Services

My services are rooted in respect for your unique needs and wishes, and can be tailored to provide support every step of the way. You don’t have to do this alone!

Education and Guidance

  • Promote death literacy by offering compassionate education and resources to help individuals and loved ones better understand the dying process.
  • Support informed decision-making by explaining what to expect physically, emotionally, and spiritually at the end of life.
  • Encourage open, honest conversations to reduce fear and remove the stigma around death and dying.

Life Review and Legacy Work

  • Facilitate reflection on meaningful relationships, life experiences, and personal milestones.
  • Offer a safe, compassionate space to express unspoken thoughts, unfinished conversations, or unresolved emotions.
  • Legacy work may also include creating audio recordings, video messages, memory books or letters to loved ones.

Respite Care

  • Support caregivers by allowing time for rest, self-care, or tending to other responsibilities.
  • Offering a calm, trusted presence to provide companionship in the caregiver’s absence.
  • Assist with light household tasks to help maintain a peaceful, comforting environment.
  • Provide quiet listening or gentle conversation, based on what feels most supportive in the moment.

PRICING

investment in services

Hourly support is available at $125/hour.

Every situation is unique. Services may be provided on an hourly basis or through a support package tailored to your needs.

Support Packages

5 Hours of Support — $550
10 Hours of Support — $1,100

Support may include advance care planning, legacy work and life review, caregiver support, end-of-life education, bedside presence, vigil planning and after death care. Together, we will create an approach that honors your values, wishes, and goals.

Ready to talk? Contact me to discuss what kind of support would be most helpful.



Availability

I am located in New York and provide in-person support throughout Long Island.
I can work with you virtually wherever you reside.

For many, the support of an End-of-Life Doula is a meaningful investment in comfort, connection, and peace of mind during a profoundly important time.

Advance Care Planning

  • Explore personal values and beliefs that guide choices around end-of-life care and facilitate conversations and document preferences for medical treatment and comfort measures.
  • Provide education on care options, including hospice, palliative care, and other supportive services.
  • Assist with completing advance directives, living wills, and healthcare proxy documents.

Ritual Creation

  • Personalized ceremonies offer a sacred pause during life’s transitions, fostering deep reflection and connection.
  • Poetry, blessings, and symbolic gestures are woven in to provide comfort and meaning.
  • Every ritual is thoughtfully shaped to meet your unique needs.

Caregiver Respite

  • Trusted companionship in the caregiver’s absence allows for much-needed time for rest and self care.
  • Quiet listening or gentle conversation is provided, depending on what feels most supportive and nurturing in that particular moment.

Practical Assistance

  • Support to ease caregiver burden may include organizing documents and personal space to maintain a peaceful, comforting environment.
  • Performing essential household errands, including grocery shopping, prescription pick-ups, meal planning and light tidying.

Collaboration with Hospice or Medical Teams

  • Collaboration with hospice and medical teams ensures each person’s values and choices remain at the heart of care.
  • Support includes patient
    advocacy, attending care meetings, accompanying to appointments, and helping coordinate care to reduce stress for loved ones.

Vigil Planning

  • Assist in designing and executing a vigil plan that reflects your personal wishes while providing non medical comfort care during the active dying phase.
  • May include gentle massage, aromatherapy, guided visualization and music as well as focused, calming presence at the bedside.

After Death Care

  • Compassionate guidance and support are available immediately following a death.
  • This includes facilitating any pre-planned rituals, creating space for final goodbyes, and offering dedicated emotional support to those who are grieving.
  • If desired, I can also serve as a liaison with the funeral home to help manage arrangements and ease the family’s burden.

After Death Care

Guidance with any rituals that were agreed upon during the planning phase, such as washing your body and holding space for final goodbyes. Emotional support for the bereaved and contact with the funeral home if desired.

What My Clients Say

Hear from those who have experienced our exceptional services.

★★★★★

I originally met Pat Cucci at a meditation retreat over 10 years ago. From the moment Pat and I began to talk, I was drawn into her peaceful nature. My nervous system regulated just by being in her presence.


It was with great joy to learn that, after retiring from nursing, Pat became a death doula. I remember asking her on the spot if she would be there to help me when my time comes.

Recently my family and I were faced with the sudden knowledge that my mom was facing imminent death. When mom chose to decline a surgery that would greatly compromise her quality of life, we knew our time with her would be short. My family and I, who were in full agreement with mom’s decision, had little time to prepare.

During those 5 days, as we witnessed mom’s rapid decline, I called Pat often to help talk through decisions. Her incredible ability to listen and her soothing responses helped tremendously in putting things in perspective for me, and the entire family.

She shared a prayer that we recited together as we gathered around mom in her final 12 hours.

Pat is an angel of exquisite gentle care, compassion and empathy — a steady guide that I trust and know is perfectly prepared to hold the sacred space that dying opens for each of us. 
—Karen B.


My family has been fortunate to work with Pat through some very difficult times and her compassion and guidance were always appreciated.


She was supportive and informative and assisted us, as well as our loved ones, through their illnesses, ensuring their comfort and dignity in the end stages of their lives. She was a blessing, and we highly recommend her.”
—Maryann P.

Taking the first step toward support can feel overwhelming. 

I invite you to schedule a complimentary 30-minute discovery call.

This no-pressure conversation will help us explore your needs, discuss how I can support you, and determine if we are the right fit to work together. Think of it as a gift you give yourself. You don’t have to do this alone! 

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