Skip to main content
  • Conferences
  • Speakers
  • Skillcamp
Notifications
  • Strategies for Online and Offline Success
    ×
  • That Will Get You Speaking Engagements in 2024
    ×
  • For a Meeting or Talk
    ×
  • SpeakerHub's commitment to innovation and user-centric design.
    ×
  • How to Make Your Public Speech Professional and Memorable
    ×
  • SIGN UP
  • SIGN IN
  1. Home
  2. Find a speaker
  3. Dr. Darlene - Dr. Dee- Williams - The Grief & Loss Expert™
Dr. Darlene - Dr. Dee- Williams - The Grief & Loss Expert™'s cover banner
Dr. Darlene - Dr. Dee- Williams - The Grief & Loss Expert™'s picture

Dr. Darlene - Dr. Dee- Williams - The Grief & Loss Expert™

PhD
Founder & Chief Consultant
Darlene Williams Consulting, LLC
Country or state 
United States (New York)
Available to 
Global
City 
Saint Albans
Fee 
Ask for pricing
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/New_York

Personal Details

Bio

Dr. Dee, The Grief Expert™, is a nationally recognized grief and transformation authority who helps individuals, faith leaders, and organizations heal from life’s deepest losses and lead with renewed purpose. Through her proprietary signature frameworks, programs, keynote speaking, books, and media outlets, Dr. Dee transforms pain into power—guiding others from silent suffering to spiritual, emotional, and professional wholeness.

Current position (1)

Founder & Chief Consultant

Darlene Williams Consulting, LLC

Achievements (5)
Licensed Chaplain & Minister
ICF-Accredited Coach Training - Certified Life Coach Institu
Certified Grief Coach — International Association of Thera
Certified Keynote Speaker — Next Level Speaker’s Academy
Vistage Executive Chair Coaching Academy
Degrees (5)
Public Policy & Administration
Walden University
2012 to 2014
Doctor of Religious Education (D.R.E.)
International Seminary
2023 to 2025
Master of Public Policy & Administration
Metropolitan College of NY
2003 to 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Human Services
Audrey Cohen College
1998 to 2000
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts
Borough of Manhattan Community College
1992 to 1994

Presentations

Presentations (14)
Transformational Leadership: Leading with Courage, Clarity, and Compassion

Discover how to lead from the inside out. Dr. Dee reveals how transformational leadership begins with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and purpose—empowering leaders to inspire trust, drive impact, and create lasting change.

Emotional Wellness: The Missing Link to Sustainable Success

True leadership starts with emotional wholeness. This session helps leaders identify hidden burnout, regulate emotions, and build habits that foster peace, focus, and long-term resilience.

Grief Recovery & Healing: Turning Loss into Leadership Strength

Grief doesn’t end your story—it deepens it. Through her Restoring Bountiful Joy™ framework, Dr. Dee teaches how to process pain, honor loss, and transform grief into growth, healing, and renewed purpose.

Trauma-Informed Coaching: Healing Before Leading

Leadership without healing leads to harm. Dr. Dee introduces trauma-informed coaching principles that create safety, trust, and transformation—for both leaders and the teams they serve.

Faith & Mental Health: Where Spiritual Strength Meets Emotional Stability

Dr. Dee breaks the silence around faith and mental health, offering a compassionate roadmap for believers and leaders to nurture spiritual peace while addressing emotional realities.

Personal Growth & Transformation: Becoming the Leader You Were Created to Be

This signature keynote invites audiences to embrace change as sacred ground for growth. Dr. Dee guides participants through the process of renewal, healing, and becoming their most aligned, powerful selves.

Christian Leadership & Ministry Development: Servant Leadership for a New Generation

Blending biblical wisdom with modern leadership strategy, Dr. Dee equips pastors, ministers, and faith leaders to shepherd effectively, lead authentically, and sustain spiritual and emotional health.

Authentic & Heart-Centered Leadership: Leading with Integrity and Impact

People don’t follow titles—they follow trust. Dr. Dee helps leaders embrace vulnerability, compassion, and courage as strengths that transform teams and elevate influence.

Resilience & Burnout Recovery: Bouncing Back Without Breaking Down

Learn to reset, refocus, and rise. Dr. Dee shares practical tools to overcome exhaustion, restore motivation, and cultivate resilience that endures in seasons of high demand.

Organizational Wellness & Culture: Leading People, Not Just Performance

Healthy organizations start with healthy leaders. This session offers strategies to build cultures of care, clarity, and accountability—where wellness and performance thrive together.

Executive Coaching & Development: The Inner Work of Outer Success

Great executives aren’t just strategic—they’re self-aware. Dr. Dee equips leaders to navigate complexity, conflict, and change with emotional intelligence, confidence, and grace under pressure.

Purpose & Identity Development: Rediscovering Who You Are and Why You Lead

This transformative session helps leaders reconnect to their “why.” Dr. Dee equips participants to move beyond titles and trauma, rediscovering their authentic purpose and personal mission.

Women in Leadership: Rise, Reclaim, and Redefine Power

A bold call for women to lead unapologetically. Dr. Dee empowers women to silence self-doubt, embrace their brilliance, and rise as visionary, faith-filled leaders who influence with heart and strategy.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Healing the Heart of Leadership

True equity begins within. This talk invites leaders to practice empathy, cultural humility, and healing-centered leadership that honors every voice and fosters genuine inclusion.

