Dr. Mario Garcia
Rev. Dr. Mario Garcia, Jr., MCC, is a retired US Army Aviation Captain and has been coaching since 1992. Dr. Mario has coached more than 20,000 clients in 57 countries in English and Spanish. He has earned: Doctor in Ministry (Preaching & Teaching), Post Doctor in Neuropsychology, Juris Doctor, Theology Masters, and a Masters in Divinity. (Pastoral Counseling). […]
Amos Szeps
As a seasoned Psychologist and Master Coach with the International Coaching Federation (MCC ICF), the highest level of coaching accreditation available, Amos’s passion is end-of-life and grief coaching. Amos dedicates time each week to sitting with people who are dying and/or facing significant loss and creates a space for them in which they feel free to share without self-censorship; without offering them advice, fixing them or assuming to know what is right for them. […]
Peronel Barnes
Dr. Becky Brotemarkle
Dr. Becky Brotemarkle is a compassionate coach with many years of experience as a nurse and family member caring for those with life-limiting illnesses and as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse. She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) who believes in the power of coaching to transform lives. It only made sense for Becky to combine her two passions, caring for those who are dying, have experienced a life loss (of a loved one, a pet, a job, a home), and are grieving with her love of coaching to become a Certified End of Life Coach. […]
Alyssa Canann
Working with people in grief and at end of life moves me in myriad ways. Grief and death invite us collectively and as individuals to plumb new depths of feeling, of connectedness, of what it means to be human.
Alyssa’s mother, father and husband died, separately, within the space of nineteen months. She is inspired by those willing to talk openly about death – from aspects mysterious to mundane – and by those who fiercely urge us to accept and honor the reality of grief. […]
Margaret Chirunda
Margaret Chirunda is a Life Coach and End of Life Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She specializes in walking alongside those who have had significant life changes, who have suffered loss, the dying and the bereaved. She is Co-Founder of SenseSana a multidisciplinary practice offering human-centered interventions to support growth and resilience through change. Margaret works with people of all ages and backgrounds through trauma, turbulence and seismic change – including Corporate Teams, Clergy, Individuals and Families. She is a Christian Counsellor and has volunteered with the Christian Counselling Centre in Zimbabwe for over a decade. […]
Stacey Cook
Stacey is an ICF coach, and expansion advocate that understands nothing can prepare you for the end of a career, relationship, news of a terminal diagnosis, or the loss of a human or furry loved one. Through Grief Coaching, she provides a safe, supported, non-judgmental space for you to gain clarity and navigate these transitions in a way that’s uniquely meaningful to you. […]
Tammy Devine
Deacon Tammy Devine is passionate about health, healing and wholeness. She is currently the ELCA Coaching Coordinator for Stewardship and Discipleship. In 2018, she established Devine Coaching. Devine served as the Wellness Manager for the Evangelical Church in America, for 14 years, serving the church through Portico Benefit Services. Tammy is a strategic and systemic whole person promoter of well-being, through education and inspiration throughout the ELCA and full communion partners. […]
Ali Kennedy
As the principal coach and founder of Fuel for the Journey, my mission is to support others through the ups and downs of life, love and loss so they can keep moving forward with meaning and hope. I am committed to helping my clients navigate the difficulties that come with life’s changes and losses, and unearth their hidden dreams that are waiting to be put into action. I will bring presence, depth of insight, and keen intuition to support you in taking steps toward your goals and dreams. Together, we will explore a holistic view of well-being and flourishing, including the emotional, physical, relational and spiritual aspects that add layers of depth and meaning to your life. […]
Jason O’Neill
Jason has been coaching formally since 2012 and informally since he could begin talking, as it seems most anyone (including strangers*) feels drawn to share with him to receive his support in healing** soul wounds. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University, which informs his coaching. After his own transformation around health issues, Jason began coaching around nutrition and wellness, then quickly realized he needed a holistic approach and has since been coaching individuals, couples, teams, and groups around all aspects of their lives, understanding it’s all connected. […]
Jinnie Lee Schmid
Jinnie uses her certifications in End of Life Coaching and The Grief Recovery Method to support people going through all types of change, loss, endings – and in their search for “what’s next.” She specializes in encouraging and equipping women of the “sandwich generation” who juggle the many demands of career, relationships, raising children, and caring for aging loved ones. One of her specialties is helping people manage long-term decline due to illness and aging (their own or loved ones’) including Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. […]
Kathleen M. Sepeda
Jeff Smith
