GRIEF CERTIFIED COACH

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Ask them about their style.

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Terri Lynda Williams

Executive and Leadership Coach specializing in EQ, vertical development, grief and loss, and intergenerational issues.

Work Chantilly VA 20153 United States Work Phone: 5712621927 Work Email: terri.williams@aboveaverageschool.com

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Professional Certifications and Licenses

Professional Coaching
1. Certified Senior Level Practitioner, European Mentoring and Coaching Council 2023 – present
2. Certified Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF) 2019 – present
3. Certified Professional Certified Diversity Coach (CDPC) by CoachDiversity Institute 2019 – present

Specializations
4. Certified Vertical Leadership Development, Practitioner, McLean, Harvard Medical School
5. Teaching Hospital 2023 – present
6. Certified Vertical Leadership Development, Global Leadership Associates, Practitioner 2023 – present
7. Certified Red Team Coaching™, Red Team Thinking Practitioner Level 2023 – present
8. Certified Grief Educator, research by David Kessler 2023 – present
9. Certified Grief Recovery Method™, Grief Recovery Institute 2023 – present
10. Certified Conversational Intelligence™ Level II Trust Changes Reality, Creating WE Institute 2021 – present
11. Certified Conversational Intelligence™ Level I Foundations 2020 – present
12. Certified Emotional Intelligence Facilitator (EQ-i 2.0 and 360) 2019 – present
13. Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator (CDTLF) based on research by Dr. Brene Brown
14. (courage building skills: vulnerability, values, trust, and resilience) 2019 – present
15. Certified The Outward Mindset™ Facilitator by The Arbinger Institute 2020 – present
16. Certified The Outward Leadership™ Facilitator by The Arbinger Institute 2018 – present
17. Certified Fascinate (Branding) Facilitator by Fascinate™ 2018 – present
18. Certified Leadership Architect™ Facilitator by Korn Ferry (KFLA) 2017 – present
19. Certified Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Facilitator by Cultural Intelligence Center 2015 – present
20. Certified Unconscious Bias, Facilitator by Cultural Intelligence Center 2015 – present
21. Certified Generational Diversity Facilitator by Bridgeworks 2009 – present
22. Certified Lean Six Sigma by Six Sigma Academy (Champion, Green Belt and Black Belt) 2007 – present

Services Offered

1. Grief Coaching and Recovery: Using David Kessler’s and John James’ methodologies, this service provides comprehensive support for leaders facing personal or professional loss, facilitating the grief processing journey and guiding them towards recovery. It ensures leaders regain their effectiveness and resilience amidst personal adversity.

2. Women’s Leadership Coaching: Empower and equip women with the necessary skills, mindset, and strategies to rise as leaders in their respective fields.

3. Multi-Cultural Leadership Coaching: Enhance the ability of leaders to effectively work across cultural boundaries, fostering a more inclusive, diverse, and productive work environment.

4. Executive and Leadership Presence Coaching: Develop a compelling executive presence that inspires confidence and trust in others, ensuring your actions align with your words and values.

5. Generational Diversity Coaching: Navigate the challenges and opportunities of managing diverse age groups in the workplace, facilitating mutual understanding and collaboration.

6. Vulnerability Coaching: Encourage embracing vulnerability as a strength, facilitating deeper connections, and fostering innovation and adaptability in leadership.

7. Values Coaching: Assist leaders in identifying and aligning personal and organizational values to foster a positive and coherent work culture.

8. Trust Coaching: Build and maintain trust within teams and organizations, improving relationships and overall performance.

9. Resilience Coaching: Equip leaders with tools to withstand and recover from challenges, fostering resilience that underpins sustainable performance and wellbeing.

10. Dare to Lead Coaching: Based on Dr. Brené Brown’s research, this service guides leaders through courage-building, empathy cultivation, and embracing vulnerability for wholehearted leadership.

11. Vertical Leadership Development Coaching: This coaching helps leaders evolve their thinking complexity and consciousness level to match today’s increasingly complex work environment, promoting growth not just in skills and knowledge, but in perspective, values, and worldview.

Paula Pellegrino

Grief, Loss, and Transition Coach and Grief Educator

Work 615 Washington Road Suite 502 Pittsburgh PA 15228 United States Work Phone: 4125237792 Work Email: ppellegrino2@icloud.com

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Heidy Sue Mead

Licensed Therapist and Coach

Work Pollock ID 83547 United States Cell Phone: 208 315 0993 Work Email: heidymead@outlook.com Website: Professional Website

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Elisabeth Tiesinga

Grief Educator, Mindfulness Trainer, Birth Doula & Retreat Facilitator

Work Aljezur Faro 8670-230 PortugalWork Bant FL 8314 PT Netherlands Work Phone: +351 967254052 Work Email: hello@elisabethtiesinga.com Website: Pathways Through Grief Retreat Website: Grief Companioning

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Services Offered

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.

Michelle Kolling

Grief Educator, End-of-Life Doula, Certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist

Work Wayzata MN 55391 United States Work Phone: 612.961.1369 Work Email: michelle@heldoula.com Website: HELD

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Juliana Johan

Love.Wisdom.Strength.

Work 6 Raffles Blvd #04-00 Singapore 039594 Co-located within Park Royal Collection Marina Bay/Marina Square Singapore SG 039594 United States Work Phone: +65 87875794 Work Email: jules@theaffirmativepeople.co Website: The Affirmative People (Website)

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Grief Certified Coach.

GRIEF CERTIFIED COACH

Terri Lynda Williams

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Services Offered

Paula Pellegrino

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Services Offered

Heidy Sue Mead

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Services Offered

Elisabeth Tiesinga

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Training & Certifications

Services Offered

About Me

How I Support You

1:1 Grief Companionship (Online & In Person)

Pathways through Grief – Retreat (Portugal)

Pregnancy, Birth & Loss Doula Support

My Approach

Michelle Kolling

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Services Offered

Juliana Johan

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Services Offered