The Top Grief Coaches
THE TOP GRIEF COACHES
Navigating grief is a deeply personal journey, often fraught with overwhelming emotions and profound challenges. In this article, we shine a light on the expertise and compassion of top grief coaches who specialize in supporting individuals through these difficult times.
Their insights and methodologies offer pathways for healing, resilience, and finding renewed purpose after loss.
Through a blend of empathy, practical guidance, and personalized support, these grief coaches help individuals honor their grief, integrate their loss into their lives, and ultimately find hope and meaning again.
Join us as we explore their stories and the impactful ways they guide others through the complexities of grief.
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In Brief : The Top Grief Coaches
- Chandan Singh - Chandan Singh-Beatty is the founder and CEO of Beyond Grief Coaching. She has a Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education and is an Accredited Associate Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
- Brooke James - Brooke James is a highly respected podcaster in the field of grief and loss based in New York City. She is a sought-out grief educator who consults with companies and organizations seeking to create empathetic and supportive work environments, particularly during this time of unprecedented loss.
- Karen Sutton - On Sunday 11th September 2016 our world fell apart. I lost my husband, and my children lost their dad. Simon was a strong, witty, loyal man full of integrity. He was a wonderful father, husband, son, brother and friend.
- Jenny Dilts - Jenny stands as a lighthouse for people in grief. Her naturally calming and soothing personality brings a sense of peace and security to those around her.
- Jill Smolowe - Jill Smolowe is the author of the memoirs Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief and An Empty Lap: One Couple’s Journey to Parenthood, and co-editor of the anthology A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents.
- Cindy Olney - I founded my practice, Shadowlands Grief and Eldercare Coaching, to help people face the far-reaching impact of a loved one’s death.
- Jesse Paris Smith - JESSE PARIS SMITH is a writer, activist, musician, producer, and co-founder of Pathway to Paris. She has been composing, performing, recording, touring, and collaborating with other musicians and artists globally since 2004.
- Cathy Cheshire - Cathy Cheshire learned to be resilient after the death of her only two children, divorce, abuse, loved ones with addictions, relatives trying suicide, and estrangement from family.
- Niamh Mitchell - My interest in psychology and personal development started when I was a young teenager, I took my first Life Coaching course in 1996 when the profession was still in its infancy before going on to study psychology in University.
- Nesreen Ahmed - Nesreen Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Harbor Light Coaching, specializes in grief, loss, and major change. She is committed to providing transformational coaching and helping clients find peace after a loss, divorce, or illness.
- Emma Payne - Emma is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online communities before Netscape was born.
Chandan Singh
Chandan Singh-Beatty is the founder and CEO of Beyond Grief Coaching. She has a Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education and is an Accredited Associate Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is a regular guest speaker at the Institute for Life Coach Training’s Grief Coaching Class and is a co-founding member of the Grief Coaching Network. She is currently pursuing her MA in Counselling Psychology.
What do you do differently, or how is your coaching different from others?
I support those experiencing grief and loss in their lives to navigate this challenging time so that they can move through it, get to the other side of their grief, and live their lives fully and whole-heartedly without guilt, bitterness or being stuck in it. My coaching is based on respect and creating sacred space for clients so that their experiences are honoured, and they feel validated and not alone in their grief journeys. This helps them to honour their loss, integrate it into their lives and move forward by setting realistic, attainable, and meaningful goals.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The most important thing contributing to my success as a coach has been being present with my clients as they share, asking them powerful questions and incorporating art activities into my sessions. My clients have appreciated and attributed their ability to move forward and find meaning in their lives again because of my coaching style. With my support, they have achieved their goals and are thriving.
Brooke James
Brooke James is a highly respected podcaster in the field of grief and loss based in New York City. She is a sought-out grief educator who consults with companies and organizations seeking to create empathetic and supportive work environments, particularly during this time of unprecedented loss.
She is a coach and independent advisor who founded her own consulting agency to offer social media, branding, and operations services for small businesses and local organizations. She previously worked in technology and management consulting specializing in financial services. Brooke holds a B.A. in Economics from The George Washington University.
Karen Sutton
On Sunday 11th September 2016 our world fell apart. I lost my husband, and my children lost their dad. Simon was a strong, witty, loyal man full of integrity. He was a wonderful father, husband, son, brother and friend.
The shock and devastation left us in complete turmoil. I didn’t know how life would continue – or even if I wanted it to sometimes. It just felt too hard and utterly impossible.
Through all of this I had to try and comprehend what had happened, figure out how best to support my grieving children and to get up every morning and face a life I hadn’t planned nor wanted. There was suddenly a gaping hole in my life. The pain, the sadness and the despair were overwhelming, physically and emotionally. I was scared, vulnerable and also lonely.
