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Bring Connection Back to the Heart of Therapy

 Experience how Connection-Based Therapy transforms both you and your clients—helping sessions feel lighter, safer, and profoundly effective.

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Is Your Care Creating Change—or Carrying Weight?

Do you find yourself thinking about a session hours later? Do you wonder if you’re missing something deeper?

You care deeply about your clients. But sometimes, that care starts to feel heavy.

Traditional methods often keep us focused on analyzing or managing the problem. But lasting change doesn’t just happen through more insight—it happens when clients feel safe enough to connect with their inner experience in real time.

That’s the foundation of Connection-Based Therapy.

It’s not another theory. It’s a living practice that helps clients:

  • Drop the story and meet the emotion underneath it

  • Trust what they feel, instead of trying to fix it

  • Reconnect with their innate sense of value and worth

And it helps you stay grounded, human, and clear—without carrying their pain home.

Because therapy isn’t about doing more for your clients; it’s about being more connected with them in the moment change actually happens.

Connection-Based Therapy: A New Way to Create Real Change

You already know how to hold space. You’ve studied, practiced, supervised, and refined your skills.
The issue isn’t your competence or your compassion — it’s the old model most of us were trained in.

We were taught to interpret, analyze, and guide clients toward understanding. But understanding alone doesn’t transform behavior or emotion.
connection does.

When a client feels truly seen and safe in your presence, their nervous system shifts from defense to openness. In that moment, they access something more powerful than insight — they reconnect to their own resilience, courage, and worth.

That’s the heart of Connection-Based Therapy — a practical, experiential approach that helps you:

  • Facilitate real-time emotional attunement instead of staying in analysis

  • Guide clients past repetitive stories into direct inner experience

  • Create sessions that feel alive, not mechanical or draining

  • Stay centered, grounded, and fully yourself — even in intense emotional terrain

You’ll learn the Three Doors Process, a simple but profound framework that helps both you and your client move beyond reactivity into calm presence and authentic connection.

This isn’t about “holding it together” — it’s about being together, so transformation happens in the moment, not in theory.

Connection-Based Therapy: A New Way to Create Real Change

You already know how to hold space. You’ve studied, practiced, supervised, and refined your skills.
The issue isn’t your competence or your compassion — it’s the old model most of us were trained in.

We were taught to interpret, analyze, and guide clients toward understanding. But understanding alone doesn’t transform behavior or emotion.
Connection does.

When a client feels truly seen and safe in your presence, their nervous system shifts from defense to openness. In that moment, they access something more powerful than insight — they reconnect to their own resilience, courage, and worth.

That’s the heart of Connection-Based Therapy — a practical, experiential approach that helps you:

  • Facilitate real-time emotional attunement instead of staying in analysis

  • Guide clients past repetitive stories into direct inner experience

  • Create sessions that feel alive, not mechanical or draining

  • Stay centered, grounded, and fully yourself — even in intense emotional terrain

You’ll learn the Three Doors Process, a simple but profound framework that helps both you and your client move beyond reactivity into calm presence and authentic connection.

This isn’t about “holding it together” — it’s about being together, so transformation happens in the moment, not in theory.

That’s the heart of Connection-Based Therapy — a practical, experiential approach that helps you:

  • Facilitate real-time emotional attunement instead of staying in analysis

  • Guide clients past repetitive stories into direct inner experience

  • Create sessions that feel alive, not mechanical or draining

  • Stay centered, grounded, and fully yourself — even in intense emotional terrain

You’ll learn the Three Doors Process, a simple but profound framework that helps both you and your client move beyond reactivity into calm presence and authentic connection.

This isn’t about “holding it together” — it’s about being together, so transformation happens in the moment, not in theory.

Here’s What Connection Looks Like in the Room

You walk into sessions lighter, centered, and fully yourself.
Your clients sense that safety — and they meet you from their own center, not their story.
You both stop managing and start connecting.

Boundaries feel natural, not forced.
You don’t need to “perform” professionalism — you model presence.
Moments that once felt tense now become turning points of genuine transformation.