Jeff is a coach and pastor who has a heart for people in times of crisis. He has served as a local church pastor in the United Methodist Church for more than 30 years, and he continues to serve his church while coaching. In those many years of ministry, he has had the opportunity to walk with people through their dying and through their grieving. He has shared with them the full spectrum of emotions (including the laughter, the anger and the tears) that confront us as we experience death.[…]
Melissa Williams-Platt
If you are looking for a professional coach to gently but firmly walk the path of grieving with you, then I am here for you. Coaching is a powerful support when you are grieving or dealing with your own end of life journey or life limiting diagnosis. Take back control by safely leaning into your emotions within the safety of a coaching environment, one where you will feel held and heard no matter where you are in terms of your journey. As a coach I have a deep personal experience with grief having lost my own son, and I work within healthcare on a daily basis, which gives me a powerful framework that supports me as I stay present for your journey and the rollercoaster that you are likely on. […]
Pamela Aloia
Pam Aloia is a certified End of Life/Bereavement Coach, ACC, offering “Good Grief” coaching sessions for those experiencing loss in their lives. Children moving out of the home, relationship changes, and the loss of a job, pet, or loved one can raise significant emotions to the surface. “Good Grief” coaching sessions support individuals as they explore their feelings and find purpose and peace within. Sometimes labeled negative emotions such as anger, sadness, and grief can be productive and useful. […]
Julie Carmichael
Julie Carmichael, ACC, is trained in several areas of coaching. She currently holds the designation of Associate Certified Coach, credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is a member of the ICF, the North Texas Chapter of the ICF, serves area Hospices and on a local health Advisory Council. Julie holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and has over 11 years experience in the medical industry. In addition, she was raised in a home where chronic illness, surgeries and hospice was the norm. […]
Jamie Duprey
Jamie Duprey is a life coach, author, optimist, reading specialist, basketball coach, and most importantly, wife and mother. Jamie loves listening and connecting deeply. She is passionate about supporting individuals and communities through the safe and brave spaces that coaching provides. […]
Max Denyer-Green
I am fortunate to live in the beautiful and historic city of The Hague in The Netherlands. I completed my training as a Grief and End of Life Coach through the Coaching at End of Life programme in 2018. I experienced a period of overwhelming grief a number of years ago and it prompted me to do this wonderful course to heal and equip myself with the necessary tools to work with others. I also spend time with vulnerable elders who are alone or suffer from an illness such as Parkinson’s or dementia. […]
Jenny Dilts
Jenny Dilts stands as a lighthouse for people in grief. Her naturally calming and soothing personality brings a sense of peace and security to those around her. Jenny’s journey as a Grief Coach began when she sat with a friend days after her husband’s sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Another pivotal experience for Jenny was guiding a friend through the grief following her sister’s death by suicide. Jenny’s ability to appreciate both the darkness and the light guides others to move forward with their grief, create a new normal for themselves, and build a relationship with Grief and Gratitude. […]
Mary Frank-Murphy
If you or someone you know is suffering, I’m here to join you on this journey, listen to your story, and help you find hope and growth in the midst of your loss.
I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and a Certified End of Life Coach (CEOL) through Coaching at End of Life. […]
Cathy Hope
“I have come to understand how loss, once dealt with, paves a path for creating a new normal and opens the door to an authentic life experience.” Cathy Hope is a certified life coach whose own experience with loss and transformation informs her passion for supporting others. Cathy works with people facing “living losses” — divorce, chronic illness, job loss — as well as end-of-life transitions and the death of loved ones. She specializes in normalizing grief, offering a safe and supportive space for understanding and processing of life’s deeper emotions and challenges. […]
Terrance Jacob
I was in the middle of my CPE Training (Clinical Pastoral Education) and deciding on my 4th-year thesis at Seminary when my father died at 56. My experience of pastors’ and counsellors’ roles in my family’s grief, with their advice-giving and placating was so horrible, that I decided to center my CPE on visiting the dying in hospitals and my thesis was on grief work with families and individuals. During my 30 years as an ordained pastor, I made a point of walking alongside the dying and grieving. I became a certified End of Life Coach to continue this passion, since my clients and congregants were experiencing my style of “walking with” as empowering to them. […]
Jen Kunka
It’s not news that many of us are anxious, tired, disillusioned, feeling powerless over our schedules and time, disconnected from any sense of vision or purpose and spiritually drained. And the grief. So much grief. Jen wants to coach people who are introspective and who desire to grow into a new way of thinking about their place in the world. As a coach, Jen provides a confidential listening-ear, witness to grief, a partner in change and some encouragement as together, you find hope for your journey, moving toward who you are meant to be and where you are meant to go.[…]
