One on one Holistic Grief Coaching with Pamela Ann Noxon
Grief is so hard. There’s a reason I say I want to help you heal with your grief - I don’t say heal from your grief. We can never ‘fix’ grief - but we can work to heal your mind/body/spirit disconnect to help make you whole again. We are never the same after the loss of a Loved One, but you can work to be put back together in a new way. My work is not to help you “move on” from a Loved One; it’s to help you incorporate the loss in a deeper more meaningful way and allow it to be a part of you so you can evolve and live your life in a full and healthy way.
Grief never ‘goes away’ and in Holistic Grief Coaching we work to help you mourn your loss in a healthy, balanced, compassionate way. Mourning is the natural externalization and expression of grief. Sadly since the early 20th-century Western civilization has moved away from the ancient and very human rituals and aspects of mourning leaving people alone, isolated, and forced to just “get back out there” and function like usual.
Losing a Loved One can catapult you out of “the usual” realm of existence into a fractured state. Grief often creates a mind-body split that dissociates your connection and wholeness. Healthy mourning - that fits with your beliefs and style- moves grief so that it doesn’t turn into deeper health issues like depression or illness. My approach is at once esoteric and pragmatic - but it is not passive. I give you steps and tasks to move your feelings to effect change and we work together to move you through the various aspects of your pain and suffering.
Many traditional psychiatrists and psychologists have no grief-specific training. Grief is not a pathology or mental illness which is what they are trained to work with. Grief is a very natural part of living and loving and is, unfortunately, an inevitable part of living and loving as it’s a form of love. If you didn’t love or care you wouldn’t grieve. I work differently than therapists, doctors, or mental health care professionals who do talk therapy and cognitive work in 55-minute sessions once or twice a week. I work very holistically with a specific, grief-informed approach that encompasses mind, body, and spirit grief work in addition to traditional grief movement methods. We set our appointments (usually 90 minutes) based on your unique experience and emotional needs and how you relate with your grief. Since grief is so painful I find it is often helpful to push our time together into a tighter time frame, but every treatment plan is customized for you as everyone’s experience with grief and loss is unique. You may see me once and get what you need to cope or for weeks or months. It is your call. There is absolutely no timeline for healing grief - none. I put no expectation nor pressure on you to “heal”. Your process will take what it takes and everyone is different and every loss is unique.
Meet Pamela:
a brief message from Holistic Grief Coach Pamela Ann Noxon
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I will Need to know the following before our initial Grief Coaching Session:
As a certified Grief Educator, trauma-informed Holistic Grief Coach, Certified Grief Movement Guide, Certified Art Therapy Practitioner, former hospice worker, wellness coach, and teacher of healing arts and communication, I am trained in and use techniques like the following to bring awareness, and emotional release to feelings, and that work to help you move some big feelings and ultimately find some peace:
Hypnotherapy
Hypno-Anaesthesia
Somato Emotional Release therapies [SER]
Movement and Embodiment Techniques
Art Therapy and Creativity
Nature & Animal Therapy
Ritual and Memorial Projects
Deep Relaxation Techniques
Guided Imagery & Visualization
Breathing Techniques
EMDR and Brain Balancing Techniques
Meditation
Various mind-body approaches like Polyvagal / Vagus Nerve Release techniques
In our initial Grief Coaching consultation we may discuss:
If you are experiencing physiological symptoms? Insomnia, headaches, pain, numbness, racing heart, anxiety, etc.
What your belief system is and if your own and your family’s religious beliefs are playing a part in supporting your grief?
The story of the Loved One you’ve lost; what is their birth date, day of passing, how they passed, the story of the loss, who were they to you, what type of relationship you had with them (soulmate, close, warm, and loving; contentious, challenging, estranged, etc.)
Your own story and history with loss. Who you are matters very much in grief.
If you feel you have experienced any trauma from your loss.
I appreciate seeing a photo of your loved one - you may send me a photo by text or email and I appreciate you bringing a photo to our sessions.
I often work with people who are seeing a licensed therapist or practitioner as well and see clients in my home office which is a private, lovely, nurturing, safe place to feel and relax. I am happy to work with people over Zoom. It is important that when we work together virtually so that you are in a ‘controlled’ environment where you will not be interrupted and can be completely comfortable - partially reclining is usually best because it allows your body to reach a state of deep relaxation. None of what we do is through your conscious mind - everything we’re doing is looking to get into your non-conscious or deeper mind where your emotions and your connection to all things resides.
I am not a doctor or a psychiatrist or a psychologist I am a facilitator who helps you reconnect and put yourself back together after the intense brokenness of loss. Through intense study of many mind/body/spirit techniques and personal work, life led me to help people dealing with loss, trauma and emotional pain and ‘stuckness’. I am trained in many holistic modalities, I’ve done hospice and had a private practice working alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and medical doctors to help their patients and supplement their professional medical practices. I’ve worked with many different kinds of clients from all different kinds of backgrounds and belief systems with many different kinds of issues; from physiological issues to emotional issues to deep loss and grief. Even though I am not a psychologist or psychiatrist I do honor the sacredness of our sessions and keep all information completely private.
Love never dies. My belief system is that people never just ‘disappear’ they may leave the physical body but the essence of them is always going to be alive somewhere. Energy never dies it just changes. I also believe it when we lose loved ones they stay attached to us and they are always with us in some way. I want to help you deepen your connection to your loved one.
If your grief becomes stuck it can lead to depression or illness. You deserve to be healthy and you deserve to live. There will be a day, someday, maybe not soon, but there will come a day when you will wake up and you will know in your heart that there is more love to give and more life to live - but only you can determine when that is.