This is the shift Connection-Based Therapy creates:

  • Sessions move past looping stories into direct emotional contact

  • Clients experience progress in the moment — not in the future

  • You feel free to be both human and professional, grounded and open

  • You leave sessions with energy left for your own life

Connection-Based Therapy helps you remember what drew you to this work in the first place — the joy of authentic connection and the quiet fulfillment of seeing someone reclaim their own wholeness.

If this vision resonates, join us for Avive la Vie’s
3-Hour Free Live Experiential Webinar.

It’s a small-group experience designed to help you feel the difference Connection-Based Therapy makes — in your body, your sessions, and your life.

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In This Live Experiential Session, You’ll Learn How To:

  • Facilitate deep emotional attunement — guiding clients from overthinking into genuine self-connection.

  • Interrupt looping stories by helping clients access the emotion beneath the narrative.

  • Model calm presence that restores safety and trust, even in moments of high activation.

  • Apply the Three Doors Process to help clients move from reactivity → awareness → inner worth.

  • Use inquiry rooted in connection (not analysis) so insights arise naturally from shared presence.

  • Set kind, clear boundaries that actually increase trust and connection instead of creating distance.

  • Recenter between sessions in under two minutes — leaving your nervous system calm, clear, and reset.

    These aren’t abstract ideas. You’ll experience the shift in real time — how small connection-based moves can create profound breakthroughs while helping you feel lighter and more energized.

What’s inside (Built for Real-Life Practice):

 

  • Live Experiential Learning — Not Another Lecture
    You’ll practice Connection-Based Therapy in real time through guided exercises and live demonstrations.

  • The Three Doors Framework
    A practical, easy-to-use process to guide clients from reaction into calm connection and self-worth.

  • Quick-Sheets & In-Room Scripts
    Clear, concise language prompts to help you bring connection into any modality — from trauma work to coaching.

  • The Three Doors Audio Reset
    A short guided exercise to regulate your nervous system between sessions — no “extra hour of self-care” required.

  • 7-Day Integration Series
    Simple daily prompts to help the principles become second nature in your practice and your life.

  • 30-Day Replay Access
    Revisit the training or catch up on what you missed — all at your own pace.

Everything is designed to fit seamlessly into your current work — so you can feel the benefits of Connection-Based Therapy right away, without adding more to your plate. 

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Why This Approach — and Why Now?

Therapists are trained to stay objective, steady, and professional — but not always how to stay connected while doing it.
That’s what Connection-Based Therapy restores.

Most professional trainings cost hundreds of dollars and deliver theory without transformation.
You walk away with new ideas, but not a new way of being in the room.

This is different.

You’ll experience, in real time, what happens when you lead from connection instead of correction — and you’ll feel how that changes both you and your clients.

Your investment: Free
Because this work matters right now.

Clients are anxious, isolated, and disconnected. Therapists are carrying more than ever.
This webinar is designed to give you a moment of belonging, renewal, and genuine professional growth — all in the same space.

Here’s why it’s worth your time:

  • You’ll feel immediate relief and reconnection during the webinar itself.

  • You’ll gain tools you can use in your very next session — regardless of your modality or experience level.

  • You’ll practice in a small, supportive group, guided by the team who developed this method.

  • You’ll remember why you love this work — and how to do it without burnout or over-responsibility.

Ready to Experience the Power of Connection-Based Therapy?

  • Join us for a 3-hour live free experiential webinar designed especially for therapists, counselors, and coaches who want sessions that feel lighter, deeper, and more effective.

    This isn’t another lecture — it’s an experience of connection that you’ll feel in your body and carry into your next session.

    When you register, you’ll receive:

    • 3-hour live experiential training 

    • The Three Doors framework & guided audio reset

    • Quick-sheets and in-session scripts to use immediately

    • A 7-day integration series to make the learning stick

    • 30-day replay access so you can revisit anytime

    You’ll leave with tools and an inner clarity that shift how you work — and how you feel — in every session.

 

Reserve Your Free Spot

“It was truly a pleasure to be part of your Avive la Vie therapist support group. I appreciated how JF modeled reaching deep emotions and making connections. I have given 7 Avive la Vie books to various clients and initiated connection-based work through the individuals featured in the book. I would highly recommend clinicians to work with JF in a support group, as it has enhanced my work supporting my clients.” 

