advanced Care Planning
Living Wake/Home Funeral Planning
I am honored to serve throughout this daunting yet profound and deeply meaningful experience.
Metro Detroit and surrounding area
MICHIGAN
JESSICA KILBOURN, MA, LMT, CEOLD
734-417-4522
jkilbourn@emich.edu
I am happy, honored and humbled to be involved in any aspect of the dying process with the dying, their beloveds and family members, from first diagnosis through hospice, active dying, vigiling and after death, in their home or care setting. All faiths, cultures, religious practices, sexual orientations and gender identities welcome. I am certified through Lifespan Doulas.
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti/SE Michigan area
visit website
MICHIGAN
SARAH REVER KELLY
313-817-2336
sarahreverkelly@gmail.com
Metro Detroit Area
MICHIGAN
TOULA SARATSIS
734-604-8756
toulasaratsis@gmail.com
Maintaining hope and dignity during the dying process empowers a holistic approach to decision making. My mission is to assist clients and their families by providing services that promotes well-being for end of life and after death care. Specializing in perinatal and pediatric support.
OHIO and MICHIGAN
CHRISTI FAE LYNN
419-575-5557
christi@GentleGuidings.com
Christi Lynn is a certified End-of-life Doula, with multiple service-affiliated credentials and wealth of experience and resources.
NW Ohio and SE Michigan
visit website
ILLINOIS
CATHALENE SILVER, LCPC, LMFT
815-513-8485
info@cathalenesilver.com
LCPC and LMFT in Illinois. Phone sessions for counseling. Pro-bono and self-pay only. Volunteer at Joliet Community Hospice starting soon.
Grief/Bereavement/Trauma experience.
visit website
INDIANA
KITTY DOWNEY
Thru the Next Door
812.786.9464
thruthenextdoor@yahoo.com
Emotional and spiritual support to the dying and their family (including vigiling services). As an end-of-life doula, my services include companionship and short respite care. I offer a variety of approaches to make going Thru the Next Door a little less scary. NEDA (National End-of-Life Doula Alliance) proficient.
Southern Indiana & Metro Louisville
INDIANA
BARBARA MARSHALL
Graceful Passage
317-908-3399
barb.gracefulpassage@gmail.com
It is my honor and privilege to advocate, navigate and assist those in dying well. End of Life Doula, Advance Care Planning, Elder Care Consultant, Vigiling, Companionship, Family mediator/facilitator. Certified thru Doulagivers and NEDA proficient, Professional member of the Aging Life Care Association.
Serving all of Central Indiana.
visit website
NEVADA
LYNN BRAZELL
lynn.brazell1@gmail.com
Retired LVNLPN and NEDA proficient.
Serving the Las Vegas area
NEVADA
KATHALEEN (KATE) MARTIN
Wholehearted Warrior Wellness
theyogapearl@yahoo.com
Serving Northern Nevada
Kate is honored to serve you as companion along this part of your journey through services such as guided meditations to bring peace, Therapeutic Yoga, Healing Touch, advocacy, legacy work, assisting with end of life tasks, as a celebrant, and with grief support for the dying person and loved ones.
visit website
WASHINGTON
MAUREEN KURES
Radiant Mourning
425-765-0661
maureen@radiantmourning.com
Advance Care Planning and Family Meeting Facilitation through 1:1 consulting, group workshops, 5-week online course, and 2 - 4 hour family meeting facilitation to share end-of-life wishes with those that matter most to you.
visit website
TORONTO, ONTARIO
DENYSE BURNS
Dying to Talk
denyse@dying2talk.com
My goal as an end-of-life doula is to support and help the client and family through the process. This includes educating, empowering and encouraging client and family to discuss and make the important decisions that need to be made. Having a plan ensures that the care received at the end of life.
