Camille Ellis
Grief Coach for Parents After the Loss of a Child to Suicide
Supporting parents in Santa Cruz County and virtually across California.
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I became a grief coach because after losing my youngest son to suicide, I needed this support and could not find it. I created the guidance I once needed for other parents walking this path.
You Are Not Meant to Carry This Alone
Losing a child to suicide changes every part of life. It can bring grief that feels impossible to explain — sorrow, guilt, anger, confusion, isolation, and the overwhelming challenge of continuing to care for family, work, and daily responsibilities while your heart is broken.
I provide one-on-one grief coaching for parents and families navigating the loss of a child to suicide, offering compassionate support as you learn how to live with this loss while honoring your child's life.
You May Be Wondering
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How am I supposed to survive this?
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Will this grief ever feel different?
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Why do I feel so alone, even around people who care?
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How do I keep showing up for my other children and family?
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How do I carry my child's memory without being consumed by how they died?
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These questions are common. You do not have to face them by yourself.
Your child’s life matters more
than the way they died.
Why I Do
This Work
My work as a grief coach began through my own loss.
In 2010, my youngest son died by suicide at age 18.
Like many parents, I was suddenly living with devastating grief while life continued around me. I had other children who still needed care. I had a business to run. Daily responsibilities did not stop because my world had changed.
I searched for support from someone who truly understood what it meant to lose a child while still having to keep living. I could not find the kind of guidance I needed.
So I began creating that path myself.
Through lived experience, self-education, and years of personal healing, I developed the tools that helped me not only survive, but continue to live a meaningful life while carrying my son’s memory with me.
That journey led me to become a certified life coach so I could support other parents facing this unimaginable loss.
How I Help
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Grief after the suicide of a son or daughter
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Guilt and unanswered questions
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Navigating anniversaries and holidays
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Family strain after loss
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Caring for surviving children
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Emotional overwhelm
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Rebuilding daily life after traumatic loss
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Creating meaningful ways to carry your child’s memory forward
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My role is not to rush grief.
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My role is to walk beside you as you learn how to carry your child’s life and memory while continuing to live your own.
My Approach
My work follows three core principles:
REMEMBER
Keeping your child’s life, story, and meaning central.
REGULATE
Supporting you through the emotional realities of grief.
REBUILD
Helping you continue living while honoring the love you carry.
You Do Not Have to Do This Alone
No one can remove this loss.
But you do not have to carry it without support.
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Healing does not mean forgetting your child.
It means learning how to live while keeping love, memory, and meaning with you.
If you would like to talk, I invite you to schedule a confidential introductory call. Together we can explore what support may help you most right now.