Client Testimonials
Dawn is a thoughtful and gifted ceremony facilitator! I had a beautiful and impactful experience with her as a guide, and felt fully cared for before, during, and after the ceremony. I couldn’t recommend her more - it’s COMPLETELY worth it! She put so much thought into EVERY ASPECT with every detail thought out. This isn’t just another journey, Dawn’s work is truly dedicated to holding space, diving deep (if one is ready and willing to go there- which I was!), and taking a big step towards healing deep wounds, thought patterns, and trauma.
The ceremony “package” included 2 prep sessions before and 2 integration sessions after… While at first I wasn’t sure what to expect from the prep sessions, they were both powerful experiences that went much deeper than I ever imagined. This made it clear why she asks for a robust amount of information about you in advance… It's all in service of allowing for the best possible journey, and helping to guide you through the self inquiry needed to meet yourself and what comes up with love and compassion. Dawn used her intuition and training, along with multiple conversations with me to decide what aspects may need further attention and a deeper dive, and I got SO MUCH out of the work we did beforehand- it really was the perfect prep. At first I thought I didn’t really need the integration sessions afterward since I wasn’t struggling with anything in particular, BUT I loved getting to have conversations around what was showing up, what I was processing, and found it super valuable to connect with her in this way, to be seen and supported, and it felt really good.
Dawn is well versed in being a trauma informed facilitator which is abundantly clear as your consent and safety are paramount (Dawn excels at this!). If you’ve had bad experiences in the past, it’s safe to say, you’ll be in good hands with her. Also a sweet bonus: Dawn made food for me after ceremony and breakfast the next morning 😊
This is the first truly intentional ceremony I’ve been led in - one where there’s both space to let your experience be what it needs to be, and where we were working to shed light on root causes of belief patterns. My experience opened so many doors, helped me see and feel myself in a different (and kinder) light, and I could see what’s possible with continued inquiry and self reflection. This journey with Dawn was amazing - what I’ve discovered is it’s not about having a life changing one time experience where life is never the same, but about opening a door to see a path forward with a little less pain and a little (or a lot) more love ❤️. I can't wait to do it again.
- Kristina C.
“Dawn really took her time to get to know me and my unique situation. I felt immediately comfortable in her presence; like I could completely just be myself. During a process that Dawn led me through to help me complete stress cycles, she also used Reiki which made it extremely powerful. It is hard to describe in words! Her depth of knowledge and expertise is out of this world and I highly recommend working with her.”
- Jess Erickson
“My name is Hilary, I’m a Massage Therapist & Reiki Practitioner. I just completed a 10 session healing package designed by Dawn Proctor and I want to share my experience with everyone!
Dawn is such a knowledgeable and intuitive healer. She helped me work through some deep issues and past traumas in creative ways that did not require me to relive past traumas. She helped me refine tools I was already utilizing like breathwork and gave me some brand new ones I’d never heard of.
Dawn’s work is very unique to her, you won’t find this anywhere else. As an energy worker it was really interesting experiencing an emotional release in such a different way. It was like therapy but so much more. I feel more in-tune with my inner workings and unspoken needs since our sessions. Due to distance and Covid we did our sessions via zoom calls which I actually preferred because it was super easy to record the meetings for me to go over on my own time later(it can be hard to remember everything that goes on) and because I felt very comfortable and safe in my own space. Thank you Dawn!"
- Hilary Jane Greenfield
“I worked with Dawn from January to July of 2021. I honestly did not know what to expect from coaching sessions because it was my first experience doing anything of that nature. I was expecting maybe weekly check-ins and some moral support. What I didn’t realize was how in-depth and transformative these sessions could be.
From the beginning, Dawn provided a safe atmosphere which made me feel comfortable opening up. She was very professional, attentive, and she compassionately guided me through each session. She is a great listener. She really helped me fine-tune my goals and dreams. She helped me to create a clear vision of an optimum life trajectory for myself. Her method is really to guide you through a gentle process of self-discovery. It’s amazing what you can accomplish just by being guided to ask yourself the right questions! We also did a lot of visualization (with all the senses) and breath work. By the end of my sessions I felt like I was a different person. I was also able to let go of some negative emotion and resentment towards someone in my life that I had been holding on to for many years. This alone made these sessions worth it for me. I said it before, but I really appreciate Dawn’s attentive presence through this process, and her attention to important details. I would highly recommend Dawn’s coaching to anyone who wants to make a meaningful change in their life. I am very grateful for my transformative experience!”
