Meet Becca
Death Doula & Social Worker
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and End-of-Life Doula. I help individuals and their supportive community navigate their end-of-life with thoughtful conversation, compassion, and care. My focus is on Advance Care Planning and getting a person's affairs in order. These conversations are for people at all stages of life and health.
I have more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions in the fields of behavioral health, homelessness, and philanthropy.
I also love adventure. I spent several years choosing something new each month to experience. This included skydiving, flying a prop plane, making wine, and walking on fire. I am currently learning to row on the Housatonic River and enjoy cold water swimming in the Atlantic Ocean every now and again. I live in Connecticut with my husband where we raised two incredible children while fostering several others. When I was young, I worked at a summer camp for kids with serious illnesses. That experience taught me how important it is to live a life with intention and purpose with the time that we have.
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My Services
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning (ACP) involves thinking, documenting, and discussing healthcare preferences and decisions in advance of a serious illness or end-of-life care. These interactive conversations equip you with essential information, an opportunity to complete your Advance Directive document, and help you discuss these plans with your loved ones. Leave feeling empowered to take the next steps toward proactive, meaningful planning.
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Individual Pricing: $150/hour
Group and Workshop Pricing: Contact me
The Red Book
The details of your day-to-day living (passwords, bills, important contacts, wishes for end-of-life, etc.) are rarely shared with loved ones, yet after your death this is exactly the information they need for an efficient closure of a life. Taking the time to collect, organize, and document this vital information in a convenient place ("The Red Book") now is a gift to your loved ones—saving them countless hours of searching, guesswork, and frustration during a time when they would rather be honoring and celebrating your life. Get ready to sweat the details and tap into those organizational skills!
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Individual Pricing: $150/hour
Group and Workshop Pricing: Contact me
Getting Your House
In Order
Whether you're a Boomer planning your own end-of-life arrangements or a Gen Xer seeking to help your parents navigate this process, this 90-minute workshop is for you. Using the metaphor of "getting your house in order," this lesson will demystify the key aspects of end-of-life planning and equip you with practical tips to start organizing your affairs with confidence and peace of mind.
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Individual Pricing: $150/hour
Group and Workshop Pricing: Contact me
Free Initial Consultation
Not sure which service is right for you? Let's meet! Get in touch and we can set up a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your needs and build a customized action plan.
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I am also available for events. Email me to discuss setting up a speaking engagement. These can include large or small group settings, such as workshops and panels, or facilitating a "Death over Dinner", book club, supper club, or other informal group setting.
“You are a marvel! Who could imagine 12 strangers brought together and within an hour and a half are opening up to one another about that most fraught subject—dying. But by some magic, you made it happen.”
- HomeHaven Member
Testimonials
“You're a wonderful facilitator, full of relevant information to guide this process. But I think it's your empathy and openness that allowed the group to cohere in a short time over a difficult subject.”
- Francie I.
Where I'm Speaking
UPCOMING EVENTS
​Getting Your House in Order
Institute for Learning in Retirement, March 26, 2025
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What Is a Death Doula?
Darien Library, April 29, 2025
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Getting Your House in Order
Darien Library, May 2, 2025
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Death over Drafts
Darien Library, June 5, 2025
PAST EVENTS
Holy Living, Holy Dying,—St. Luke's Episcopal Church, January, 2025
Death over Drafts—NEBCO, Winter 2024
Advance Care Planning—Institute for Learning in Retirement, Fall 2024
The Red Book—HomeHaven, Fall 2024
Death over Drafts—NEBCO, Sumer 2024
Death over Drafts—NEBCO, Spring 2024
Death over Drafts—Darien Library, Summer 2024
Care Management & Services for the Home Stretch—HomeHaven, Spring 2024
Advance Care Planning—HomeHaven, Spring 2024
The Red Book—HomeHaven, Spring 2024
Advance Care Planning—CT Women’s Consortium, Fall 2023