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Death doulas — end-of-life support for your family
A death doula (you'll also hear “end-of-life doula”) does for dying what a birth doula does for birth: stays present, keeps things calm, and makes sure nobody goes through it alone. This directory lists 361 death doulas across 46 states, with reviews from the families they've supported.
What a death doula actually does
The work is practical and quiet. Before a death, a doula helps a family plan: what the person wants their last weeks to look like, who should be there, what the room should feel like, what's left unsaid or undone. Many help with legacy work — letters, recordings, a life story written down while there's time to tell it. During the final days they can sit vigil, in shifts if needed, so family members can sleep, eat, and step outside without fear of being away at the wrong moment. And afterward, many stay in touch through the early weeks of grief, helping with the strange logistics that follow a death.
Two things a death doula is not: medical, and a replacement for hospice. Doulas don't manage medications, symptoms, or nursing care — that's the hospice or palliative team's work, and a good doula coordinates with that team rather than around it. Think of the doula as the person holding the family steady while the clinicians care for the body.
When families reach out
There's no single right moment. Some families call a doula soon after a terminal diagnosis, when there's still energy for planning and legacy projects. Some call when hospice begins. Some call in the last week, just needing another steady adult in the house. And some people hire a doula for themselves, well ahead of any diagnosis, to get their wishes written down while it's easy to talk about. Earlier is easier — but no doula will tell you it's too late to call.
What it costs
Most death doulas charge either by the hour — commonly $25–100/hr depending on the region and the doula's experience — or in flat packages that bundle planning visits, vigil hours, and follow-up. End-of-life doula care is generally not covered by insurance or Medicare, though some hospices have volunteer doula programs, and many doulas offer sliding-scale fees; it costs nothing to ask. Initial conversations are almost always free. If training matters to you, INELDA and NEDA are the most established certification programs — and you can simply ask any doula where they trained.
Find a death doula near you
Death doulas in Alabama
Imagine Birth Doula
5 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
Faithful Birthing Doula Support & Birth Photography
5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
The Death Doula
Death doulas in Alaska
Rest With Radiance
Death doulas in Arizona
Sunshine Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 205 reviews
Rose of Sharon Wellness | Heather Honold, Death Doula, Grief Guide & Writer
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Agave End of Life Doulas
Tucson End-of-Life Doulas
Sacred Passage End of Life Doula
Death Doula of the Valley
Ending Well Advocacy - EOL Counseling & Doula Services
Linda Weaver Death Doula & Grief Processing
Death doulas in California
Doula Ronit April Varga
5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews
Doula De Las Flores
5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
Doula Keelia
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Home of Good Mother Doula
5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Let's Do You Doula
4.6 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
Apapachar Wombyn Services
4.6 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
Awenesst Birth
5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Calming Seas Healing
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Momo the Doula
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Stork & Sprout
3.9 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
Angela Racy - The Dreaming Bee Doula
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Woven Womb Co. - Birth Doula Services and Women’s Collective
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
EcoLove Transitions - End of Life Planner & Death Doula
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Roots & Wings Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Caroline Kerherve - Lactation Consultation and Postpartum Services
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
The Death Network
Steph The Death Doula, LLC
Meaningful EndCare Death Doula Service
Studio B Death Doula
Anna Brown Massey Death Doula
Hafez Death Care
Dana Tuttle, End-of-Life Doula
Beverly Hills End of Life Doula
Compassionate Closure Care EOL Doula Care
Final Season Doula
On Bright Wings - End-Of-Life Doula
SoCal End of Life Doula LLC
Black Feather Massage & Death Doula
Thoughtful Death Doula
Life after Death Doula Service
London Death Doula
Ebb Tide End-of-Life Doula Services
Pat McClendon End of Life Doula LLC, Temecula
Wild and Precious End of Life Services
Death doulas in Colorado
Sage Birth & Wellness Collective
5 ★★★★★ 57 reviews
Colorado Birth and Wellness
4 ★★★★☆ 67 reviews
Doulas of Boulder
5 ★★★★★ 37 reviews
Embolden Doula Services, Emily Vlietstra
5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
Denver Birth and Wellness
5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews
Sweetness and Hope, Certified Birth Doula
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
The Studio- Yoga and Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Life On Purpose Doulas
