M. Christine Kennedy

Grief · Loss · Trauma · Spirituality · Meaning

For nearly four decades, Dr. M. Christine Kennedy has worked with individuals and families navigating grief, loss, trauma, death, and major life transitions.

Her career began in parish ministry and hospice chaplaincy, where she supported people at the end of life and families living through profound loss. Since then, her work has spanned hospice care, counseling, higher education, research, public service, and organizational leadership.

Dr. Kennedy has led bereavement programs serving hundreds of families each year, supervised multidisciplinary teams, contributed to statewide family-service programs, led university-based research focused on health, religion, and spirituality, and taught graduate students about trauma. She has also spent many years in private practice as a licensed professional counselor with a focus on grief, trauma, and meaning after loss.

Her work is grounded in the understanding that grief is not simply something to “get over,” but an experience that can reshape identity, relationships, beliefs, and the way a person understands life itself. She also has experience with near-death and spiritually transformative experiences and approaches these subjects with openness and respect.

Education & Credentials

Ph.D., Pastoral Counseling and Supervision — Loyola University Maryland
M.Div. — Harvard Divinity School
M.A., Counseling and Human Development — University of Iowa
Licensed Professional Counselor — Pennsylvania

Grief · Transition · Meaning-Centered Coaching

Dr. M. Christine Kennedy brings nearly 40 years of experience in grief, trauma, spirituality, life transition, and meaning-centered work. Her career began as a parish minister and hospice chaplain, supporting individuals and families through death, loss, and major life change.

She has since led grief programs, supervised clinical teams, worked in state government and university research, taught trauma studies, and spent the past decade in private practice as a licensed therapist.

Her coaching is designed for people navigating grief, burnout, career change, retirement, divorce, difficult decisions, or major personal transitions. She also works with individuals integrating Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs).

Christine’s style is direct, thoughtful, and grounded. She helps clients gain clarity, identify what matters most, and create practical next steps.

* Ph.D. — Loyola University Maryland
* M.Div. — Harvard Divinity School
* LPC — Pennsylvania

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April Michelle

Dr. Christine Kennedy

Tending the Threshold™

Program: Understanding Grief, Death & the Mystery Beyond
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Certification: Certified Threshold Guide / Clinical & Mystical Grief Integration Specialist

Mystical Mastery Arts is proud to announce an upcoming collaboration between April Michelle and Dr. Christine Kennedy—bringing together spiritual insight and clinical expertise to create a powerful new experience:

Tending the Threshold™

A Transformational Program & Certification

This is not a traditional death doula program.
This is a fusion of science, spirit, and consciousness—designed to redefine how we understand grief, transition, and the end-of-life journey.

April Michelle, psychic medium, QHHT practitioner, and founder of Mystical Mastery Arts, brings decades of experience guiding clients through spiritual awakening, life transitions, and connection to the Higher Self.

Dr. Christine Kennedy, ordained minister, licensed counselor, and educator with advanced training from leading institutions, brings depth in grief, trauma, identity, and evidence-based care.

Together, they are creating a next-level program that blends:

Spiritual understanding of death and transition
Clinical psychology and neurobiology of grief
Ritual, intuitive guidance, and energetic support
Real-world application for practitioners and caregivers

This course is designed for both individual transformation program and professional certification—bridging the gap between the mystical and the academic.

🔮 Upcoming Live Q&A Experience

We’re inviting you to be part of the creation process.

A live 2-hour Q&A session is coming soon—where you’ll be able to:

Ask questions directly
Share what you want to learn
Help shape the structure and content of this course

Your insight will help us build a program that truly serves—from those personally navigating grief to professionals ready to guide others.

✨ This is more than a course.
This is a movement to honor death as a sacred, supported, and deeply understood transition.

Stay tuned for the Q&A announcement.