Katrina Mikiah
Almost 30 years ago, I had a counselor who, in her quiet presence, deep listening, and unconditional acceptance, gave more to me than did any other helping professional I have ever worked with. This early experience inspired me to study Co-Counseling, Compassionate Communication and, later, life coaching. After working as a life coach for a few years and after experiencing the death of a close friend who did not have adequate support at the end of her life, I felt increasingly drawn to end-of-life issues and became a hospice volunteer and later, a hospice volunteer coordinator and bereavement coordinator. […]
Jeffrey Mince
With a diverse background and extensive training, I’m an ICF-certified end-of-life and grief coach with specialized training in positive psychology and wellness research. As a former Buddhist monk and teacher of Buddhist psychology, my dedication lies in providing compassionate support to individuals and families navigating the complexities of today’s emotional landscape. I offer a holistic approach to healing and well-being, drawing from my expertise in grief, trauma, end-of-life issues, and wellness psychology. […]
Carmel Murphy-Kotyan
Carmel Murphy-Kotyan has worked in the Caregiving/Aging Industry for over 25 years. She is an End-of-Life Doula Consultant, a Grief Coach, Certified Retirement Coach and a Certified Caregiver Consultant. She is also co-author of a Retirement Coaching book, Thriving throughout your Retirement Transition. She is Director and Owner of CMK Home Care, LLC, offering non-medical help and safety for elders in their place of residence. Retirement & Beyond, a coaching and mentoring program, serves our community by offering (non-financial) Retirement Planning, and End of Life and Grief Coaching services. […]
Marie Naubert
As a certified Grief Coach, End-of-Life Coach and ACC Life Coach, I help women find their sense of empowerment, agency, inner stability and grounding in difficult and troubled times of grief. In particular through the challenges of separation or divorce, infertility or pregnancy loss. I also support people facing a terminal diagnosis to prepare for their best possible vision of a peaceful death. May it be to find solutions to life issues, solace through grief experiences or end-of-life preparations, I welcome the opportunity to meet and talk with you about what is closest to your heart. […]
Aypril Porter
Aypril believes that the best support she can give someone in grief is a safe space to be with their emotions, thoughts, and beliefs-a space to allow them to speak into and process the things they are experiencing. She is great with holding space for clients to process their emotions and help empower them to the next step when they are ready and supports both people at the end of life and their caregivers. Aypril is a Certified Grief and EOL Coach, NEDA proficient EOL Doula, and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. […]
Lourdes Salazar
Lourdes Salazar, Psychology, always feeling her mission is to help people during their illness and grief. Since 1999 she has been part of pastoral of the sick. She is an alumni and was part of the Board of Companioning the dying: opening fully to living. these experiences changed her life and helped her deal with her own losses. She found her life mission was to manage and be present with people’s long-term declining due to illness and aging, through their dying process and through their grieving. In 2018 She earned her Couching Certification Program (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). […]
Dr. Lina Al-Aswad
Dr. Lina Al-Aswad is striving to establish excellence in grief coaching focused on self-empowerment, emotional intelligence, and achieving ones goals while embracing your grief. Dr. Al-Aswad discovered her passion for grief coaching after she experienced the profound loss of her friend , mentor, anchor and loving father. Her journey with grief, acceptance, and healing began with the first day of his diagnosis, till the day of his passing, and all that came in between and after. this journey has changed her life and perspective on love, loss and grief. […]
Lee Atherton
My passion is to offer highly personalized services during life’s momentous transitions. As a professional officiant and certified end-of-life coach, it is my honor to be with you during one of life’s hardest transitions. Whether coaching you or someone you love during end of life, paying tribute to one who has died, or coaching you through the white waters of grief, I do so with deep compassion and authenticity. […]
Karen L. Battle
The Rev. Karen L. Battle is a retired Lutheran pastor of Word and Sacrament who served congregations and various social ministry organizations for over 34 years. She started her coaching ministry in 2017 during a period of discernment in which she began preparing for retirement and wanted to engage in a ministry that would assist people in reaching their highest potential. She believes coaching is a ministry that seeks to empower individuals or groups to face and master various life challenges. In every coaching scenario the client is the expert. […]
Eva Bender
Eva Bender is a certified coach and member of the International Coach Federation. She began her career over 20 years ago as a personal trainer and nutrition coach supporting chronic disease and post-surgery populations.
