End of life support & grief counseling
In my end-of-life support & grief counseling, I support and advise you
in processes of change, transition and farewell. It is never too early
or too late to adress questions and issues relating to the end of life.
Any time is the right time.
My offer is suitable for people
- who are dealing with dying, grief or loss in different ways
- who want to plan & prepare for the end of their life
- with a life-limiting illness
- in the last phase of life
- are caring for a dying person or animal
- are grieving before, during or after a loss
It is important to me to offer BIPoC, queer, trans* and inter* people sensitive and non-discriminatory support and counseling. My focus is on supporting people from the LGBTIQA+ community. Find out more about
As a death doula and end-of-life companion, I provide holistic, non-medical support during the process of dying, death, and farewell. My guidance and counseling may address topics such as:
questions of meaning, love, guilt, hope, and forgiveness
fears and wishes regarding the time of dying
practical challenges of daily life
making upcoming decisions
resolving unresolved issues or unspoken relationships
creating farewell rituals
My role is that of a death doula. Therefore
- I do offer temporary support and counseling. I do not offer continuous on-site support such as nursing staff or volunteer end-of-life care.
- I do not provide medical or nursing care.
- When providing end-of-life care, it is important to me that you are also connected in some way to a doctor or a nursing team.
- If services such as nursing, hospice or palliative care services are involved, a networked approach is a matter of course for me.
I am a trained art therapist. If you’d like, we can incorporate art therapy techniques into our sessions.
Support and counseling in times of grief and death
Dealing with dying, death and grief raises questions for which there are no standard answers.
In our conversations, we’ll explore your thoughts, questions, and feelings. I offer you a non-denominational, open, and non-judgmental space for this. You may wonder
- What lies ahead for you?
- Whether you can express your worries and fears?
- What things you still want to do or experience?
- What will happen to your loved ones when you are no longer there?
- What will happen when your loved one dies?How you can cope with the loss and the changes?
- How to talk about it with your children?
- Whether you are doing everything right or whether the way you feel is “normal”?
Together, we’ll look for tools that provide you with guidance and support, helping you to making decisions consciously and as independently as possible.
End of life planning & accompanying transitions
I support you or your loved ones in shaping the final weeks or days. This may mean that we draw up a “roadmap” or End of Life Plan. This can involve discussing
- Organizational matters that still need to be clarified and possibly addressed
what is important for everyone involved and where possible compromises could be made - what might be helpful or comforting
- Interpersonal issues and questions, such as: What is still open or unresolved? What still needs to be said? What makes it difficult? Or how to find closure and say goodbye?
To relieve the burden on family caregivers, I also offer occasional support at the sickbed or deathbed. I do not provide support for the practice of fasting before death, but I can recommend competent support.
Counseling and support services
related to the end of life
Here you will find additional forms of support that I offer regarding the end of life.
End of life planning
Figuring out how you want to arrange your own affairs at the end of life or after death is a process that takes time. I support you in this with information, knowledge, and dialogue on an equal footing.
Palliative Art Therapy
There are many creative ways to accompany grief and dying that can make sense and feel right depending on the situation. What they all have in common is that they help you find inner peace and stability.
Holding a Vigil
Saying goodbye to a deceased person at home or holding a home wake is possible in many situations. I am here to offer advice as well as practical and emotional support.