Before. Beside. Beyond.
Some people need a single conversation. Others want ongoing guidance. Whether we’re planning ahead or navigating a recent loss, you’ll receive transparent pricing, clear expectations, and support that feels steady from beginning to end. If a package almost fits bit not quite, or you’d rather start with a conversation, we’ll build something around what you actually need.
Beside · Companioning through illness and the end of life
Something hard is happening.
Maybe there’s a diagnosis. Maybe things are changing faster than anyone expected. Maybe a date’s been set, and the house is full of things nobody’s saying out loud.
Families in this stretch don’t need one more person to manage. They need someone steady who isn’t carrying the same grief, so they can stop being the coordinator and go back to being the daughter, the husband, the son.
That’s what I’m here for.
How I can assist.
Every situation is different, so this is shaped around what’s happening and what you need. Some of the ways I can be beside you:
Presence in the room
Someone calm and steady beside you, so neither the person nor the family is alone with it.
Support for the family
Practical and emotional company for the people around the person, not only the person themselves.
Respite for caregivers
A few hours where you can sleep, shower, or step outside, knowing someone steady is there.
A calm voice from outside the family
Someone who can hold what’s happening without carrying the same grief, and say the things that are hard to say from inside it.
Bedside Reiki
Gentle, hands-on Reiki at the bedside, offered for comfort and calm when it’s welcome.
Ceremony and legacy planning
Funeral, memorial, and celebration-of-life planning, life reviews, and legacy projects. Funeral celebrant service available in November.
Resourcing and coordination
Working out what support would actually make a difference, then being the one to find it, arrange it, and line it up so you don’t have to.
Someone to talk to
About the fear, the logistics, and the things that feel too heavy to put on the people you love.
So much of this is helping family members shift from endless doing into roles that allow them to grieve and be present, with practical tools to restore capacity.
Two ways to have me beside you.
A single visit, or steady company for as long as it’s helpful.
A Single Visit
Comfort and presence for one visit, when that’s what’s needed. A place to start, or a one-time steadying.
- One 90-minute visit
- In your home, at the hospital, or virtually over Zoom
$250 · 90 min
The Beside Package
Steady companioning through illness and the last stretch of life, for the person at the centre and the people who love them.
- 90-minute visits, as often as the situation calls for
- Practical and emotional support for the whole family
- Text, email, and phone contact between visits, shaped around what the situation needs
from $1,500
Payment plan available.
For continuing support, additional sessions are $150 for 60 minutes after a package or first visit.
Not sure what you need yet? Start with a free conversation.
Thirty minutes, nothing to prepare. We’ll figure out together what would be most supportive.
Prices are in Canadian dollars and may be subject to HST. Every situation is different, and we’ll shape the right support around what you actually need. Payment plans are available. All sessions are available in person on Prince Edward Island, or over Zoom anywhere else in North America.
Money should never decide who gets steady support at the end of a life. Each month I hold a few hours for people who can’t pay for them. If that’s you, just say so when you write. It stays between us, and the care is the same.