Testimonials
Deanna has a natural ease with deep process and the murky waters of the unconscious. She’s equally adept at holding space for groups and for individuals with warm-hearted curiosity, clarity and directness. It’s clear that she has a great deal of respect for each person’s innate wisdom and a gift for zeroing in on what is important. Her questions are always right on, and coming from such a relaxed, open place that they bring a welcome lightness to the process, even when you’re dealing with difficult issues. Overall, she sends the message that everything in our human experience is not only workable, but useful and interesting. I highly recommend her.
- Jane Brunette
Transpersonal counselor and Buddhist teacher
Deanna is a gifted facilitator of deep transformation. Having worked with her intensively during an ayahuasca retreat and then subsequently for follow up afterwards, I found her unique combination of deep perception, strength and humor to be just the catalyst I needed to make a momentous breakthrough in my life.
I'm looking forward to working with her more in the future: having experienced in-depth work with many therapists, I can say with hand on heart that she is the most gifted I have ever encountered.
- Clare F. Halford
Deanna has deep knowledge and experience working with plant medicines coupled with an integration processing style that feels safe, compassionate and loving. Rather than solely offering her own perspective, she encourages people to draw from their own source of wisdom and listen for answers that come from within, so that the process of discovery feels authentic.
The space that she held at the Temple for my retreat was beautiful --open-hearted, grounded and focused -- and I was incredibly impressed by the insightful way she responded to each person’s journey. In my own personal experience with the medicine, I encountered a difficult expanse of grief buried under many layers of self. Deanna was 100% there for me, not only providing comfort in ceremony during my darkest hour, but afterward, too, as I strived to recognize the fuller meaning of the experience.
Back home, I continued to grapple with what had surfaced during the retreat. Deanna’s support and feedback were invaluable. Working in a private session with her via skype, she was able to help me create an avenue for understanding the role of this emotion in my larger life. Without the processing work I’ve done with her, the opportunity to understand what the medicine was trying to teach me would have been lost, only to slip away again into shadow. For anyone who is struggling to integrate ayahuasca experiences into life, I whole-heartedly recommend Deanna’s sage and gentle guidance through the sometimes challenging but ultimately very rewarding process.
- Dominique Surh
My experience at the Temple was life affirming and healing. It allowed me to rediscover my connection to self and all life. A big part of achieving healing was through group processing with Deanna Rogers, who facilitated our processing circles. Deanna would ask me the right questions, which helped me discover the truth of my experience. I felt seen, understood, and not judged when she talked to me, allowing me to express the fears, confusion, grief, and joy I experienced from drinking ayahuasca. Deanna’s gentle approach is disarming; she creates a space to ask such insightful questions which leads to revelations you don’t expect. Drinking ayahuasca was an incredible experience, but without her guidance I don’t think I could have understood and processed all that I received from it.
- Diane Letemp