Holistic Grief Coaching with Pamela Ann Noxon
Working Together: Holistic Grief Coaching with Pamela Ann Noxon
Thank you for choosing to work with me. It is an honor to support you as you navigate your grief journey. To help us create a safe, grounded, and meaningful experience, I have outlined the guidelines, expectations, and boundaries for our work together.
Before We Begin
All required intake and liability paperwork must be completed prior to our first session.
Our initial complimentary 15-minute call is available for basic questions and to determine whether working together is a good fit.
Session Structure
Initial Session: 90 minutes (includes a full holistic intake)
Subsequent Sessions: 60 minutes unless otherwise agreed upon
Sessions are available in person or via Zoom.
How Sessions Work
Holistic coaching is a powerful tool that access is your mind your body, your emotions, your spirit, your nervous system and your soul sometimes there is a lot of talking and sometimes there’s not. Sometimes there is a lot of emotion and sometimes there is focus on calming the nervous system. I treat each client has a unique individual, and I make no pre-assumptions about what will happen in our sessions. I allow your entire being and experience to speak to me to help me discover your needs for each session.
In Person Sessions
I will text you address, gate code, and parking instructions once we are scheduled
Depending on your needs that present, we may be seated in a private space or, if autonomic nervous system reset work is indicated, I may have you comfortably recline on a bodywork table to allow for full body relaxation. This allows me to easily access any calming points for autonomic nervous system, hypnotherapy light touch, breath work, or relaxation techniques required
Please wear loose, comfortable clothing for in person sessions
Please do not wear cologne or perfume
I do have two cats in my home office, one of whom may wish to participate in your session by curling up on your lap. Please let me know if you prefer to have them locked in a different room.
Zoom sessions
Please find a private space where you will not be interrupted
Have soft lighting, drinking water, and tissue nearby
If you can, wear soft, loose comfortable soft clothing.
You may recline comfortably, but eye contact with me is essential for at least part of the session
Please use a device with a screen large enough to be able to see my face clearly.
Calm, supportive pets are welcome in your space
Fees
Initial Session
$200 in person
$175 on Zoom
Subsequent Sessions
$150 in person for 60 min / $175 for 90 min
$125 on Zoom
Payment is due at the time of each appointment. Pre-payment is available but not required.
Communication & Professional Boundaries
To provide a grounded, present, and energetically contained experience for every client, I uphold compassionate but clear boundaries around communication:
Outside of sessions, communication is limited to:
Scheduling or rescheduling
Administrative or logistical questions
All emotional support, grief processing, story sharing, and personal exploration occurs within our scheduled sessions.
This ensures that you receive my full care and presence without fragmentation.
Between Sessions
At times, I may invite you to complete reflective writing, creative expression, art or movement therapy, or story work to support your experience. When this is assigned, I am happy to read your writing between sessions at no charge.
Outside of reviewing assigned writing, I do not offer coaching or emotional support between appointments.
After Sessions
Please be gentle with yourself
Drink plenty of water
Rest. You may feel quite tired after sessions as your nervous system learns to reset itself.
I encourage you to draw, paint, color, write out any experiences to help your system express them
Rescheduling, Cancellations & Late Arrivals
Please provide 24 hours’ notice for rescheduling whenever possible.
Sessions begin and end on time. If you arrive late, the session will still conclude at the scheduled time so I can honor other clients’ appointments.
Late cancellations or no-shows may be charged at the full session rate.
Zoom Session Considerations
For virtual sessions, please ensure:
A private, quiet, uninterrupted space
A stable internet connection
That you are emotionally and physically present and ready to engage
If technical issues arise, I will make reasonable accommodations.
Confidentiality
Everything shared in session is held in strict confidence, with the usual legal exceptions (risk of harm to self or others, abuse, or as otherwise required by law).
Expectations of the Client
To support a meaningful and effective coaching relationship, I ask that clients:
Engage willingly in the process:
Show up authentically, at your own pace, and participate with openness and self-honesty.Take an active role in your healing:
I provide guidance, tools, and compassionate presence—but transformation happens through your personal commitment to the work.Complete suggested assignments:
Reflective writing, story work, or practices between sessions deepen the process and prepare you for your next session.Honor the container of our work:
Emotional content, story sharing, and grief processing remain inside our scheduled sessions.
Texts or messages are for scheduling and logistics only.Create a safe and prepared environment:
Please arrive sober, grounded, and emotionally ready to engage.
Ensure a private space for sessions, especially on Zoom.
What Holistic Grief Coaching Is—and Is Not
Holistic Grief Coaching Is:
A supportive, heart-centered process focused on meaning-making, emotional integration, ritual, narrative work, and embodied healing following loss.
A collaborative relationship involving reflection, exploration, skill-building, and compassionate witnessing.
A holistic approach that recognizes the emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational dimensions of grief.
A non-judgmental space where your pace is honored and your experience is held with care.
Holistic Grief Coaching Is Not:
Clinical therapy, mental health treatment, or medical care. I do not diagnose conditions, provide clinical treatment, or offer crisis intervention.
A substitute for a therapist, psychiatrist, or medical professional.
Emergency support. Emotional processing occurs during scheduled sessions. I am not available for crisis communication outside of appointments.
A guarantee of specific outcomes. Every grief journey is unique; coaching supports your capacity for insight, resilience, and integration.
A Simple Distinction
Therapy focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions.
Holistic grief coaching focuses on personal growth, meaning-making, and navigating life after loss through a non-clinical, integrative, and supportive approach.
Emergencies
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Coaching is not designed for crisis intervention.
