You’re already serving. Now let’s transform HOW you serve.
The Sacred Work of Transformation
Twenty-five years ago, I sat with my first dying person as a professional companion. What I learned in that room changed everything I thought I knew about death, dying, and what families truly need.
Since then, I’ve accompanied thousands of people through their final journey and trained more than 3,000 end-of-life doulas worldwide.
Immersion is for established doulas and end-of-life professionals ready to deepen their practice beyond certification.
This isn’t about learning techniques. It’s about cultivating wisdom. It’s about becoming the kind of presence that transforms fear into peace.
Who This Serves
Immersion is designed for:
The Accompanying vs. Treating Philosophy
Most programs teach you what to do. Immersion teaches you who to become.
The medical system treats death like a problem to solve. Families try to treat grief like something to fix. Even most doula training treats dying like a process to manage.
But death isn’t a problem. Grief isn’t a malfunction. Dying isn’t a process to be managed—it’s a sacred transition to be accompanied.
When you understand this difference, everything changes:
- Your presence becomes medicine
- Your words carry healing
- Families see you as the guide they desperately need
How Immersion Works
Deep Diagnostic Assessment
When you join, we map your current practice against the elements of sacred accompaniment. Where do you feel confident? Where do you hesitate? What patterns keep showing up with families?
This assessment reveals the specific areas where deepening your practice will have the greatest impact—both for you and the families you serve.
Personalized Wisdom Path
Based on your assessment, I create your individual development roadmap. Not a generic curriculum, but a path designed around your specific calling, challenges, and growth edges.
You’ll know exactly what to focus on first, why it matters, and how it will transform your practice.
Sacred Circle Gatherings
Monthly small-group sessions where we dive deep into the real challenges of this work. These aren’t recorded—what’s shared in the circle stays in the circle.
We explore the cases that keep you up at night, the families that stretch you, the moments when you question if you’re enough. Real conversations about sacred work.
Direct Mentor Access
Between our gatherings, you have direct access to me for guidance on specific situations. When you’re facing something you’ve never encountered before, you don’t wait—you reach out.
Fast wisdom for time-sensitive moments.
Circle of Wisdom Keepers
Connect with other experienced practitioners walking the same path. These aren’t beginners asking basic questions—these are seasoned companions sharing hard-won insights.
The peer support that comes only from those who understand this calling.
Why Monthly Gatherings Matter
Most programs offer weekly calls with large groups or rushed sessions that barely scratch the surface. That doesn’t serve the depth this work requires. When you’re holding space for someone’s final journey, when families are looking to you for wisdom in their darkest hour, you need more than surface-level support.
Immersion’s monthly rhythm allows for deep reflection between sessions. You take what we explore into your practice, notice what shifts, and return with real insights to share.
Quality over frequency. Depth over convenience.
The Wisdom You’ll Cultivate
- Sacred Presence: How to be fully present without being overwhelmed by the intensity of death and grief
- Family Dynamics: Reading the unspoken tensions, alliances, and fears that shape every family’s journey
- Spiritual Navigation: Supporting diverse beliefs and practices without imposing your own
- Grief Alchemy: Helping families transform raw pain into meaningful connection
- Boundary Mastery: Staying open-hearted while protecting your own well-being
- Legacy Creation: Facilitating the conversations and rituals that honor a life fully lived
Monthly Session
- 3rd Wednesday of each month: 5pmEST
- Duration: until all are heard
- Space is limited due to intimate container and depth of sharing
- Sessions are not recorded
Investment
$997 per month. This reflects the depth of personalized attention and the sacred nature of the work we’re doing together.
You can pause or complete your journey at any time. Most practitioners find their sweet spot after 6-12 months of deep work.
Not Another Program
This isn’t about certificates or marketing materials.
It’s not about building a bigger practice or making more money.
It’s about becoming the kind of companion families remember twenty years later. The presence that helped them find peace in chaos. The guide who helped them say goodbye with love instead of regret.
When you’re ready to move beyond doing doula work to embodying it, Immersion is waiting.
Ready to deepen your calling?
Want to be placed on the waiting list? Or have questions about whether this is right for you?
[Email Deanna Directly] deanna(at)caredoulaeducation(dot)com
“In 25 years of this work, I’ve learned that families don’t need us to be perfect. They need us to be present. They don’t need us to have all the answers. They need us to sit with their questions. Immersion teaches you the difference.”
—Deanna Flores Cochran