What I do, and what I don’t

I’m not a lawyer, a financial advisor, a therapist, or a medical professional.

I don’t draft legal documents. I don’t tell you what your will should say, whether you need a trust, or how to structure anything. What I do is get the decisions clear and the information gathered, so the time you spend with an attorney is as useful as it can be.

I don’t advise on money. Not investments, not insurance, not taxes.

I don’t provide therapy or clinical grief treatment. I’ll sit with you in it. If what you need is clinical, I’ll say so, and I’d rather say it early than let you spend months finding out.

I never take custody of your credentials. No passwords, no account numbers, no logins. We set up a password manager with emergency access, you hold it, and I never see inside it. Anyone in this field who offers to hold that for you is offering you a liability.

Medical decisions are yours and your care team’s. I can help you think through an advance directive and start the conversation with your doctor and your family. At the bedside, I offer comfort and presence. The medical care belongs to the hospice and medical team.

On training. I completed INELDA’s end-of-life doula training. I am not INELDA-certified, which is a separate, year-long program with fifty hours of direct service behind it. I’ll update this page when that changes.