End of Life Doula Directory
Need a Certified End of Life Doula?
Doulagivers® Certified End of Life Doulas are thoroughly trained in all three phases of End of Life Care. Before being awarded certification, students must obtain a minimum of 30 hours of bedside experience, successfully complete all learning modules, pass the Doulagivers final exam, and pass a level 2 background check. Every Doula is required to be an active member of the Doulagiver Membership in order to keep updated with the most current education and evaluation of their ethical practice.
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Susan Dustin
Dusty is originally from Melbourne, Australia, but has lived close to half of her life in Thailand. In 1977, she began her journey into full-time, non‐salaried volunteerism. What initially was a series of simple, idealistic, compassion based endeavors soon transformed into an incredible lifestyle! Over the past four decades, she has initiated and participated in…
Stephanie Brennan
Stephanie Brennan is a Certified End-of-Life Doula in the New York area. Certified End of Life Doula Contact: (845) 586-6201
Deborah Sadowy- Dargie
After losing her sister Kim to Brain Cancer and her sister-in-law Andrea to lung cancer, Deborah founded A HEART FOR THE JOURNEY; End of Life Doula Consultant and Reiki Services, providing services to Pittsfield, MA. and the surrounding areas. She is an End of Life Doula and Care Consultant trained and certified through the Doulagivers…
Michelle Acciavatti
I specialize in advance care planning, patient literacy and advocacy, non-medical support of the dying, pregnancy loss support, home funerals, and green burials. End of Life Specialist is so much more than a title, it is truly my calling in life. As death and dying begin to transition out of the medical realm, there are…
Glenda Valentine-Grace
My interest in Palliative Care came about when I travelled the journey with my husband from terminal diagnosis to death. Our Palliative team opened my eyes to the assistance they can provide and allowed me to see the need for Counsellors and Doulas to help support patients and their families during their journeys. Following my…
Marggie Hatala – NEDA Proficient
Hatala is a former Hospice RN, Reiki Master, and is passionate about both sharing her depth of experience and compassion with those facing serious illness and their families, as well as helping to educate others in this sacred care. Hatala is an author of Sally: A Memoir, and continues to write and speak about all…
James Desiderati
James Desiderati, RN has more than two decades of nursing experience, with the majority spent in home health and hospice care. Hundreds of patients and families have benefited from his clinical expertise, compassion and empathy, and his caring conversational style. Jim also understands what it is like to care for a loved one from a…
Dawn Whelan – NEDA Proficient
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. Dawn has a Masters in Acquisition…
Patti Urban
As an entrepreneur since 2006, and owner of several successful businesses, Patti continues to blaze new trails and take on challenges, finding ways to help families transition at the beginning of family life and at the end. Her new venture, Your End of Life Doula, is a doula coaching service specifically geared to patients facing…
Nathalie Bonafé – NEDA Proficient
After earning her Ph.D in Biology & Health from Montpellier School of Medicine (France), Nathalie moved to the United States where she trained at the National Institutes of Health and at Yale University Medical School. With 25 years’ experience in biomedical research, project management, biologics discovery, and early pre-clinical development, her passion resides in collaborative…
Myra Bennett
During and after the loss of several family members and friends, with whom she shared in the care of, she experienced a calling to hospice nursing. At the time, she had been a nurse for nearly thirty years, with the goal always being the promotion of health and life. But it was only after becoming…
