Companion Sea Offerings
Guided by the gentle ebb and flow of the tide, our doula services provide a calm and compassionate presence through each phase of life’s transitions, offering comfort and peace along your personal ocean of change.
Services
Companion Sea is a private, non-medical service. I charge for my time, not your outcomes — meaning you’re never rushed or measured.
Tide Together: Senior companionship
$50/hr
Tide Together offers gentle, dependable companionship for seniors who may be feeling isolated, overwhelmed, or simply in need of someone to spend time with. Whether living at home or in care, many older adults benefit from having someone who is not rushing in with a task list — but arriving with time, calm, and care.
Each visit is shaped by the person’s energy, interests, and needs. We might share a cup of tea, go for a walk, read aloud, help with correspondence, or run a few light errands together. Sometimes we simply sit and talk — or sit and listen. For those living with dementia or mobility changes, I bring patience, warmth, and a steady rhythm.
Tide Together is also for caregivers and families who need to step away for a moment — knowing that their loved one is in kind, capable company. Whether you’re nearby or far away, you can trust that someone is there to check in, connect, and offer true presence.
Sea Change: Support for major life transitions
$75/hr
Sea Change offers calm, steady presence for those navigating major life transitions. This might include the start of caregiving, a serious diagnosis, a retirement or move, the experience of grief, or the slow change of aging.
It also includes planning for what lies ahead. I offer support with advance care planning, including conversations about values, wishes, and personal directives. These aren’t just forms — they’re a way to begin shaping the kind of care you want, and to ease the burden on loved ones later.
Sea Change is a place to pause, reflect, reimagine — and to be accompanied while you do.
Whalesong: End-of-life companioning
$100/hr
Whalesong is a program of presence and care for those who are dying — and for the people who love them. Whether you are at home, in hospital, or in a care facility, I offer calm, consistent companionship in the final season of life.
This might include sitting vigil, offering gentle touch or guided relaxation, helping to create ritual, gathering legacy stories, or simply bearing witness in silence. Every person is different — some want to talk about what’s coming, others just want someone nearby who isn’t afraid.
Named for the long, echoing calls heard deep beneath the sea, Whalesong honours the mysterious and beautiful work of letting go. As a doula, I do not guide people out of the water. I meet them there. I float with them. I listen for what is sounding beneath the surface.
In Practice
End-of-Life Support for a Woman Without Close Family
I was called to the bedside of a woman in her 80s who had suffered a serious fall. She was in hospital and nearing the end of her life. She had no family nearby and only a few elderly friends who were trying their best to support her from a distance.
Over several visits, I came to know her — her sense of humour, her quiet strength, and her deep loneliness. I sat with her, brought her clothes, ran errands, and kept her longtime house mate updated with gentle honesty and presence.
After her death, I stayed connected with her friends and helped them navigate the immediate aftermath: notifying government offices, closing her accounts, preparing for cremation, and beginning the work of executor tasks. It wasn’t just about logistics — it was about holding the emotional weight of loss with people who didn’t have a large circle left to hold it for them.
This is the heart of what a doula can offer: continuity, companionship, help, and care — from presence at the bedside to walking with those left behind.
Advance Care Planning with a Couple in Their Sixties
A couple in their early sixties reached out to begin planning for the future. They had some health issues and aware that things can move quickly — and they didn’t want their adult children left guessing what their wishes are.
We met for a series of calm, thoughtful conversations. Together, we explored their values, their wishes for care, and the kinds of medical interventions they did and didn’t want. I guided them through writing personal directives, discussed substitute decision-making, and helped clarify what comfort, dignity, and independence meant to them in real terms.
We talked about what might happen if one of them died before the other, or if illness changed the dynamic of their partnership. These conversations weren’t morbid — they were loving, practical, and honest.
By the end, they felt clearer, more connected to each other, and more prepared to face what may come — without fear, without avoidance.
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