visit website
MICHIGAN
AMY PARK-GOEDDEKE
Metro Detroit area
248-921-7649
amy.parkg@outlook.com
ALASKA
JUSTINE BAKER
Fairbanks Area
702-409-0006
writertc@gmail.com
ARIZONA
LISA SALDANA, MAG, CDD, CPG
Maricopa County
480-454-5674
appliedgerontology@email.com
ARIZONA
PAMELA SPECK
Gilbert, AZ
480-510-3632
pamela@atranquiltransition.com
CALIFORNIA
LISA FELDSTEIN
San Francisco Bay Area
415-264-0105
lisa@lisafeldstein.com
CALIFORNIA
MARY GRACE
Los Angeles, CA
310-344-5050
marygrace@pacbell.net
COLORADO
VANESSA JOHNSTON
Denver, CO
303-241-3396
vanessaljohnston@gmail.com
CONNECTICUT
LISA FELDSTEIN
415-264-0105
lisa@lisafeldstein.com
CONNECTICUT
LESLIE-ALIN TEWES, MPA-HealthCare, CMC, LNHA, C.-Geron, BA-Psy, CEAA, CMDCP
203-826-9206
LeslieAlin@TewesCARES.com
FLORIDA
KIM DORMAN
Ocala - Marion County, FL
352-807-4310
kimgdorman@gmail.com
FLORIDA
LOYAL HANDS
Orange County, FL
407-733-2247
Care@Loyal-Hands.com
FLORIDA
LISA PATTERSON
Englewood, FL
248-516-9862
lisaeverspatterson@gmail.com
GEORGIA
DEANNA LAWRENCE
Marietta, GA
678-480-6760
LJLGa01@yahoo.com
GEORGIA
KECIA RAY
Cleveland, GA area
770-241-8304
Keciarey@gmai.com
GEORGIA
LISA ANN WHEELER
Augusta, GA
914-772-8065
lisaannwheeler@outlook.com
ILLINOIS
JULIE IVERSON
Oak Park, Chicago
and surrounding suburbs, IL
773-497-0901
jliverson@mac.com
ILLINOIS
SANDRA COYNER
DuPage County
630-803-7366
Sandracoyner@yahoo.com
ILLINOIS
LISA MILLER
Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties
708-382-0690
lifescopedoula@outlook.com
IOWA
TERESA CODER
863-224-7690
kevinteresacoder@yahoo.com
IOWA
STEPHANIE DAWSON
Cedar Falls, IA
310-252-2133
stephcdawson@hotmail.com
MAINE
JUNE FITZPATRICK
Damariscotta,ME
207-380-3192
jfitzpatrick977@gmail.com
MARYLAND
YVETTE J. BENJAMIN
Metro D.C. and surrounding area
240-793-8172
yvette@compassionatetransformation
.com
MARYLAND
ROBYN GALLIANO
808-673-1559
Robynrgalliano@gmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
LISA CAPPABIANCA
Central MA
774-823-3069
lisa@meaningfulpassings.com
MASSACHUSETTS
ELLEN MARY GASKILL
Martha's Vineyard, MA
508-558-0030
emgaskill59@gmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
EMILY ELIOT MILLER
Western Massachusetts & NYC
917-748-9479
eemiller@deathjewel.com
MINNESOTA
JANA JUSTUS
Rochester, MN and surrounding area
715-308-3964
jana@janarosedoula.com
MINNESOTA
JANE WHITLOCK
Minneapolis/St.Paul Metro area
651-829-1235
jvwhit@gmail.com
MISSOURI
MICKEY HAVENER
Columbia, MO
573-808-5541
doulamickey@socket.net
MISSOURI
DELANEY RHEA
St. Louis, MO area
314-330-1045
delaneyrhea@yahoo.com
MISSOURI
MIKE ELIFF CAY, LMT
St. Louis, MO Metropolitan Area
314-412-9867
Bdywrkr8@gmail.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MEREDITH JORDAN, LCPC, MA
Seacoast, NH
207-283-0752
meredithjordan@comcast.net
NEW YORK
EMILY ELIOT MILLER
NYC & Western Massachusetts
971-748-9479
eemiller@deathjewel.com
NEW YORK
LISA FELDSTEIN
Metro NYC
415-264-0105
lisa@lisafeldstein.com
NORTH CAROLINA
MARK MUIR
828-778-6637
Teriwmuir@gmail.com
NORTH DAKOTA
PENNY STADICK
West Fargo, ND
480-766-2716
soulfulltransitions1@gmail.com
OREGON
KARYLINN ECHOLS
Gresham, OR
971-335-0013
settingsundoulas@gmail.com
OREGON
DEANNA HAGY
Portland, OR
503-395-7305
info@eveningstar-eol-doula.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
LISA ANN WHEELER
Aiken County, SC
914-772-8065
lisaannwheeler@outlook.com
TEXAS
CATHERINE VEGA
Dallas, TX
616-443-8137
cmv1963@gmail.com
VERMONT
LUCILLE DiLORENZO
Northeast Kingdom area
802-748-2421
lou_dilorenzo@yahoo.com
VIRGINIA
BONNIE BRADSHAW
Hampton Roads
757-354-5958
bonnie@duedatedoulas.com
VIRGINIA
CAITLYN EUBANK
Virginia Beach, VA
706-648-8639
caitlyn@andrasteco.com
WASHINGTON
KATHY BATES, BS, GMHS
Seattle, Bellevue, and
South Snohomish County
206-948-3713
kathy.batesheartwork@gmail.com
WASHINGTON
SUMMER DIEGEL
Seattle
406-461-9650
thesunflowercycle@gmail.com
WASHINGTON
COLEEN MCFADDEN SHAFER
Puyallup and surrounding areas & Pittsburgh and surrounding areas
253-208-7203
coleenshafer@icloud.com
WASHINGTON
LASHANNA WILLIAMS
Seattle
206-494-0023
lashanna@asacredpassing.org
WISCONSIN
MELLISSA HANSEN
Combined Locks WI,
serving Fox Valley Area
920-404-1855
finaljourneycompanionsllc@
gmail.com
WYOMING
LIZ LIGHTNER
Lander, WY
307-438-9276
ledbyliz@gmail.com
ONTARIO, CANADA
CYNTHIA GAUDREAU
Sudbury, ON
705-521-5279
cynthia.gaudreau63@gmail.com