Eva is now in private practice where she helps clients from diverse backgrounds navigate the mental, physical and emotional challenges of chronic health conditions – including everything from menopause to metabolic syndrome. […]
Kevin Bliss
Kevin Bliss is a Certified End of Life Coach from Coaching at End of Life as of May 2016. He is also a Certified Integral Professional Coach™ through Integral Coaching Canada Inc. and has been coaching since 2014. He comes to coaching out of a 30-year career in energy law and policy. He holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of New Mexico and an LL.M. from the University of Dundee in Scotland. […]
Nicholas Breining
Nicholas Breining has been coaching since the Fall of 2019, and he has over 100 hours of experience. He has completed training in Coach Launch, Team Coaching, End of Life and Grief Coaching. It is an honor and joy for him to walk alongside individuals, teams, and groups through various coaching journeys covering topics of ministry, life, death, and everything in-between. […]
Carolyn Burrus
My life journey of loss and transitions has led me to End of Life Coaching. As a hospice chaplain, I have been humbled and honored to journey with many people at the end of life and through the grieving process. During this sacred time, I have observed people doing amazing end of life work to say goodbye and put their life in order. I am excited to partner with people through end of life and grief coaching to help each person discover her/his own path. […]
Dr Naomi Craft
Naomi is an ILM Level 7 Diploma-accredited coach in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching and Associate Membership of the UK Association for Coaching. She has a background in Family Medicine (National Health Service, UK), Higher Education and Inter-professional Development.
Naomi works primarily as a GP, Coach, Supervisor and Trainer. She also offers individual and group supervision. She designs and runs a variety of training workshops focusing on Coaching and Coaching at End of Life. […]
Caron Grossman
I am a Registered Nurse, Transitional Life Coach and Owner of Open Door Coaching. As a nurse, I worked extensively in organ donation, critical care, health coaching and addiction. Somewhere along the way my path shifted, focusing on my early passion of working with people in grief, end of life and other complex life transitions and living losses. As this became more apparent I became certified in End of Life and Grief Coaching. I was introduced to grief 40+ years ago when my grandmother, mother and dog all died within a 5 month period. […]
Kate Hamilton
Over the years I have experienced immense grief as a result of losing many family, friends and animals. The dark days of grief were compounded living and working through “the troubles” in N. Ireland, in an area of high Political unrest within the Community/Voluntary Sector working for a Charitable organizations. The loss of our father and representing him at numerous wakes and funerals inspired my mother, sisters and I to revive the old tradition of wearing a symbol to identify family members […]
Lisa M. Kadle
After suffering the tragic loss of her father, the untimely death of her mother; 3 devastating mis-carriages; numerous family members and friends, God burdened Lisa to comfort the brokenhearted just as she had received comfort from the Lord. He led Lisa to research how she could help others with grief. She discovered Coaching at the End of Life training course. She enrolled in the training and is now a certified Grief & End of Life Coach. […]
Kyong Hee Kim
Kyong Hee Kim is a Korean, born in South Korea. She received M. Div. from Drew Theological School, Madison, NJ in 1996. Ordained as an Elder in New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2000. Endorsed chaplain by General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of The United Methodist Church in 2003. Kyong Hee is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, in 2003 […]
Lauren Kramer
Lauren Kramer, graduate psychology student and healthcare professional, coaches groups and individuals in academic, medical, and personal settings. She is certified in End of Life Coaching and volunteers with the National Students of AMF, to support online college students in grief. In addition, her two bachelor degrees in psychology and sociology assisted her development as a coach, especially in working with the aging and dying. […]
Felicia GY Lam
When my husband, Ben died, I did not realize it would change the rest of my life forever. Even though I had prepared myself to some degree for his death during the final weeks of his cancer, I never realized I could still be so ill-prepared for the loss and grief that awaited me. Though the years have passed, I continue to miss him. For this reason, my heart found comfort through articulating the grief process through my book, “Finding Beauty in the Crevices of Pain”. […]
Patrick Long
Patrick has worked with end of life issues for many years. He was with End of Life Washington, where he helped clients explore and in some case use Washington State’s Death With Dignity Law for terminally ill patients. He volunteers with the palliative care service in local hospitals and is an advocate for advance planning for medical treatment. As an End of Life Coach, Patrick works with clients and families in the normal work of honoring and enhancing our quality of life, not just the quantity of life. […]
Tara Lynch
Hello: my name is Tara Lynch. I grew up in a very small northern B.C community called Hudson’s Hope. A beautiful town not far from where I currently live now. As long as I can remember I have always found great pleasure seeing happy people thriving in their own lives. Growing up I was always the “big sister”, the one who looked after everyone. Something that I still currently do to this day. I’m humbled to be able to help people through all areas of their lives. […]
Leonard T. Makoni
