Grief Coaching with Nicole

Grief Coaching with Nicole is a Salem-based coaching practice offering compassionate, personalized support for people working through loss of all kinds. Nicole works with clients grieving a partner, spouse or close relationship, the loss of a pet, a job or professional identity, and the disorientation that comes when life no longer looks the way it did. She also supports people grieving someone who is still living, such as a loved one with dementia or chronic illness.

Her path to the work was personal. Within a few short years she lost her partner, Christian, to brain cancer, as well as her dog, Assi, and her mother, while holding a demanding senior leadership role. Before coaching, she spent years as a People & Culture leader guiding teams through layoffs and reorganizations. Her approach is warm and paced to each client, using gentle structure and trauma-informed practices to help people reconnect with themselves.

What to Know

• She is certified through the Institute of Professional Grief Coaching and as a Grief-to-Gratitude Coach.
• Coaching is available one-on-one, virtually or in person, and she also leads group grief sessions.
• Her Remembrance Studio helps families design tributes such as commissioned artwork, memorial jewelry, gatherings and garden installations.
• She speaks to organizations that want to better support employees navigating loss.
• She is a certified sound healer and holds a certification in trauma-informed leadership from the University of North Florida.