Practical & Spiritual Approaches

Companionship through dying, death, and the grief that follows.

Rev. Dr. Sam Stebbins is a death doula, grief educator, interspiritual minister, retired family physician, and Reiki practitioner helping individuals, families, and groups meet life’s most tender moments with creativity.

Retired Family Physician

A experienced companion for life’s most tender thresholds.

Rev. Dr. Sam is a highly experienced practitioner working with individuals, family, friends, and groups to help reduce the uncertainty and suffering that often accompany dying, death, and concerns about what the future will bring.

What we offer

Four core practices, woven together.

Each offering can stand on its own — or blend with the others to meet you exactly where you are.

End-of-Life Doula

Non-medical companionship and planning through serious illness, the last six months, and the active dying vigil.

Grief Educator & Coach

Certified through David Kessler’s program. Individual sessions and group circles for anticipatory and bereavement grief.

Interspiritual Minister

Counseling and ceremonies rooted in every tradition (or none) — weddings, memorials, blessings, and life passages.

Award-Winning Educator

Workshops, Death Cafés, and the signature “Living and Dying with Creativity and Joy” program.

Reasons to Choose Rev. Dr. Sam

  • Compassionate guidance helping families navigate death, grief, and difficult transitions.
  • Award-winning end-of-life doula with extensive real-world care experience.
  • Supportive spiritual counseling welcoming people from all beliefs and backgrounds.
  • Experienced educator creating meaningful discussions for individuals, families, and groups.
  • Workshops encouraging deeper conversations about living, dying, and creativity.

“Your work is invaluable and I hope others take advantage of your caring. Thank you.”

 

— A family in vigil

Credentials & Training

Rigorously trained. Continually learning.

Each offering can stand on its own — or blend with the others to meet you exactly where you are.

INELDA Advanced Certification

Kessler Grief Educator

Ordained Interspiritual Minister

THE 95-HOUR INELDA CERTIFICATION

Begin with a free 20-minute conversation

There is no obligation. Just a quiet space to share what's on your heart and explore whether we might walk together.