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United States
California
Alua Arthur, NEDA Proficient
Los Angeles Going With Grace 323-641-3687 alua@goingwithgrace.com www.goingwithgrace.com |
In this unique 12 week online course, students learn the pillars of being with dying—emotional, practical, legal, and spiritual care—with videos from your instructor and a variety of experts in the field to create context for the work, curated exercises to deepen your practice, and assignments to further your skills. Students will be prepared to pass the NEDA proficiency assessment.
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Olivia Bareham, NEDA Proficient
Los Angeles Sacred Crossings 310-968-2763 olivia@sacredcrossings.com www.sacredcrossings.com |
'The Art of Death Midwifery' is a 3-level, 75-hour training program for death doulas, spiritual counselors and home funeral guides; information, guidance and support to the death journeyer and family from terminal diagnosis through final disposition. Emphasis on the sacred, spiritual nature of the work; 20 participants max; 2x/yr Los Angeles. Also NYC, and Portland, OR.
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Andrea Deerheart, PhD
Nevada City The Heart Way 949-433-8228 deerheart@theheartway.org www.theheartway.org 
Elizabeth Horner, RN, NEDA Proficent
Encino [LA, Ventura Counties] HOPE End-of-Life Doula Training 218-349-4124 www.ourhouseofhope.org |
The End of Life (ELP) Practitioner training program is designed to provide a historical, ethical, mythological, psychological, religious/spiritual and clinical understanding to prepare the participants with the knowledge, skills and presence needed to address the practical, heuristic, psycho-social and spiritual dimensions of dying.
HOPE End-of-Life Doula Training offers an intensive 6 week series of classes to educate people on all of the aspects of caring for the dying. Some of our many topics include: the role of the doula in end-of-life care; exploring our own fears about death and dying; and the Social Model end-of-life care home model.
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Julie Interrante, MA, is Director of Compassionate Care at Joshua’s House Hospice. She brings 30 years of experience in end-of-life care as a chaplain, counselor and educator at CA Northstate University College of Medicine and Sacramento City College. Julie is the author of The Power of a Broken-Open Heart, Life Affirming Wisdom from the Dying.
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Patricia Jauchler, NEDA Proficient
Pasadena On Bright Wings 818-667-1641 Trisha@onbrightwings.com www.onbrightwings.com |
On Bright Wings offers training in the complete end of life experience: aging, dying, and bereavement, with special emphasis on the use of creative arts therapies. I am a Registered Drama Therapist, Certified Thanatologist and Death Doula, Trained Bereavement Facilitator, Certified Dementia Practitioner
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Colorado
Tarron Estes
Boulder Conscious Dying Institute 303-440-8018 info@consciousdyinginstitute.com www.consciousdyinginstitute.com |
Jan comes from a background of hospice & palliative care nursing and integrative nurse coaching. She is a faculty member for the end-of-life doula and coaching programs through the Conscious Dying Institute, leads workshops nationally on a variety of end-of-life topics, and provides end-of-life coaching to individuals, families, and caregivers.
The Conscious Dying Institute provides end-of-life literacy supporting the deep collective call to give and receive life-affirming care before, nearing and after death. Our transformational programs renew the purpose and art of caregiving as a spiritual practice, awaken innate healing gifts and talents, and create beautiful rites of passage guided by wishes and choices of families and patients. We offer certificates across the US and Canada to become an End-of-Life Doula.
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Connecticut
Lynn Martorell Gumbert
Falls Village Reflections Doula/Consultant 860-605-0330 lynn.martorell@yahoo.com |
Available as a consultant for End-of-Life Doula care and training for families
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Dawn Whelan, NEDA Proficient
Stafford Springs My Last Gift 860-539-4864 dwhelan@mylastgift.com www.mylastgift.com |
Dawn offers community end-of-life education, workshops, planning, posthumous services, and mentoring of end of life doulas. Doulagivers® Executive Officer and partner since 2016, Dawn is a founding member International Doulagivers Foundation, World Training Day, and is the founder/CEO of One Last Gift serving terminally ill children and their families.
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Florida
Nada Frazier, NEDA Proficient
Ponte Vedra Beach/Jacksonville [NE FL] The Sacred Servant 904-402-7061 nada@thesacredservant.com www.thesacredservant.com |
Nada Frazier is an End-of-Life Doula in Advanced Mentorship & Educator, certificate from Quality of Life Care. The Sacred Servant supports business clients and EOLD students with: hospice staff consultation and training; training and mentoring end-of-life doulas and end-of-life doula trainers; leading end-of-life education & workshops; and inspirational speaking.