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Endings & Beginnings Death Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Push Doulas
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Eternal Crossings End-of-Life Doula
Dancing With Death Doula
Meaningful Transitions
Death doulas in Connecticut
NuBeing Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
Mystical Enchantments (Apothecary, Witch Shop, Death Doula, Classes, Custom Magick)
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Sacred Transitions Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Anam Cara End-of-Life Doula Services
Death doulas in Delaware
The Chiropractic Doula
5 ★★★★★ 27 reviews
First State Death Doulas
Ala's Traditional Doula
The Womb Centre
Death doulas in Florida
Amazing Births and Beyond
4.9 ★★★★★ 58 reviews
The Gathering Place
4.2 ★★★★☆ 24 reviews
Hugs and Snugs Postpartum Care Services
5 ★★★★★ 20 reviews
Pensacola Birth & Maternity Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 20 reviews
Dearly Beloved Life - End of Life Doula, Funeral Celebrant & Grief Coach
5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Meghan J Maher End of Life Doula, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Death Doula Miami
Metta Death Coaching
Beth Nightingale, End of Life Doula
Ascendings Living Celebrations of Life and End Of Life Doula Services
Final Journey Doula Services
Final Journey Doula Services
Safe Harbor Doula
Safe Harbor Doula
Eternal Grace End of Life Doula Services
The Project Doula
Willow Grove End of Life Doula
Laura Molecavage
Death doulas in Georgia
In Grace Yoga Therapy - Womb Health
4.7 ★★★★★ 120 reviews
Ann Morris Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews
KoKo Kares Doula Services
4.8 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Your Village Newborn and Nursing Care, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Brittany Holistic care and Doula Service,llc
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Brittany Holistic Care And Doula Service
Sacred Passages
Sacred Infinity End-of Life Doula
Peaceful End of Life Doula Services
Death doulas in Idaho
Wildflower Intuitive Center, LLC - Caregiver Support, Pediatric End of Life Doula, Boise & Eagle, Idaho
5 ★★★★★ 44 reviews
Death doulas in Illinois
Holistic Family Doulas
5 ★★★★★ 77 reviews
Lorelei Lu Doula
5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews
Birth Roots Community Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews
Moon Phases Of Life Ministry
5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Comforting Transitions, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
A New Life Doula, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Michelle Carrillo Death Doula
Nightingale Crossings - End of Life/Death Doula
Candice Ullery Birth & Bereavement Doula
Peace Passage Death Midwife, LLC
Honey Bee Courageous
Death doulas in Indiana
Signature Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 95 reviews
Dawn to Dusk Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Shoji Bridge Departure Doula
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Sacred Space Death Care - Death Doula
Sacred Circle Death Doula
The Nesting Space Tas
Death doulas in Iowa
Death doulas in Kentucky
Bluegrass Death Doula
Wandering Child Tarot and Doula Services
Lindsay Laubenstein, End of Life Doula
Death doulas in Louisiana
I Will Carry You: Birth & Bereavement Doula Services
I Will Carry You: Birth and Bereavement Doula Services
Death doulas in Maine
Alice Rogers, Death Doula
Death doulas in Maryland
Kindled Life
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
The Soothing Doula
Death doulas in Massachusetts
Hillside Ferns Death Doula and Reiki Master
Mae Carpenter, End of Life Doula
Calming Comfort End-of-Life Doula Care, LLC
Agape End of Life Doula
Willow and Stone, end of life doula services
Central Mass End of Life Doula
Elder Tree Doula
Elizabeth Bristow, Psychotherapist and End-of-life Doula
Death doulas in Michigan
Peaceful Birthing - HypnoBirthing Childbirth Education & Birth Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 46 reviews
Heather Doula
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Doula Cindy
5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Lifespan Doulas, LLC
4.2 ★★★★☆ 6 reviews
Inspired by Jen at the Blue Water Doula Collective
Cast Your Care, LLC
Starlight Death Doula
Rest Well Death Doula
Sacred Transitions, End of Life Doula
Peace Passage Death Midwife
Death doulas in Minnesota
Golden Hour Birth Services | Kat Stangler
5 ★★★★★ 29 reviews
MileStone Creations
5 ★★★★★ 20 reviews
Sweet Pea Doula Services, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Life's Journey End of Life Doula
End of Life Doula
Good Souls End of Life Doula
Ripped Screen Door Death Doula
Seed to Star End of Life Doula Services
MedCity Doulas
Death doulas in Missouri
Alysha Collins - Birth Doula
5 ★★★★★ 55 reviews
Amelia Protiva, CD - West Plains, MO Birth, Popstartum, and Bereavement Doula
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
ACE End-of-Life Doula Services
Inspired Dying
Death doulas in Montana
End-of-life Doula, Mystery LLC
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Death doulas in Nebraska
Halcyon Death Doula Services
Death Doula Hannah
Death doulas in Nevada
Doula In Reno
4.9 ★★★★★ 53 reviews
Death doulas in New Hampshire
Beyond Doula and Respite Care
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
The Sacred Mud
Presence Doula
Passages Doula
Sacred Journey End-of-Life Services
Death doulas in New Jersey
Mindful Birth
