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.

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.

Pricing

Hourly Rate

My services are available at an hourly rate of $125.

Customizable Packages

I offer packages that can be customized to suit your unique needs and budget. Whether you’re looking for short-term support, ongoing guidance, or help with specific tasks, we can create a plan tailored just for you.

Availability

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

For many, the support of an End-of-Life Doula is considered a meaningful final investment—one that offers essential guidance, emotional presence, and peace of mind during a profoundly important time.

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 one week meditation retreat on the Taconic River 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. So it was with great joy that I received the news that she was considering becoming a death doula when she retired from nursing. I asked her on the spot if she would be there to help me when my time comes. Recently my family and I were confronted with the fairly sudden knowledge that my mom was facing imminent death. Her decision to refuse a surgery that would compromise her quality of life to a significant degree meant that we would loose her within days. My family and I, who were in full agreement with mom’s decision, had little time to prepare. During the next 5 days as we witnessed mom’s rapid decline I called Pat to 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 sent me a prayer that we said 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.

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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