Maureen Johnstone, founder of RavenTree Coaching, guides emerging and seasoned leaders, at all levels, to embrace their natural leadership style, getting clear on who they are and what they stand for, so they can create desired change in their life, work, and community.  And in this post pandemic world, workspaces are calling for leaders to be emotionally resilient and to cultivate emotionally resilient places of work.  Maureen works with leaders through an approach of incorporating emotional agility, neuroscience, positive psychology, story work and Brené Brown’s groundbreaking work around courageous leadership and shame resilience.

Maureen brings an emotion centred, grief and trauma-informed way of holding space and working with clients, in both individual and groups.

Services include: 1:1 coaching and workshops for groups and teams.

About Me

I am a Certified Grief Educator, trained directly by David Kessler (grief.com, 2021).
My work centers on supporting people who have lost someone dear – a partner, parent, child, sibling, or close friend.

I offer a warm, grounded space where grief can be spoken, honored, and gently tended to, without pressure to fix or move on.

With over a decade of experience as a mindfulness teacher, and a background as a birth doula, I bring compassionate presence, careful listening, and steady guidance.

Living in the wild nature of southwest Portugal has deeply shaped my understanding of grief, cycles of loss, and renewal and forms the heart of my work today.

How I Support You

1:1 Grief Companionship (Online & In Person)

A safe, attentive space to share your story and be met with full presence.
I support people through the emotional, relational, and practical layers of grieving, using mindful presence, reflection, gentle practices, ritual, and grief education.

Pathways through Grief – Retreat (Portugal)

A 6-day nature-based grief retreat, created specifically for people who have lost someone dear.

Held in southwest Portugal, with retreats in June and November 2026, this intimate experience offers time, space, and care to honour our loss and open to renewal. We tend to grief with mindful presence, gentle practices, and nature-based rituals, allowing what we carry to be acknowledged and expressed. We tend to ourselves with Yin Yoga, Qi Gong, sound journeys, nourishing meals and a rejuvenating massage. To give ourselves the well deserved rest and nourishment we need so that we can return home changed, holding ourselves and our grief in a different way.

Elements include:

• mindfulness practice
• guided griefwork
• gentle movement, e.g. Yin Yoga & Qi Gong
• grief rituals & nature-based ceremonies
• sharing circles
• sound journeys
• massages
• restorative rest & reflection

Pregnancy, Birth & Loss Doula Support

Compassionate care around pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and pregnancy loss.

My Approach

• Presence over fixing

• Warm, calm, attentive guidance

• Mindfulness-based and deeply human

• Trauma-aware

• Rooted in nature, ritual, and meaningful reflection

People often describe my presence as grounding, soft, steady, and deeply supportive.

*One-on-One Sessions (virtual and in-person)

*Group Sessions

*Education

*Speaking Engagements

*Grief Coaching

*Life Coaching

**I’m a Family Grief Coach and trauma-informed breathwork facilitator who helps families navigate loss together with compassion, honesty, and hope. I specialize in supporting parents and children to communicate, heal, and stay connected—honoring each person’s unique grief journey without judgment. My approach is grounded, empathetic, and practical, focused on creating safe spaces for big feelings and fostering genuine connection in the midst of heartache.

I am certified in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Trauma, which as allowed me to work even deeper with individual clients and groups. Most recently, my online support group, Rooted in Healing, has been focused on this and the nervous system in grief healing.