Aerlyn Pfeil--Death Doulas NW
Provides Virtual Services
Aerlyn Pfeil is an End-of-Life Doula with Death Doulas NW. She is an educator, and advocate serving individuals and families throughout Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest. With more than 20 years of healthcare experience and over a decade supporting people at the bedside as a death doula, she specializes in compassionate guidance through serious illness, complex and chronic disease, and the end-of-life journey.
Her work includes advance care planning, bedside presence, family education, advocacy, legacy work, and grief support. Aerlyn has particular expertise in Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) and Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), helping individuals and families navigate these deeply personal choices with evidence-based information, practical support, and compassion.
In addition to her client work, Aerlyn develops educational resources and provides training to improve death literacy and expand access to compassionate, evidence-based end-of-life care. She is committed to empowering informed decision-making and ensuring that every person is seen, heard, and supported with dignity.
Counties Served in Person
Columbia, Tillamook, Washington
Services Provided
Advance Care Planning, Community Care Coordination, Death Doula, End of Life Doula, End of Life Planning, Grief Support, Medical Aid in Dying, Patient Advocacy, Post-Death Care Education, Resource Referrals, Unexpected Death, Vigil Planning and Support, Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking