The Walk With Thee Doula Academy trains end-of-life doulas and hospice CNAs in Alabama's most distinctive care philosophy. Graduates may practice solo or join the Walk With Thee team.
A 12-week immersive program with weekly Circle Calls, an RN integration session, graduation ceremony, and 6 months of mentorship after completion. Built for those called to this work.
For licensed CNAs ready to specialize in hospice and palliative care — trained in the doula-centered philosophy that no other program in Alabama offers. CHPNA® aligned.
Walk With Thee Academy is built to equip you completely — from your first lesson to your first client.
All 16 NEDA-aligned lessons, 9–11 hours of content developed by a NEDA Listed EOL Doula Educator — Bernadette Burroughs, RN.
A 2–2.5 hour live final integration and certification session — required for completion. This is a ceremony, not a class.
Issued after all 16 modules, attendance at the live session, and participation in the Walk With Thee Doula Commitment Pledge.
L16 includes a Walk With Thee study guide to prepare you for the optional NEDA Proficiency Badge exam ($115, 85% passing score).
Join an ongoing community of Walk With Thee doulas, mentors, and alumni. You don't walk alone after you graduate.
Learn the Walk With Thee agency model and how to work as a contracted doula through the academy — or launch your own solo practice.
"You are not there to evaluate how they lived. You are there to honor how they die."
End-of-life work is not a career choice. It is a calling. The person called to this work is rare — they can sit in the quiet of a dying room without flinching, and hold a grieving family with steady hands and a steady spirit.
At Walk With Thee Academy, every lesson is threaded with one non-negotiable standard: humility and non-judgment. We do not know people's stories. We have no right to judge anyone we care for, nor their family, nor their friends.
You will sit with people whose lives look nothing like yours. Whose choices you may not understand. And you will honor them anyway. That is the Walk With Thee standard — and it is the thread that runs through every lesson and every room you will ever enter.
Every lesson is designed to prepare you for real work in real rooms with real families.
Awarded upon successful completion of all requirements. Documents your training as an End-of-Life Doula through Walk With Thee Training Academy.
Optional after program completion. Walk With Thee covers all NEDA Core Competencies and prepares you for the optional NEDA Proficiency Badge assessment.
2 to 2.5 Hours · Required · Not Optional
This session is longer than a regular class by design. This is not a wrap-up call. This is a ceremony.