- Jeneva Sterling
“I would highly recommend Dawn!!! We have done 10 sessions, and the depth of transformation is just incredible! I felt extremely safe, supported and held through my process. I felt loved, validated and accepted in my pain. I could trust completely! Dawn has very healing presence, grounded and very soothing energy, and a lot of personal experience. Thank you amazing beautiful Soul! ❤️”
- Olga Pavlova
“I had the opportunity and blessing to receive 10 general VITA coaching sessions with Dawn. We laughed, cried, celebrated, breathed and dropped in to presence with each other. And, in this day and age (or perhaps for always but it may now be becoming more apparent), I find that there is already immense value to simply be received as you are and where you are at on your life path, without judgment or sensing an underlying air of being seen as broken and needing fixing. Just by being held and witnessed in a container of unconditional love and compassion, sometimes, nothing else needs to be "done". Sometimes the most powerful tool towards transforming trauma into growth or expanding into and through it, is empathetic presence. One of my favorite quotes from Dr. Peter Levine is: "Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness." Dawn is an empathetic witness.
As another human who chooses to dedicate their life's work around creating various containers for other humans to be fully witnessed and held in, while they unfold and blossom into empowered and self-realized ways of being, it is important for me to be able to feel the truth of what this has meant and means to the individual offering such space. It is important to me that any sort of "Coach" out there, shows up in a way where it is palpable that, as many often like to put it, they have also done "their work", and have authentically surrendered to the truth that they always will be. Because really, it is not "work" in the way we usually mean it, but instead an awakening to our true infinitely expanding nature and the beauty of the child that lives within all of us, forever, hungry and earnest in their endeavors to explore, learn, play, love, be loved, and grow. Dawn has done and continues to do her own work.
It is beautiful and amazing the capacity for the human brain to absorb and reiterate knowledge read from books and learned in workshops, but if an individual does not first learn how to apply and integrate healing or transformative practices within their own being & life, and/or transparently sharing how they are actively & earnestly showing up for themselves in this way, the most tender parts of me looking to trust someone else with this most precious "work" I am finding in myself, cannot truly find what feels like a safe space to land in the other. I felt safe with and knew I could trust Dawn.
Dawn's sincerity and passion for what she does is apparent and supported by her own life experiences and willingness to be educated and refined by them. Her desire to hold space for others comes from an authentic place of self-realization and dedication to this path. Her excitement in regard to how much she has healed and transformed herself and her life fuels her desire to share this with others. Her willingness to be a mirror and also see herself in the reflection of others is a huge asset in the "coaching" world. Sometimes we need to be led to the truest expression of ourselves. And I do not believe we have experienced many "true" leaders in most of our lifetimes, because those who have seemed to "lead" us, seek to lead us down paths that ultimately end in them predominantly benefitting in some way. In this scenario, we are used to fuel their path to their desires. To me, a true leader is someone who truly and deeply cares about the human experience and that every single person deserves to be happy, empowered, resourced and loved. To me, a true leader is someone who is humbled to have the opportunity to walk beside their fellow human & peer, with compassion, unconditional love, empathy, curiosity and excitement to share what they have learned about themselves in the hopes that what they have experienced may somehow inform or guide others to the same milestones that exist within them.
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to walk beside Dawn and be led time and time again to meet all parts of myself, for them all to be seen and cared for, and ultimately integrated into the beautiful wholeness that I Am.”
- Malen Hounshell
“Dawn provided a safe space where both of our needs, feelings and perspectives were considered and equally valued. This isn't always an easy thing to accomplish, especially during sessions where conflict or challenging emotions or triggers were present. We never felt like Dawn held any biases or took sides. Alternatively, she made us both feel seen and validated in our individual experiences that then allowed us to do the same for each other and address the shadows and wounds we each carried in order to heal and nurture a deeper connection with each other. We both appreciated being able to feel Dawn's sincere desire to see us succeed and first become healthy, empowered individuals in order to be of service to the container of our partnership that promotes even more profound experiences of growth and well-being.”
- Malen and Jake
“As a fellow coach I’m always really observant over how someone holds space in a session. I notice everything and when I worked with Dawn I felt so completely held and supported by her. We worked through a very big piece of a past relationship. I allowed myself, with her support, to be fully vulnerable and came to some really amazing clarity around it all. Dawn truly loves what she does. There’s no faking it in moments like the one I had with her. She genuinely cares about seeing someone transform and takes the connection she creates seriously. I would absolutely recommend her coaching and will definitely use her again whenever I need her. If you’re on the fence about coaching, don’t be...it’s worth so much more then you’ll ever anticipate it to be 💗”
- Valerie Schraeder
RESOURCING & REGULATION
trauma healing & integration
Integrative wellness
somatic healing
Transformative Experiences
RESOURCING & REGULATION
trauma healing & integration
Integrative wellness
somatic healing
Transformative Experiences
