Services Offered

Facing the end of life can bring uncertainty for the person who is dying and for those who love them. Lara provides guidance and support throughout the dying process, helping everyone understand what to expect and making space for wishes, fears and concerns to be heard.

As the body begins to change, she offers bedside presence, comfort measures and guidance through the final days and hours, helping create an environment that feels peaceful and personal.

Navigating healthcare, hospice and long-term care can feel overwhelming, especially when families are already under stress. Lara helps individuals and families understand their options, prepare questions and communicate their wishes and concerns with care providers.

She can also accompany families through difficult conversations and help make sure the person's voice and wishes remain at the center of their care.

Legacy work gives you an opportunity to reflect on your life and decide what you would like to leave behind for the people you love. Lara can help with life review, letters, recorded messages, memory projects or simply capturing the stories and memories that matter to you.

The process is completely personal and can be as simple or creative as you would like it to be.

Gentle holistic therapies can bring comfort and relaxation during illness and at the end of life. Lara offers Reiki to help calm the body, reduce stress and encourage a sense of peace, with each session adapted to the needs of the individual.

Sacred oil anointing may also be offered using oils such as frankincense, myrrh and fragonia which have long been used in rituals of healing, blessing, and transition throughout centuries. Applied with intention, different oils may be used to bring calm, ease fear, soothe the heart or honor the person and their body during the dying process.

Planning ahead can give you a voice in how you want to be cared for and take some of the uncertainty away from the people you love. Lara helps you explore and document your wishes including advance directives, choosing a healthcare surrogate, Five Wishes, preferences for end-of-life care and conversations with family about what matters to you.

Planning can also include funeral or memorial wishes, burial or cremation options, green and alternative choices, what you would like to happen immediately after death and other personal details you want your family to know ahead of time.

Grief can begin before someone dies and continue long after the people around you expect life to return to normal. Lara provides individual support for anticipatory grief and after a death, giving you a private place to talk openly about what you're experiencing.

Sessions are personalized and may include conversation, breathing and grounding techniques, journaling and other practices that can help you work through grief in your own way.