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Mary Ellen Shea
Ocala DoulaGivers 352-615-9981 doulagiversncfl@gmail.com www.doulagivers.com/ doulagivers-of-north-central-florida |
Certified Doulagivers End of Life Doula Training & Care Consultant Training International; End of Life Doula Association (INELDA); Trained Florida Assisted Living Facility Core Training; M.S. Leadership & Management; B.A. Management/Human Development; Certified Administrator & Interpreter - Myers Briggs Type Indicator
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Georgia
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Created in 2017, the Death Midwifery Journey is an intimate course with only two new journeyers accepted per month. It is a self-paced study that honors the journeyer's unique offerings to our world and asks them to navigate their own stories about death. The course begins by reflecting on our own mortality and relationship to the death culture and journeys through the many places Death Midwives may find themselves holding space. The course ends by preparing the Death Midwife to confidently teach a family or community about Home Funerals.
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Hawaii
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Bodhi Be is an ordained interfaith minister (Sufi Ruhaniat International); Executive Director, Doorway Into Light; Funeral Director; End-of-life and bereavement counselor, casket maker, hospice volunteer, home funeral guide
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Offering 3-day EOLD training in Kapa’au on the Big Island of Hawaii and in Florida in compassionate caring for the dying that includes deep self exploration as well as developing skills to support the dying and their caregivers. Bobbi has trained and mentored volunteers in 2 hospices, and leads educational workshops on end-of-life matters and the EOLD Model of Care.
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Idaho
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Practicing Hospice End of Life Doula Clinician and Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Assistant, Nancy is the owner and operator of 11th Hour Care, PLLC, having taught end of life education and practice to individuals, families, facilities, C.N.A. students, and others, and served as a No One Dies Alone volunteer. Trainings include extensive EOL education, proper care and hands-on practical training.
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Indiana
Genna Willard, NEDA Proficient
Fort Wayne DoulaGivers 260-673-5213 doulagiversofnortheastindiana@gmail.com |
Genna is the client relations manager, lead trainer, and partner with Doulagivers. Genna is also an elder care doula and care consultant. She offers community end-of-life education, workshops, planning, and mentoring of end-of-life doulas.
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Iowa
Leann Thrapp, RN, NEDA Proficient
West Des Moines Respecting Choices 630-803-5495 newhavenhealing@gmail.com |
Leann is a Registered Nurse with 15 years of high risk labor and delivery experience and resolve through sharing grief counselor. She has also had 15 years of hospice experience, and Respecting Choices Trainer/Instructor, and Reiki Master. She's dedicated my career to end-of-life care and support.
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Kentucky
Susan Flynn, MS, MBA, Speech Language Pathologist/CCC, NEDA Proficient
Louisville
502-418-4241
sflynn716@gmail.com
Louisville
502-418-4241
sflynn716@gmail.com
Michigan
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Patty Brennan is the visionary and owner of Lifespan Doulas, offering comprehensive professional training and certification for birth, postpartum and end-of-life doulas, as well as business development guidance and mentoring. Hybrid trainings, combining both online modules and in-person skills-based workshops available. All-online, interactive End-of-Life Doula Training program and support community will be live by October 2020. Patty is the author of The Doula Business Guide and accompanying Workbook, 3rd Editions (2019).
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Merilynne Rush, MSHP, RN, BSN
Ann Arbor The Dying Year After Death Home Care 734-395-9660 thedyingyear@gmail.com www.thedyingyear.org |
Online, LIVE EOLD training that meets NEDA Core Competencies, individualized 1:1 support and mentoring to EOLDs, online Advance Care Planning Training, Home Funeral Guide Training, and How To Start a Death Cafe. Former home birth midwife, hospice nurse, experienced fee-for-service business owner, President of NEDA, dynamic speaker, compassionate leader. SageUSA endorsed.
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Minnesota
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Jane is a Doulagivers Training Specialist who educates families and communities about end of life processes and planning. She also mentors doulas in training and is a founding member of the Minnesota Death Collaborative.
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New Jersey
Kelly Roman, NEDA Proficient Eatontown
732-859-4490 kelbee77@yahoo.com |
The International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the end of life doula approach pioneered in 2003. Our six trainers collectively have decades of work as end of life doulas. They also have extensive backgrounds as hospice administrators, nurses, social workers, and business executives. This wide-spectrum of experience is woven into the fabric of every one of our offerings.
Ascend Hospice launched its AscEnd of Life Doula training program after partnering with Deanna Cochran of Quality of Life Care. Kelly was instrumental in the development of their doula certification program.and led trainings and mentoring for doulas. The curriculum includes establishing rapport, being present, active listening, understanding the role of the doula, policies and procedures in hospice, and vigil planning, Each lesson is followed by an activity and is structured to run six hours.
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New Mexico
Annette Gates, MEd
Taos Brennan Healing Science Practitioner 408-761-1679 annettegates@gmail.com www.annettegates.com |
Dragonfly EOLD Program is designed for anyone wanting to learn about holding space for end of life transitions, learning about the human energy field, high sense perception, and boundaries. The certificate training takes 6 months, with monthly online classes and support groups, self-study curriculum, and two residential training weekends offered in New Mexico and Michigan.
