CEREMONIAL SUPPORT

In moments of grief, transition, or profound change, the soul longs for ceremony. Ritual invites us into a sacred pause; a chance to name what has been lost, honor what is being transformed, and call forth the strength to step into what comes next.

My Ceremonial Support offerings are a way of tending to grief and life thresholds beyond the clinical space. Rooted in ritual, somatic presence, and ancestral wisdom, these services invite healing that is embodied, relational, and soulful.

I offer Ceremony and Ritual design for individuals, families, or communities navigating loss or sacred life transitions across the lifespan.

The Role of Ceremony

In the face of loss or tender thresholds, ceremony creates a container: a liminal space that allows the nervous system to settle, the body to remember, and the heart to be witnessed. It creates a sacred pause to honor grief, trauma, and life transitions with intention, helping the body, heart, and spirit integrate experiences that might otherwise remain unexpressed.

Rituals live within ceremony as the gestures, symbols, and practices that give shape to our inner experience. Whether through words, movement, candlelight, story, song, or silence, ritual offers the body and spirit a language to speak what the mind alone cannot hold.

My Role

I am certified both as a Death Doula and Life-Cycle Celebrant who creates ritual and ceremony to offer embodied and spiritual support for before, during, and after a death. In addition, as a holistic practitioner, I encourage a somatic-spiritual experience through rituals and ceremony for all of life’s profound transitions that need to be witnessed with intention, compassion, and meaning.

Whether I am sitting at the bedside of the dying, guiding families through loss, holding space for community witnessing, or co-creating a ritual for someone stepping into a new identity or life stage; my role is to weave presence, compassion, and meaning into the experience.

Offerings

Ritual Design & Consultation services are a co-creation between us. We work together to dream up a resonant ceremony to mark your transition, loss, or celebration of life. I offer design consultation for both small individual ceremonies, as well as communal ceremonies that range from intimate family gatherings to large collective ceremonies within a community.

Individual Ritual Design
& Consultation

  • Personalized grief rituals

  • Threshold rituals for identity, trauma, or life changes

  • Small and Intimate End-of-life planning and memorial rituals

Communal Ritual Design
& Consultation

  • Collective mourning spaces for families & communities

  • Larger ceremonies for end-of-life and remembrance

  • Gatherings to honor transitions within a community

Ceremony
Facilitation

  • Small Ceremony Facilitation

  • Large Ceremony Facilitation

Pricing

Ritual Design & Consultation services:
$150/hr (sliding scale available)

Ceremony Facilitation services:
(performing of the ceremony is a separate cost from the design work):

Smaller Ceremony Facilitation: $200-$500
Larger Ceremony Facilitation: $500-$1,000

Boundaries & Scope of Practice

Ceremonial Support is a non-clinical offering. These services are separate from my role as a licensed clinical social worker and are not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or crisis services. Ceremonial Support is not covered by insurance. I follow the principles of the Life-cycle celebrant profession and the principles of the Death Doula profession and NEDA Code of Ethics while tending to these services.

Because I hold both clinical and ceremonial roles, it is important to be clear about boundaries. If you are working with me as a therapy client, I cannot simultaneously serve you in a ceremonial capacity. Likewise, if you are seeking ceremonial support, we will not enter into a therapy relationship together during that same time. This helps protect the integrity of both containers and ensures clarity in our work together. I am happy to discuss this further if you have any questions.

When Ceremony May Not Be Enough

Ceremonial work can be powerful and supportive, but it may not meet all needs. If you are experiencing acute mental health symptoms, are in crisis, or need consistent therapeutic support, I may help connect you with appropriate therapy or medical resources.

Transparency in the Process

Every ritual or ceremony is collaboratively created. You will always know what to expect, what my role is, and where the edges of my support lie. This clarity allows us to step into ceremony with safety, trust, and openness.