Past talks (23)
Onward Together
Nonprofit New York Annual Conference
New York
Guest Interview
Close-up Radio with Jim Masters
Virtual
Her Voice, Her Vision. Her Victory
Sister Leaders – Crowned To Lead Empowerment Summit
VA and Virtual
The Impact of Grief and Loss
New Jerusalem Worship Center
Queens, NY
Black Brooklyn Empowerment Summit II
Dubois Bunch Center for Public Policy & School for Business
Medger Evers College
Comedy With A Cause Benefit
WPIX11 Monica Makes It Happen
New York
Influential People In NYC
WPIX11 Monica Makes It Happen
New York
Closed for Crime? Why Is This Local Target Shutting Down?
NBC News – Featured Guest
New York
Crime in New York
NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Asian Legislative Caucus
Albany
Nonprofit Con
City & State
New York
BoardCon
City & State
New York
Encuentro Digital Equity Latino Skilling Symposium
Hispanic Federation
Washington, DC
Crowned & Courageous Conversations: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women of Color
Center for Leadership Development
New York
Grace in Grief: Finding God's Strength Through Loss
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of Naples
Naples, Florida
Joy in the Journey Through Grief and Loss
First St. John's Missionary Baptist Church
Fort Myers, Florida
Instability of Housing in the United States
Beyond Housing – National Conversation on Child Homelessness and Poverty
Washington, DC
Women’s Safety in NYC
John Reisenbach Foundation
New York
Changing the Culture of Mental Health
Cities Thrive Mental Health Leadership Conference
New York
Guest Panelist
WPIX11, NBC News - • BronxNet Television
New York
Public Service Announcement: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
New York
Mental Health in the Faith-Based Community
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
New York
Mentoring Day – Mental Health in the Black Community
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Mentoring
New York
Teen Leadership Summit – Successful Interviewing Skills
Nassau County Chapter Jack and Jill of America, Inc
Long Island, New York
  • All (2)
  • Videos
  • Photos (1)
  • Slides (1)
This speaker hasn't uploaded any videos yet.
Grief-Tested. God-Crowned
This speaker hasn't uploaded any one sheet yet.
This speaker hasn't uploaded any press information yet.

Books & Articles (15)

Her Pen, Her Peace – The Power of Silence
Dr. Karen Hills Pruden,
2025
Maya and the Map of Me
Amazon,
2025
Cory And The Map Of Me: Joy In Journey
2025
Leah - Becoming Me: Identity, Impact, and Inner Strength
2025
Elijah - Becoming Me: Identity, Identity, Impact, and Inner Strength
2025
Jada – Unlocking Me: The Journey to Who I Am
2025
Brandon - Unlocking Me: The Journey To Who I Am
2025
Rooted & Rising College Edition: A Guided Journal for Identity, Growth, & Purpose
2025
Workbook - Workbook of Father, Mother, Sister: MY Grief – BUT GOD! Moving Forward Without Pieces of My Heart: A Healing Journey After Grief and Loss
2024
Father, Mother, Sister: MY Grief – BUT GOD! Moving Forward Without Pieces of My Heart: A Healing Journey After Grief and Loss
2024
FPS: Freedom Positioning System: Spiritual Navigation to Freedom for Your Spirit, Soul & Body.
2014
N.Y. Black and Brown Supportive Housing Leaders: Ensuring Equitable, Racially Sensitive Vaccination Rollout – Medium
Championing Mental Well-being for NYC Veterans and Their Families
City of Aspiration: 150 Ideas for Building a More Equitable NYC – Center for an Urban Future
Solving the Staffing Crisis Facing NYC’s Human Services Organizations – Center for an Urban Future

Expertise (14)

Health & Well-being
Leadership
Education
Business
Government
Transformational Leadership emotional wellness Executive Coaching & Development Personal growth & transformation Authentic & Heart-Centered Leadership Grief Recovery & Healing Trauma-Informed Coaching Christian Leadership Christian Faith and Mental Health

Awards & certifications (9)

Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award - President Joseph
The White House
2023
Nonprofit Players
PoliticsNY & AMNY Metro
2023
Nonprofit Players
PoliticsNY & AMNY Metro
2024
Most Notable Black Leaders
Crain’s New York
2024
Nonprofit Trailblazers
City & State
2024
Manhattan Power List
City & State
2024
Queens Power Players
Schneps Media
2024
Manhattan Power Players
Schneps Media
2024
Above & Beyond Gen X
City & State
2024
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

I’m not just a speaker—I’m a transformational experience.

Similar to Dr. Darlene - Dr. Dee-
  • Pat Doney's picture
    Pat
    Doney
    Sports Anchor / Reporter
    NBC Dallas
  • Lillian Ogbogoh's picture
    Lillian
    Ogbogoh
    Founder
    Lillian Ogbogoh
  • Jeremy Harrell's picture
    Jeremy
    Harrell
    Founder and CEO
    Veteran’s Club INC.
  • Tony Hernandez Pumarejo's picture
    Tony
    Hernandez Pumarejo
    Certified International Coach/ Speaker
    THP Global LLC
  • Cadence Robertson's picture
    Cadence
    Robertson
    Owner
    Family Health Line
  • Speakers
  • Agencies
  • Events
  • How it works
  • Blog
  • Upgrade
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Organizers
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • FAQ
  • API
  • Contact
  • Corporate Speakers Bureau & CRM
  • Motivational speakers
  • Leadership speakers
  • Business speakers
  • Inspirational speakers
  • Keynote speakers
  • Corporate speakers
  • Celebrity speakers
  • Top 50 Business Speakers
  • Top 50 Leadership Speakers
  • Top 50 Motivational Speakers
  • Top 50 Technology Speakers

Get speaking tips & so much more!

Twice a month we send you speaking tips, training ideas and lots of useful updates.

© 2026 SpeakerHub
All rights reserved.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • SoundCloud