Compassionate
Crossing
Community Care
Compassionate Crossing Community Care
We as a society are not good at having challenging conversations about death, dying and grief, even when it is apparent that the conversation must be had. You have many questions and together we can find answers that work for your peace of mind and spirit, your family, and your community.
Healthy communities are bonded through shared experiences. The medicalization of death has robbed us of opportunities to bear witness to this sacred passage and has forced us to perceive death as something separate from us and to be hidden away. This removes us from caring for our loved ones and we lose the ability to have death with dignity and forever impacts our grief journey.
LGBTQIA+ inclusive and affirming
Rev. Joelle Johns, BCC, MDiv., PT-Csp., GC-C
Bio
Joelle Johns is a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain, Death Doula, Integrative Thanatologist and Psychospiritual Counselor specializing in grief and grieving care. Rev. Johns holds additional certifications Grief Counseling and is a Board Certified Spiritual Care Counselor.
She has a background in community outreach and engagement, advocacy, psychiatric social work, care management, skilled nursing administration, and both 1:1 and group counseling. She has been active in social services since 1994 and has worked in the end-of-life space since 2007.
LGBTQIA+ inclusive and affirming
Consulting with patients, families, guardians and friends as they navigate end of life choices. Services include assisting with making choices for in home or residential care and hospice services. I am a fierce patient advocate and can help when families are separated by geography. Facing these decisions is stressful and I am here to help you navigate. |
Full Service End of Life Doula Services & Training From Meaning Making projects, family support, vigil planning and postmortem care, as well as grief support. As a certified death midwife, I can help create a peaceful, deeply person-centered experience at end of life.I train end of life doulas using a truly integrative and holistic approach and can also train your non-medical staff on the doula model of caregiving. |
Psychospiritual Counseling 1:1 or with groups I work with folks in a 1:1 setting to process challenges surrounding loss of all kinds and how it affects an individual’s mental and spiritual health. I also facilitate groups in public spaces or businesses where loss has affected large swaths of an organization. Counseling is offered for non-grief challenges as well. |
Community Education Seminars and Creative Workshops Would folks in your community or facility benefit from educational opportunities about hospice care, recognizing grief in patients, caregiver stress/support and other related topics? I can create a meaningful presentation for your organization or community group. |
Services:
Compassionate Crossing Community Care offers a wide range of services for individuals, families, providers and communities at large.
I companion individuals, families and groups through the challenges brought on by loss through terminal illness, death or non-death loss (divorce, going no-contact, job loss). I believe strongly that providing support for death with dignity and tools for healing and integrating losses will build more resilient individuals and communities.
LGBTQIA+ inclusive and affirming
Contact:
jOELLE joHNS
Phone: (941) 587-5362 (text or call)
Email: compassionatecrossing@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CertifiedEndOfLifeDoula
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rev-joelle-johns-mdiv-pt-csp-gc-c-2376515b/