Meet Karen ...

Karen Hendrickson is a professional Coach in Life, Death, Grief and all the messy in-between.  

With over 35 years as corporate business, leadership and human resources professional, Karen has extensive training and expertise in communications, CTI Co-active Coaching, relationship management, and conflict resolution.  With training and experience in emotional intelligence, public speaking, training and facilitation of large and small groups, Karen is well versed in the human dynamic, and what it takes to support others through change, challenges and difficult times.   Karen's work is centered from your heart, and allows you to achieve not only your desired goals, but even more importantly, you will achieve goals that truly provide you with your desired feelings about life and living.

Karen is a Co-founder of The Death Doula Network of BC;  and a Licensed Willow EOL Educator, As a certified End of Life Doula, and a member of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada, The National End of Life Doula Alliance, and the Death Doula Ontario Network, she is committed to a regulated and monitored scope of practice.  Karen is a UBC Health Student Mentor and has received certification as a Grief & Loss Support Group Facilitator, as well as having completed hospice volunteer training.

Karen has completed significant training and education from Queen's University, Banff Centre for Leadership, UBC and SFU's schools of business; along with training and experience in collective bargaining negotiations, mediation, grievance and conflict resolution and human relations.