Transform your loss.
Transform your life.
Discover The 11 Principles of Transformation®️ a guide to take you from grief to growth
Feel seen, supported, and understood through grief
A compassionate path for individuals and families seeking grief counseling, grief support, and understanding after loss.
You don’t have to navigate grief alone
Many people searching for grief counseling are not only looking for support, they are seeking guidance for the challenges grief brings into their lives. As a trusted grief specialist in Miami, Ligia with her system The 11 Principles of Transformation® offers a compassionate space where grief can be honored, validated, and understood.
Compassionate support
Trusted experience
A transformational path
You are here for more than support
The 11 Principles of Transformation®
A compassionate path from grief to growth
The 11 Principles of Transformation® help you:
- RUnderstand your grief
- RValidate your emotions
- RReconnect with meaning
- RHonor your loss
- RMove forward with purpose
Grief is the natural
and unique response to loss
You may be grieving:
Loss of a loved one
It is possible to
transform grief into something meaningful
Thousands of individuals have found peace, understanding, and hope through the principles.
The 11 Principles of Transformation®
at your pace, in your own way
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The 11 Principles of Transformation® are the core of Ligia’s work, while support remains flexible, personalized, and adaptable to your needs.
Meet
Ligia Houben
Ligia Houben is a transformational grief expert, author, podcaster, and international speaker with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals transform grief into purpose. She is the creator of the 11 Principles of Transformation® and offers a unique blend of academic knowledge, compassionate care, and real-world experience. Ligia Houben is the founder of The Center for Transforming Lives in Miami, Florida.
Bilingual
Author & International Speaker
Certified Thanatologist
+20
Years of Experience in Grief
Support and Transformation
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Grief Support Specialist
Certificate Course
Begin healing through
insight and understanding
Transform your loss:
Your guide to strength and hope
A foundational book introducing The 11 Principles of Transformation®
Allow me to live my grief…
and heal from the inside out
A validating guide to understanding grief and healing after the loss of a loved one.
*Books available in English and Spanish
Healing through grief
with purpose
Join our community of hope and transformation
Discover compassionate conversations, practical tools, and heartfelt guidance to help you validate your grief, heal from the inside out, and learn how to live with purpose, meaning, and hope even after experiencing profound loss with Ligia’s YouTube Channel.
Ligia has worked with
You’re not alone
Stories of healing and hope
Many individuals, families, and organizations have found support, understanding, and meaningful guidance.
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“Being a professional who has specialized in the field of grief and loss since 1979, I am aware of Ligia’s contribution she made to the literature with her book Counseling Hispanics Through Loss, Grief, and Bereavement. Moreover, she created a grief model entitled The 11 Principles of Transformation®, this is a system that helps people transform grief into growth and has been presented nationwide in more than 100 cities.”
Howard R. Winokuer, PhD, FT
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“Ligia Houben has gone through difficult times and precisely because of her ability to handle everything that life presented to her, she is a magnificent consultant and coach. She is sensitive, empathetic, and willing to work with someone until problems have been identified, and solutions have been implemented.”
Joachim DePosada
Global CSP
★★★★★
“Her loving and kind approach has helped me through some of my most difficult times. This was my first experience with a therapist and from the first date I felt completely comfortable with Ligia. I am eternally grateful to Ligia for everything she has done for me and I absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for her help.”
Patricia Monterrey
Take the first step
toward healing
You can feel supported, understood, and gently guided through grief.
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