4.9 ★★★★★ 58 reviews
International End-of-Life Doula Association
4.9 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Princeton Doulas Childbirth Education & Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
Jossy Jackson Doula Care
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Mindful Birth & Wellness
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Holistic Caring Death Doula Services, LLC
Living Peaceful Doula
FareWell Doula
Death doulas in New Mexico
Conscious Crossroads End of Life Services
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Steph Butler, Death Midwife, LLC
Death doulas in New York
NYC Birth Village
4.9 ★★★★★ 127 reviews
Doula Heidi Schmidt
5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews
Rachel Andre, Doula and IBCLC
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Gentle Beginnings LLC
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
End of Life Doula
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
DoulaKind
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Joyce Stock Snuggery
3.6 ★★★★☆ 5 reviews
The Art of Staying Sharp | Kirtan, Companionship & End-of-Life Doula
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Tabanca Death Doula Services
A Guided Peace, LLC
Giving Tree Doula LLC - End of Life Doula
Guiding Light Death Doula
The Everything Doula
In the Spirit of Healing Carole Heaney, LLC
Labor To Reward Doula Services LLC
Death doulas in North Carolina
Emerald Doulas, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 148 reviews
The Doula Lens, LLC – Doula and Birth Photography Services
5 ★★★★★ 36 reviews
Journey of Motherhood
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Roxy.Doula.Yoga
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Bittersweet Healing: Shamanic Energy Medicine & Death Doula Services
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Lorna Hanson - Birth, Postpartum, & Grief Doula - CD (DONA)
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Heartwood Death Doula and Bereavement Care
National Association of Black Death Doulas
passage garden
Death doulas in North Dakota
Sacred Mother Maternity Support and Doula Agency
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Sacred Passage Death Doula Services
Death doulas in Ohio
Mama and Baby Collective
5 ★★★★★ 49 reviews
Dana the Akron Doula
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Parenthood in Bloom
5 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
The Wellness Doula
5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Journey of Peace
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Death Doula Nicole
A New Season End of Life Doula Services
End of Life Doula Services LCC
Death Doula Kacie
Compassionate Transitions
Preparing For Your Passing, LLC
Death doulas in Oklahoma
Sooner State Doula
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Death doulas in Oregon
Grounded Hearts Doula & Family Photographer
5 ★★★★★ 41 reviews
Heartwood Birth & Wellness
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Death Doulas NW
End of Life Doula
Crossroads End Of Life Doula Services LLC
Death doulas in Pennsylvania
Oyster & Olive Doula
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Sunset Crossings: End-of-Life Doula Care
Solace Found LLC- Certified Death Doula
Karen Glass Death Doula & Life to End of Life Coach
Universal Death Doula Services
Transition Doulas, LLC
Pinnacle Doula Services LLC
SoulTymes, End-of-Life Doula
Death doulas in Rhode Island
Apricot Doula Care
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Winter's Grace End-of-Life Doula Services
Winters Grace -End of Life Doula
Death doulas in South Carolina
Greenville Homebirth Doulas
5 ★★★★★ 35 reviews
April's Doula Services LLC
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Clover & Bloom Birth
5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Death doulas in South Dakota
Transitions: Doula & Life Services
5 ★★★★★ 46 reviews
Beacon of Hope, End of Life Doula Services
Death doulas in Tennessee
Organically Human | End-of-Life Doula
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Illumination
Peaceful Passage Doula
Death doulas in Texas
Mama 2 Mama A Southern Love
5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Cradle to Comfort LLC
5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Waymaker Motherhood
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Kerrville Doula Collective
A Pampering Touch LLC
TRUE DEATH EXPERIENCE
DEATH COLLECTIVE NORTH TEXAS
Victoria Death Doula
Savior Doula Services
Rooted to Self
Serenity Bloom Doula
End of Life Doula Lisa
Peaceful End of Life-End of Life Doula Services
The Final Chapter Doula
Death doulas in Utah
Death doulas in Vermont
Heather Gallagher Doula Care
Lindsey Warren End of Life Doula
Death doulas in Virginia
Mission Birth LLC
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Riverbank Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Central Va Death Doula's
Death doulas in Washington
Meagan Hope Psychic Medium & Death Doula
5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
Whole Heart Doulas
5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Kiera Granston Reiki Master, Death Doula, & Grief Herablist
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Intuitive Path Birth -- Walla Walla Valley Birth, Postpartum & Bereavement Doula
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Womb & Root Birthing Services
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Moon Center Perinatal Doula
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews