Alexandra Watson

Offers doula services in Norfolk
Alexandra has indicated that they may be available to provide support
Qualification status:
End of Life Doula in Training

 

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Contact details
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More about me

I am an End of Life (EoL) Doula certified to foundation level, progressing to full diploma. I have also worked separately as a domiciliary care worker with the elderly in and around Norwich and Norfolk and am qualified to NVQ Senior Level 2 in EoL Care Skills. I was working with the palliative care team at my local hospital (the Norfolk and Norwich) as a Butterfly Volunteer, sitting with people at the very end of their lives offering gentle companionship and support to the dying and their families.  I am now a paid member of the same team working as Memory Maker, using doula type techniques to support EoL and palliative patients with emotional support and comfort and legacy planning. When I can I help with Norwich Death Cafe, Compassionate Communities and Norfolk Grief Tending and their first peer to peer support group.

I came to this career after a long and varied work life all over Europe in everything from TEFL English teaching to drag cabaret! I have a degree in French and Spanish and am fluent in both. After looking after some of my own family members as they came to the end and as I started to feel the need to find a more spiritual purpose and meaning to my life, I discovered the EoL Doula role and am now dedicating myself to offering loving, spiritual and practical support to those coming to the end of their lives.

  • I was a little sceptical when introduced to the idea of a death doula for my mum, but Alex was wonderful, and I wish we had found her earlier. Alex made my mum’s final months peaceful and meaningful. She gave mum somebody to talk to, got her out into the fresh air, and supported her to get involved in activities like playing piano, painting her nails, and giving her massages. She was also fantastic at supporting us, giving us practical advice, liaising with mum’s care home staff to help us problem solve concerns, getting items that mum needed fast, and helping us navigate difficult conversations. On the day that mum passed Alex was fantastic in bringing us food, coffee, and emotional support throughout the day. Alex was professional, empathetic, and sensitive. She helped guide us through a very difficult experience that we had not been through before. I would highly recommend getting her involved as soon as possible.

     Annabelle, Thetford, Norfolk

  • Alex is a special person who knows deeply the needs of families handling death. She is super skilled at being there when needed. She is knowledgeable about the process of dying. This includes the needed practicalities, for example she is proactive with clear communications around availability, telephone and message time and made herself available in person too. I just felt she was there with me throughout. She knows well how the anticipation of needs can work wonders in supporting families, equipping them to better function in difficult emotional times. I felt I could be vulnerable and I could be strong at the same time thanks to Alex’s care and service.

     Anna, East Anglia