— Emi Jean Sakamoto Sanderson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

Therapists Recognize “Avive la Vie” as a Transformative Book for Healing and Connection

“Lessons were profound and easily utilized and explained for myself as well as for clients. I loved how Benoist explained the concepts he wanted to convey by storytelling and through the people's stories.”

 — Brian Imperial, Licensed Therapist

“JF does a fantastic job at bringing the characters to life so I really felt like I knew each of them like a personal friend. It also teaches valuable life truths. It takes you on a relatable journey to ponder more about life and the different ways we all seek to be loved and accepted as humans. 5 stars all the way..”

— Jillian Foster, LCSW, LCAS

​​“As a therapist, I loved how simply and engagingly JF talks about the false stories we tell ourselves about the things we need to do to earn love and belonging. The stories are so relatable, and the integration of both resonating examples and what you can actually do about it are very helpful! I would recommend this to anyone who struggles to feel enough and helpful on how to move forward.”

— Tyana Tavakol, Licensed Therapist

A Free, No-Risk Invitation to Reconnect — With Yourself and Your Work

Enroll in a small, live training designed for therapists and coaches who want lighter, more effective sessions starting now.

What you get when you register today:

  • 3-hour free live experiential webinar 
  • Quick-sheets + scripts for in-room language
  • The Three Doors audio reset
  • 7-day integration prompts (so it sticks)
  • 30-day replay access
     
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This training is completely free — and completely experiential.
Join us live and feel what Connection-Based Therapy is like in real time. If you don’t leave with at least one tool or shift you can use in your very next session, there’s no obligation of any kind.

Busy schedule? No problem. You’ll have 30-day replay access so you can watch when it works for you.
Each participant also receives a 7-day integration series after the webinar — simple, 5-minute daily practices to help what you learned take root in both your sessions and your life.

This isn’t another CE lecture you’ll forget by Monday.
It’s a space to reconnect with why you began this work — a space designed for you to feel supported, centered, and seen.

Everything You Need to Bring Connection Into Every Session

These resources aren’t add-ons — they’re practical tools designed for immediate use.
Each one helps you apply Connection-Based Therapy right away in your sessions, so the method naturally becomes part of how you already work.

Bonus 1: Downloadable Scripts & Quick-Sheets

Clear language and prompts to help you guide clients out of story and into authentic connection — without overthinking what to say next.

Bonus 2: The Three Doors audio reset

This Three Doors audio walks you through the core method, so you can use it both for yourself and with clients as a quick, practical way to apply Connection-Based Therapy in real time.

Bonus 3: 7-Day Integration Email Series

Small, daily micro-practices to help you live what you’ve learned — and see how quickly connection reshapes your day-to-day sessions.

Bonus 4: 30-Day Replay Access

Revisit the key moments, frameworks, and demonstrations whenever you need a refresher.

Bonus 5: Supportive Peer Community Space

A private space to share reflections, ask questions, and connect with others practicing this same method — colleagues who truly get it.

Every element is built to help you apply Connection-Based Therapy right away — so you and your clients both experience more ease, safety, and genuine transformation.
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You’re Here Because You Know There’s a Lighter Way to Help

You became a therapist to help people feel whole — not to carry their pain as your own.
But somewhere along the way, the work began to feel heavier than it should.
You still love what you do, but you can sense there’s a deeper, more connected way to practice.

That’s exactly what this training is built for.

Right now, you have two choices:
You can keep holding it all — the looping stories, the fatigue, the quiet question, “Is this just how it is?”

Or you can choose something different.

Choose to practice therapy where connection replaces correction.
Where sessions move from managing pain to revealing resilience.
Where you feel centered, alive, and genuinely connected — to your clients, your purpose, and yourself.

Join us for the Avive la Vie 3-Hour Free Live Experiential Webinar and experience Connection-Based Therapy firsthand.

You’ll receive:

  • Live, small-group practice (no slides, just connection) 
  • Downloadable scripts & quick-sheets for in-session use 
  • The Three Doors audio reset 
  • 7-day integration series
  • 30-day replay access 

A safe, supportive learning space (capped at 50)

If you’ve been carrying too much for too long, this is your moment to experience the relief and renewal that comes from connection.

Reserve your free spot — and rediscover what healing feels like when you don’t have to do it alone.

Register Free Now - Feel the Shift