Testimonials
“I am so grateful to you for helping me overcome a lot of challenges. Your encouragement and compassion, understanding, and guidance to get unstuck in parts of my communication and helping me accept more of the parts of me that I had a difficult time with has been a beautiful sigh of relief. You have a special way of making people feel comfortable, seen, and heard. You listen really well and allow a very safe space for someone to open up.”
Norell
“I've been going to therapy every two weeks for 3 years now, but during this week I was able to understand and reconnect with myself in a way that I haven't been able to ever. It refocused my healing journey and now I feel like the real work is just beginning. It is a transitional period in my life but I am leaning into it; I am curious about it and am excited to see what is in store for my future and I owe that to the intense plant medicine journey and for Vevian for providing such a safe container to have this sacred and scary experience! TRULY life changing!”
Melissa
“Thank you for listening to your calling! You have made a tremendous difference in my life! The retreat was everything I needed! You targeted and saw things I didn't, helped me put things into perspective, and opened my eyes to so many things! This retreat has opened me up to accept my past and has given me hope for the future! I know I have a lot of work to do, but this retreat has been a life-changing experience!”
Karen
“Where do I start?I have been in some form of therapy or on some type of medication for what seems like forever. I reached a point recently where I just needed to try something different in my life. So I started doing phone calls with Vevian which then led to a retreat in Costa Rica. I was really nervous about doing the plant medicine journeys. I've never done anything like this in my whole life.
Well to say that my mind was blown is an understatement. It was both magical and overwhelming. I don't think I had felt so many emotions in one day.The experience has reframed my mindset on how to approach and handle my emotions, it provided a shift on where i need to continue healing, I feel different since returning home, and I feel very hopeful about my future!
Vevian provided a safe space for us to open up. I would happily do another retreat with her down the road, Thank you for the experience and for allowing me to let go of so much. You are truly amazing.”
Erica
“First of all, I want to start by telling you that no words in the human language could ever describe the tremendous gratitude I feel for what the work with Vevian has done for me. But I will try, as I know that reading my words will encourage so many others to take a step toward freedom in life.
I suffered from chronic anxiety, guilt, shame, and deep emotional pain from unresolved childhood trauma. I was looking for a therapist to hold space for me and help me while taking psilocybin to come in contact with, and work through, the inner pain I've been unable to process on my own. During my first Zoom meeting with Vevian, I knew in a split second that this was it. I felt safe, seen, heard, and respected in a way I had never experienced with any therapist before (and believe me, l've been to so many during the years). She was the space holder I'd been looking for my entire life.
After a couple of Zoom sessions, Vevian came to my house early in the morning. She sat by my side during the entire session and seemed to know what to say at the exact moment intuitively; she played music that followed my inner journey incredibly and gave me somatic comfort as well as being energetically present. I felt so safe and could process a lot of unresolved trauma, and I didn't feel scared at any point. Doing this inner work with Vevian was a turning point and a game-changer in my life. I feel that I finally have the courage to walk away from my people-pleasing past filled with guilt and my deep fear of being abandoned.
I'm starting to see so many possibilities that I have the power to live my life exactly as I want and that my needs are the most important thing. And that I, myself, am the only one who can make these changes; I am responsible for my own life. Also, I have been able to reduce my SSRI (I've been on it for over 20 years) to the smallest dosage, and I am sure that within one year from now, I will finally be completely free from this as well.Because there is nothing wrong with me, l'm not sick. I just had unresolved emotions, and I will forever and ever be grateful for Vevian helping me to believe in myself again. I could never have done this without her.
Vevian has this natural aura of deep security.
She makes you feel relaxed, and at the same time, she is an incredible woman of wise wisdom. So far away from the toxic so-called guru mentality you could possibly come. I'm so proud of myself for following my intuition to start working with her. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself!”
Linda
“I have been following Vevian on Instagram for many years. When she announced the retreat, I wanted to give it a try. At first, I was looking for a trip to Costa Rica with someone that I knew would be trustworthy. Then, the coaching started. I never had spoken to a therapist or a coach or even thought about doing that, but Vevian made it seem like I was talking to a long-time friend. No judgment, no critiquing, and most importantly, she listened.
I had never tried plant medicine or their journeys, but I was open to them. I was never skeptical or afraid of them. After the calls and getting to know each other better, I became more excited about the trip and journey with the plant medicines.
The amount of love, relief, and lightness I felt after my journey and the plant medicines was like nothing I had ever experienced, and we had the best guide!
Vevian. She was amazing in guiding us through the challenging visions, and her energy of calmness and peace would be transferred to us with a gentle touch.
Words can't describe the immense peace I experienced after this week.
Everyone needs this to heal their inner self and become at peace. I have been telling all my friends and siblings about it. Some still do not want to try any of the plant medicines or even take a trip with "strangers," but I truly feel like everyone needs this retreat with Vevian. It has changed my life, and I will definitely be back next year. And not leave out, I made two close friends for life. Thank you, Vevian and Kat, for being there for me in the most traumatic experience of my life and making it a positive journey where I felt so loved and at peace.”
Nancy
“The pain and trauma I experienced as a child and early adult left me harboring anger and shame. I moved on from one life stage to another living in survival mode without allowing myself joy or rest. The unsympathetic way I treated myself permeated my closest relationships.
Releasing those deep stored emotions has given me a great deal of understanding and compassion for myself. I'm so grateful to Vevian and the amazing 2 women I met who helped me begin processing the trauma l experienced. I felt safe and nurtured through the entire experience. It has made me realize how much of an impact I have on my family. Ive started sharing small acts of kindness to my family and they welcome these acts with so much appreciation that it brings me to tears.
Eternally thankful for the experience.”
Katherine
“It is difficult to explain last week, as each day brought completely unexpected and profound experiences that I will NEVER forget. Vevian, I am so eternally grateful to you for your kindness and your immense thoughtfulness. From our ZOOM calls that preceded the retreat, to the loving way you cooked and provided nourishing meals each day and for introducing us to the most delicious, exotic and tantalizing fruits of Costa Rica that you so lovingly cut up and made available each and every day, and for choosing one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the jungles of Costa Rica, what a perfect and safe place for the three of us.
You have a true gift and I was so proud to see you practice your gifts unharnessed, and unselfishly.”
Gayleen
“Where do I even begin! I came to this retreat with no expectations. I came with an open mind and nerves. There truly are no words that can come close to sharing my experience. Vevian gave me more than a paradise getaway. Vevian gave me hope and vision for the first time in my life. The safe space that was provided during this journey filled my heart and body with the most beautiful sensual feelings! For the first time, I can feel who I am. I can feel pure happiness in my mind, body and life! Vevian's energy is on a whole other level that just exudes into every second of this beautiful journey. I am already looking forward to next year as I will be returning for a second journey. This process is never ending but it can be done with the right soul guiding you and knowing you have the strength in you to heal!”
Kat
“When we first started working together, in late Nov ‘24, I was dealing with spontaneous bouts of depression that would feel like this overwhelming grief. At around the third session, thanks to your guidance and inquisitive questioning, I had a profound realization…it was a surreal moment, actually. I had not fully realized the scope of all of the traumas that I had been through, starting from my early teenage years, and up until now at 44 years old. This realization and the exercise you walked me through, connecting with that younger girl inside of me, helped to lift sooo much grief and wounding in my heart. I seriously felt like my energy was lighter. I feel now like it all makes so much sense! But I don’t know that I would’ve ever come to such profound realizations on my own- without Vevian’s compassion, support and guidance.”
Terry