Trained Lay Counsellor serving with the Counselling Centre for six years. Guest on a weekly radio programme -“On The Couch”. Associate Workplace Staff Wellness programmes with Transformation Team (Pvt). International Faculty with Haggai Institute, training life-style evangelists in the majority world. Married to Fiona with 2 boys. […]
Wendy Martin
My interest in coaching at the end of life began at a time when I didn’t know what my own future held. Throughout my treatment, for a highly aggressive form of breast cancer, I struggled with questions regarding my own life, including how I had lived it, the future of my loved ones, and what I believed waited on the other side of this world. […]
Justice Marwisa
Justice is an End of Life Coach accredited with Coaching at End of Life, a USA based organization. He is also a Counsellor with the Harare Christian Counselling Centre with over 5 years of counselling experience. At the Counselling Centre he is also a facilitator for seminars, workshops and the Basic Counselling Course. Justice is a director with Transformation Team P/L, a company that offers life coaching, mentoring and counselling programs for company executives, management and employees. […]
j Miranda
J Miranda has maintained an independent coaching practice since 2005. As a Certified End of Life Coach, j is called to support the dying and those who love and care for them. J is present to hear the story, support the discovery of the answers that lie within, and be a sustained presence through transition. Coaching also creates a safe space for grieving, whether an experienced death or an impending death, change in jobs or relationship, loss of a pet, missing out on something expected or some other way of experiencing absence. […]
Dr Sue Morrison
Sue is ILM Level 7 Diploma-accredited Executive and Leadership Coach (EMCC Senior Practitioner Level) and an accredited coaching supervisor. She was previously a family physician. She facilitates training programmes and supervision in Coaching, Coaching for Health and Coaching for Grief, Bereavement and End of Life. Her work is largely in the British NHS, but she has an eclectic practice, working with a wide range of clients who are negotiating transitions in their personal and professional lives. […]
Janet Nicholson
Throughout my life, I have been drawn to creating deeper connections through personal, spiritual and religious education and personal experience. I graduated from UVA with a BA in Religious Studies and completed a two year Spiritual Nurting Program. For more than a decade, I had the privilege of teaching and exploring spiritual and religious experiences with elementary and high school students in Quaker schools in eastern Pennsylvania. […]
Kathleen Putnam
Kathleen Putnam is a certified life coach specializing in Life’s Transitions through Grief and Loss and a founding member of the Gental Passage Doula Collective in Seattle WA. Kathleen is a consultant and teacher for the Institute for Birth Breath and Death. She holds a Masters in Science from Bastyr University and is the founder of Nutrition Works and end of life coaching practice with virtual services. Kathleen has decades of education and counseling experience in private practice, community health, and higher education. […]
Carlton Rodgers
Carlton Rodgers is a certified End of Life Coach from Coaching at End of Life . He comes to coaching after twenty years as a rostered member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Rev. Rodgers has been called to a ministry of reconciliation and feels blessed when given the privilege of walking in the sacred space beside those who are journeying through grief. […]
Candace Sims
I was an advocate long before I really understood what advocacy was. Through proper training I transitioned from being the person needing comfort and care to the professional administering comfort and care. I am still learning. I believe wholeheartedly that if you do your work you will reap tremendous rewards. Understand that it is not what’s going on around you that affects you; but rather what’s going on within you. […]
Gwendolyn Snell
Presently, I serve as a Pastoral and Spiritual Leader in the: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I am certified as a Grief and End-of-Life Coach, and a level two Coach in Mission Development and Congregational Vitality. I assist in facilitating the ELCA’s Race Conversations using the coaching method. Along with coaching, I’m also a Reiki Master Healer. Reiki promotes healing through stress reduction and relaxation. I have served as a Parish Pastor for 26 years, in both Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio.[…]
Sarah Tees
Sarah Tees (she/her) is a Stephen Leader and Lay Leader at her home congregation at St Paul Lutheran Church in Fullerton, CA. She has trained as a Level 1 Synod Coach, a Level 2 Stewardship Coach, a Team Coach, and is now a Level 2 Grief and Loss, End of Life Coach. She is currently working on her ACC credential with ICF. Additionally, Sarah is a stay-at home wife and mother of two teens. Sarah has dedicated her time to caring for others. […]
Leyda Yambot
A teacher by profession and is called by God to the pastoral ministry in 1996. An Ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church since 2004. Served some United Methodist Churches in Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Rizal Provinces. Had also experienced to work at Wesleyan University-Philippines as clerk at the Office of the University Registrar and as Administrative Assistant at the Institute of Care Giving and Counseling. […]
Abigail Zinyengere
Abigail has a passion to walk the journey one is going through in grief and dying. Walking it always as the student, learning and honored to be with you the expert in your journey: where many lessons are learnt and reconciliation found along the way with love and care through the laughs and tears bringing hope in it all. […]