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Hi, I’m Cindy Olney, PhD

I support people through various stages of grief. By working with me, you'll learn how to manage intense emotions, resolve unfinished business, and use your unwanted life transition to create a meaningful life after loss. 


If you are a surviving spouse or life partner

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I provide a life coaching package the helps you resolve your grief and begin building a new life chapter that feels meaningful and full of joy. 


If your loss is recent and your grief is fresh

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 I have a grief work package to help you deal with the emotionally charged experience that follows the death of a loved one. 


If you're feeling sad over a loss that others don't consider "grief worthy,"

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 I offer highly focused, shorter-term packages for grief that others' don't understand, such as pet loss, retirement, downsizing or relocating to a new home, empty next, hysterectomy or pregnancy termination.


If your loved one is ill or at end of life

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You'll learn to cope with the unqiue mix of anticipatory grief and emotional burnout that comes from being a loved one's advocate and care manager


If you think you'd like to work with me or if you're considering whether to suggest my services to someone you know, schedule a call using the button below. I would love to talk to you, and there is no obligation to make a purchase.

If you prefer, you can also send me your questions at cindy@shadowlandscoaching.com

Coaching Packages

If you're working through a recent loss of a love  I offer a customized coaching packages (4 sessions or more) based on your specific needs or goals.

Payment installment plans available for all packages at no additional cost.

Grief Coaching Package (6 sessions)

Best for people who are

  • Are facing grief after the recent low (less than a year)
  • Are facing recurring grief over a loved one who passed years ago
  • Find relief from mental anxiety and overwhelming emotions caused by deep grief:  You'll learn techniques to help you cope with the emotional and physical pain of grief.
  •  Complete unfinished business with your loved one: We'll use reflection and conversation to take stock of things you didn't get to say and do before your loved one passed. Then, you'll express your regrets, appreciation, and love to your loved one through a heartfelt letter. This method has proven to be a powerful tool for healing from loss. 
  • Honor your loved one, stay connected, look forward to a future of hope:  We'll use exercises to help  you release the past, re-imagine your connection to your loved one, and create hope for your future.
  • Unlimited email and text support:  You'll be able to communicate with your coach through email and texting between sessions for extra support. 

Investment: All packages are customized to the client's goal, with 4-6 sessions ranging in price from $480 - $720 . Additional sessions can be added for  $120 per session 

Payment plans available for all packages. If I don't offer them, please ask!


Next Phase Life Coaching Package (monthly packages for $240 - $360 per month)

When you've passed through acute grief, you may feel ready for "what's next." But the death or someone who was integral to your life  rudderless and confused about how to navigate your new phase of life. That's when it's time  Next Phase Life Coaching.

Next Phase Life Coaching is an excellent option for widows and widowers who want to reconnect to life, but feel rudderless or confused about how to 

  • Quiet the mental anxiety that comes with all the life changes you're coping with, so you can protect your health and your sanity.  
  • Gain control over your emotions: We'll get together for a one-hour session where I teach you basic practices that are scientifically shown to help people through grief and stressful life transitions. .  
  • Address difficult family dynamics that make you want to divorce your family when you need them most. 
  • Rock your mile-long list of responsibilities so you feel less overwhelmed and anxious. 
  • Rediscover the pleasures of daily life so you feel like you're reconnecting with the world. 
  • Visualize a new future and move toward it, while staying connected to your loved one and keeping their legacy alive among those who knew them.   

When you're ready, let's talk

If you don’t have the time for a phone call, drop me an email instead!

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