Turning Your Bitter Into Better
Empowerment through inspired counseling and therapy services to heal and transform the brokenhearted
With great love, there is great grief…
When we lose someone we love, we must learn not to live without them, but to live with the love they left behind
Our Services
Grief Coaching
Grief coaching is a specialized approach to overcoming the fears and anxiety one may experience after the loss of a loved one. Our coaches are trained and certified to deliver compassionate practices catered to your needs and level of comfortability.
Funeral Planning
We invite you to ease the emotional pain of funeral planning. Let our experts guide you through the funeral planning process seamlessly, effortlessly, and with dignity and grace. We also have partners who can help with every step of the process.
Prayer & Meditation
From prayer to individual and guided meditation, get prayer for your healing, family, or to overcome the grieving process. We teach you how to become grounded, centered, relaxed and at peace in a safe, loving, and accepting environment.
Grief Reiki
Coaching
Reiki promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety through gentle touch. Coach Sonja uses her hands to deliver Christ-Centered healing energy to your body, improving the flow and balance to support healing, calm, serenity and peace.
Motivational
Speaker & Soloist
Our Coach Sonja is also a renowned motivational speaker and soloist. If you need an engaging speaker or professional psalmist, connect with us to learn more. From weddings to homegoings to retreats, we have you covered. We travel too!
Relationship
Coaching
We coach you on maintaining and solidifying a long-term commitment. Therapy can heal your relationship with God, self and others. Talk to someone you can trust in a non-judgemental, confidential and empathetic environment
“Little by little we let go of loss, but never of love. If you don't feel your best today, allow yourself that space. This is hard. You don't have to process it all at once.”
Meet Coach Sonja
Sonja Shockley
Founder, CEO
Sonja Shockley is an inspirational singer, motivational speaker, hospice chaplain, and Founder and CEO of Sonja, The Grief Coach, INC. She leads a dynamic coaching business offering emotional and spiritual nurturing to those who have been deeply wounded and are suffering from the pain and suffering of grief and loss.
Our Methodology
We subscribe to The Grief Recovery Method®, which is one of the most comprehensive Grief Recovery education and certifications available. Our trained and professional grief counselor will deliver an action-based, powerful, and directed approach to healing.
Proven
Testimonials
After experiencing a session with Sonja, the grief coach, my attitude about myself, family and business has shifted 180 degrees. I realized I had to embrace change and move forward by making positive choices and accepting what God has for me. I love how Sonja can articulate and analyze a situation that creates awareness when dealing with grief and pain. Sonja has been an answer to prayer, turning my bitter into better.
— C.M.P.
Coach Sonja presents with grace that creates a peaceful calm and safe experience to change bitter into better.
— S.A.S.
Coach Sonja is a compassionate, empathetic and attentive listener. She holds a safe non judgemental space that allows grievers to share with dignity and respect.
— C.N.V.
I find Coach Sonja to be attentive, jovial and genuine. Her wisdom and insight encouraged me to look at my pain through a different lens.
— A.S.
Funeral Service
Partner
When you need quality, dependable, and reasonably priced funeral services, look no further than our partner, Wallace Harrison Funeral Home (WHFH). WHFH has been serving the needs of the community for nearly a decade. Their team is trained, certified, and equipped to honor your loved one and guide you through each step of the grieving process with the care and empathy you deserve. We work with their clients on funeral and transition planning, in addition to grief counseling.