Canada

East Van Studio

Online

Mobile (Vancouver, North Van, Burnaby)

Mobile (Salt Spring Island)

Our Gathering Clinic (SSI)

Free 20 minute video call on doxy.me  ** Please ensure you select the ONLINE location at the bottom of this booking page. 

Let's discuss your needs and how I may support you and/or your loved one(s) in moving toward greater peace and comfort.

Free Consultation

For sessions in Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Burnaby. Please ensure you select the 'mobile' location at the bottom of this booking page.

Gentle touch provided in the comfort of your own home or care home, to reduce physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering that often accompanies life-limiting conditions and life's later years.

We will work where you are most comfortable, in your hospital bed, wheelchair, or a reclining chair. Treatment can be provided through comfortable clothing, so getting undressed is optional. 

Sessions include a check in (with you, and/or your substitute decision maker) to determine your needs and to ensure informed consent is maintained throughout our time together. I may suggest after-treatment care that you (or your caregivers) can do for your continued comfort.

I am a Registered Massage Therapist, and can direct bill to several extended health plans. Please note, I can bring a portable reclining chair (very comfortable) if needed. If money is a barrier for you, please ask me about my sliding scale rate.

Mobile Palliative Massage (RMT)

This massage therapy session takes place at Our Gathering Clinic (Salt Spring Island). Please ensure you select the "Our Gathering" location at the bottom of this booking page.

Treatments with me are often deeply relaxing. Because of my background as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (trauma therapy) and end-of-life doula, I have a special interest in providing nurturing massage treatments to

- relieve the stresses of caregiving
- support those who are grieving
- bring comfort to those with serious illness and in the later stages of life, and
- help resolve symptoms of trauma

I also provide general treatments to help your mind and body relax or recover from injury.

Techniques may include:
- shiatsu acupressure
- foot reflexology
- manual lymph drainage
- swedish massage
- gentle, stationary hand contact
- myofascial release

** Session times include a check-in before and after the hands on treatment, holistic assessment, and home care suggestions, when you want them. At your first appointment, we will review an informed consent form, so you can feel empowered as an equal partner in the care you receive.

As a Registered Massage Therapist, I can direct bill to many extended health plans.

RMT at Our Gathering (Salt Spring Island)

This service is available at the East Van Studio. Please note, there are two flights of stairs to access the studio, and a small dog may be present.

Treatments with me are often deeply relaxing. Because of my background as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (trauma therapy) and end-of-life doula, I have a special interest in providing nurturing massage treatments to

- relieve the stresses of caregiving
- support those who are grieving
- bring comfort to those with serious illness and in the later stages of life, and
- help resolve symptoms of trauma

I also provide general treatments to help your mind and body relax or recover from injury.

Techniques may include:
- shiatsu acupressure
- foot reflexology
- manual lymph drainage
- swedish massage
- gentle, stationary hand contact
- myofascial release

** Session times include a check-in before and after the hands on treatment, holistic assessment, and home care suggestions, when you want them. At your first appointment, we will review an informed consent form, so you can feel empowered as an equal partner in the care you receive.

As a Registered Massage Therapist, I can direct bill to many extended health plans.

RMT Massage Therapy (East Van)

For sessions in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, and Salt Spring Island. Please ensure you select your correct location at the bottom of this booking page.

Using gentle techniques of foot reflexology, this treatment may help relax your whole body, improve your quality of sleep, and benefit your mental health. All people are welcome to book my foot reflexology sessions (not limited to palliative care).

We will work with you in a comfortable reclining chair (that I bring, or one of yours).

The session includes a check-in to determine your needs, and to ensure informed consent is maintained throughout the treatment. Self-care suggestions may be offered.

I am a Registered Massage Therapist, and can direct bill to several extended health plans.

Mobile Foot Massage (RMT)

This service is available online and at the East Van Studio and Our Gathering Clinic (on Salt Spring Island). Select the location of your choice in order to see available appointment times. Please note, 45 minute sessions are only available online.

Support for resolving symptoms of chronic stress and trauma such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, insomnia, feeling numb or angry a lot of the time.

Let's work together to gently release old patterns, and find greater ease, peace, and self-compassion in life.

NOT limited to end-of-life concerns.

With your prior consent, gentle touch may be used to support your nervous system in re-learning how to feel safe, and to help it move through stress response patterns of fight - flight - freeze.

Somatic Experiencing®

For sessions on Salt Spring Island. Please ensure you select the 'mobile - SSI' location below.

Support for resolving symptoms of overwhelming grief, chronic stress, and trauma such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, insomnia, feeling numb or angry a lot of the time. 

With your consent, gentle touch may be used (with you seated or lying down) to support the release of old stress patterns and encourage healthy nervous system functioning.

Let's work together to gently release old patterns, and find greater ease, peace, and self-compassion in life. 

NOT limited to end-of-life concerns.

Mobile Somatic Experiencing®

Use this link to book End-of-Life Doula sessions at the East Van Studio, Our Gathering Clinic and online. Select the location of your choice in order to see available appointment times.

Sessions may be helpful if you would like support with holistic end-of-life planning, or if you are experiencing

- grief, anxiety, depression, or other overwhelming emotions 
- fears about death or dying
- unresolved conflicts or hurts
- the challenges of caregiving

Trauma-informed support for grief care, caregiver support, and/or to move towards peace.

Please book a 'Home Visit' for me to come to your home, care home, or hospital. 

Discounted package rates are available. Contact me for more information.

Individual Doula Session

I will come to you, at your home, in a hospice, or hospital. For people with life-limiting illnesses (no matter the stage of illness) and/or their caregivers. Please select the 'mobile' location below. 

If you don't see a time that works for you, please contact me. Other options may be available.  Tel: (778) 838-3235  /  elizabeth@closecomforts.ca

This session can be used in any way that serves you best. Here are some examples:

- support for planning a natural (or MAiD) death at home
- assistance setting up community palliative support services
- learning about the signs of natural death, so you know what to expect (know when to call for medical help, and when it's okay to 'just be' with your loved one)
- working through unresolved emotional or spiritual matters
- working through grief or anxieties
- caregiver support

If ongoing support would be helpful, please contact me about package discounted rates.

Doula Home Visit

Using a combination of discussion in the full group and triads, guided meditation, and real world examples, you will come away from this workshop with a holistic overview of how to prepare yourself (or a loved one) - practically, emotionally, spiritually - to have the most ease and grace possible during the end-of-life phase. You will leave the workshop with practical ‘next steps’ you can take to:

- complete medical-legal documents
- tend to 'unresolved business,' and
- create your own holistic end-of-life care plan.

An optional group follow-up session is available for completing the ‘next steps.’

All participants of the initial workshop will receive 15% off up to four (4) 1-1 private doula sessions with me over the following six (6) month period, for further support in completing the above mentioned ‘next steps.’

Workshop Location and Date: to be determined 
Register your interest by emailing me: elizabeth@closecomforts.ca

You may choose to host a private event in your home, or join a public workshop when sufficient people have signed up.

REFUND POLICY
Will be posted once a date is set.

(photo credit: Britney Berrner & OneSpace)

Elizabeth Close

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Locations

East Van Studio

Online

Mobile (Vancouver, North Van, Burnaby)

Mobile (Salt Spring Island)

Our Gathering Clinic (SSI)