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New York
Sierra Campbell, NEDA Proficient
New York Essential Elder Care 970-846-2252 sierra@nurture.co www.essentialeldercare.com 
Lynda Carré
Saugerties Wellspring Passages 310-570-8365 revcarre@wellspringpassages.com www.wellspringpassages.com 
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Essential Elder Care offers offers several levels of doula trainings both online and in-person. Trainings support students in aromatherapy for all stages of end of life, spiritual and emotional care, and family planning. Students access their curriculum online through webinars and videos with Sierra There are assignments and homework throughout the trainings..
Lynda is an Ordained Interfaith Chaplain with Palliative & Hospice End-of-Life Specialization. She provides Spiritual Care and Healing Arts practices, education, presentations, workshops, and retreats related to Wisdom Arts for Dying, Death Cafes, Death Doula Training, Home Funeral Guidance, Green Options, Celebrant Facilitation and Rituals.
Joanne training speciality is financial mentoring
International Doulagivers Institute provides education and certification EOLDs through education, training and compassion. Suzanne is the author of Creating Positive Passings & End of Life Doula Level 1 Caregiver Training — a guide to learning the invaluable skills of how to care for someone at the end of life, and holds the Worldwide Leader In Healthcare Award from the International Nurses Association.
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North Carolina
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Trish is a Registered Nurse certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and an End-of-Life Doula Trainer. She is a faculty member with Conscious Dying Institute and is available for panel discussions, speaking engagements, and individual consults.
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Oregon
Pennsylvania
Patty Burgess
Bensalem Doing Death Differently 267-428-6677 info@teachingtransitions.com www.doingdeathdifferently.com |
Video-based online dual certification End-of-Life Specialist (CEOLS) Foundational Training in hospice volunteering, offering CEUs for nurses, LPN's, LVNs, Aides and Massage Therapists nationally. She is an end-of-life educator and trainer and works with hospices across the US. NEDA and NHPCO EOLD Council member, and Professional Doula International (PDI) founder.
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Katye Anna Clark
Spring Grove Birthing Into Spirit 717-668-2021 Katye@katyeanna.com www.katyeanna.com/ birthing-into-spirit-guide-certific 
Terry Skovronek
Doylestown 610-442-3305 DeathDoulaSchool@gmail.com |
Birthing into Spirit is based in belief that physical death is a natural part of the journey of the incarnated soul. This 9-month program is for healthcare professionals, concerned family members and friends, and end-of-life coaches/guides. Katye Anna has a BS degree in Psychology and 25 years of experience teaching and writing about the human energy field, intuition, and spiritual healing. She is ordained in the Order of Melchizedek.
Terry provides educational opportunities including phone assistance, lectures for lay or professional events, multi-hour workshops for Certification. She is a Home Funeral Practitioner and educator since 1997 with heavy experience serving Anthroposophic & Quaker communities. Death doula, End-of-Life Specialist, and former Board Member of NHFA, NEDA, FCA of Philadelphia.
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Texas
Deanna Cochran, RN
Austin Quality of Life Care 512-924-1402 deanna@qualityoflifecare.com www.qualityoflifecare.com |
Deanna's experience as a Hospice RN and EOL Doula in Private Practice spans over 19 years. Accompanying the Dying: A Practical Guide & Awareness Training includes wisdom from the ancients to modern age considerations, including NEDA core competencies. Deanna is Chair of the NHPCO EOL Doula Advisory Council and a pioneering force in the EOLD movement.
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Washington
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1) My Grateful Death Intention: Creating a blueprint for your end of life experience. 2) What is an End of Life Doula? An introductory class to learn about the role of a death doula, scope of practice and practical advice for pursuing this work. 3) Interactive Workshops: Forgiveness, Soul Work & Ritual classes to enhance your life and create harmony.
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Lashanna Williams, NEDA Proficient
Seattle 206-494-0023 A Sacred Passing lashanna@asacredpassing.org www.asacredpassing.org |
Level 1: DEATH COMPANION Discovering your relationship with death and those dying. Training in the physical and emotional care of the dying and the surviving family and friends. Level 2: PROFESSIONAL COMPANION Broadening existing health-care practices to include end-of-life care as a professional ally, integrating multiple traditions (cultural and spiritual).
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Wisconsin
Marggie Hatala, RN/BSN and Reiki Master, NEDA Proficient
Sturgeon Bay DoulaGivers of Door County WI LLC marggie.hatala@live.com www.doulagivers.com/doulagivers-door-county-wi/ |
As a Doulagivers Training Specialist, I help to educate communities about end of life processes, helping to transform aging and death as natural parts of the life cycle. I mentor students enrolled in the Doulagivers programs, offering support and assistance throughout their training and well beyond. Marggie is the author of Sally: A Memoir, and Life as a Prayer.
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International
Australia
Annetta Mallon, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Blackwall, New South Wales Gentle Death Events and Planning +6 141-270-2833 info@gdep.com.au www.gdep.com.au/ |
Annetta offers face-to-face intensive training at two levels, with relevant readings for each level’s modules of content, and masterclass specialist workshops for those wishing to deepen their practice skillset. She is a PhD, Clinical EFT practitioner, grief and loss psychotherapy specialist.
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