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Allyson O’Neal
Listen to this articleAfter a service injury, Allyson O’Neal retired from the United States Army after four years, reaching the rank of
Sergeant. “This was the beginning of a beautiful career in hospice,” she said. “My retirement also gave me the
opportunity to continue my education and grow into the professional that I am today. I am honored to be a U.S.
Army Veteran and see this as my greatest achievement especially at such a young age.”
This year, O’Neal became an account executive at Hospice of Central PA after previously working as a
chaplain and bereavement coordinator for two years at Heartland Hospice. She is a PhD candidate at Walden
University focusing on health psychology with a concentration in death, dying and bereavement and earned a
bachelor’s degree in psychology with a concentration in counseling from Liberty University. O’Neal is also a
certified field traumatologist, a compassion fatigue educator and therapist, thantanologist, end-of-life doula and
crisis intervention counselor.
O’Neal notes the key to success for her has been persistence. “I have experienced loss, struggles, trials and
tribulations but through them all I have pushed to meet my goals,” she said. “It is that push despite the
difficulties that has allowed me to be where I am today, working with the people that I am so blessed to work
alongside.”
