ABOUT US
HeartSpeak End of Life Companioning LLC is an End of Life Doula service in the Denver metro area of Colorado. Cindy Kaufman, Owner, brings her passion and more than 25 years of experience as a hospice volunteer to her work as a Certified End of Life Doula with the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA).
With a calm and loving presence, Cindy supports and advocates for her client’s choices about end of life care. She offers a compassionate space for doing life review, legacy work and vigil planning, as well as home funerals for those who choose this option. Cindy feels being an End of Life Doula is her life’s calling and she is privileged to be in this sacred space with her clients.
Cindy J. Kaufman, MEd, EdS
Certified End of Life Doula
Cindy Kaufman's background, education and experience:
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Certified End of Life Doula with the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA)
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President and Co-Founder, Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative
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Certified Advance Care Planning Facilitator, Respecting Choices
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Received designation as "NEDA Proficient" with the National End of Life Doula Alliance.
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Former Teacher for the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath and Death
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Hospice volunteer since the mid-1990's
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Two graduate degrees in counselor education, mental health counseling, with a minor in gerontology, specializing in multicultural counseling
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Bachelors degree in psychology with a minor in sociology
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Certified nutrition therapy practitioner
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Ordained interfaith minister with the Alliance of Divine Love
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Educator, Navigator, Coach, Speaker
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International Best-Selling Author
Statement of Inclusivity: Cindy has cultural humility when serving in multicultural communities and with persons of color. She honors all individuals and their families, whether by birth or choice, of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, nations of birth, religions or spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. All are respected and all are welcome.
