Therapy Works Best When You Feel Connected to Yourself
Join the Avive la Vie Connection-Based Tools Membership — a weekly space for therapists and coaches to deepen their mastery of connection, stay grounded, and bring more ease and authenticity into every session.
Join the Therapist Membership – $39/mo
When Connection Slips,
the Work Gets Heavy
Therapists and coaches hold space for the most tender parts of the human experience — grief, fear, stuckness, and longing. But even the most skilled professionals can feel something shift over time.
- Clients start circling in place — insights land in session but don’t take root, and weeks pass with little visible change.
- The pressure quietly shifts to the therapist — progress starts to feel like a personal responsibility rather than a shared process.
- Effort escalates without momentum — new skills, new angles, new strategies, yet sessions continue to stall, leading to emotional fatigue.
- The heart of the work grows heavy — presence takes effort, joy fades, and what once felt meaningful begins to feel burdensome.
This isn’t burnout.
It’s the natural result of working without true relational connection — the kind that regulates both nervous systems in the room and makes change possible.
What Connection-Based Tools Restores
When connection leads, everything else follows — clarity, momentum,
and the lightness of doing the work you were trained for.Â
Movement When Stuck
 Clients drop into real experience where clarity and transformation live - no more looping stories.
Shared ResponsibilityÂ
Attunement creates conditions for change. You don't have to push or perform anymore.
Regulated Nervous System
For both therapist and client. The emotional load doesn't get absorbed.
Return of Joy
Sessions feel meaningful again. Resonance instead of strain. Movement instead of stagnation.
Connection Grows Where We Practice It
- The challenges so many therapists and coaches face aren’t signs of personal failure — they’re the natural result of working in isolation.
- Even the most grounded practitioners can start to feel the cumulative strain when there’s no consistent space to reconnect, to be real, and to be witnessed by peers who understand the depth of this work.
- It’s not burnout from too little self-care.
It’s what happens when connection isn’t regularly renewed — when there’s no reliable structure to release what’s been held and to return, together, to presence.
The Avive la Vie Connection-Based Tools Membership was created to fill that gap: a weekly, experiential space to strengthen presence, deepen mastery, and stay resourced in the very work that heals others.
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Because Connection Led the Way
The challenge isn’t about skill, effort, or compassion.
It often stems from a quiet, well-intentioned belief shared by many clinicians:
“If my client is stuck, I must be doing something wrong.”
Left unexamined, that belief keeps even seasoned practitioners over-responsible and emotionally fatigued — holding too much, too often, alone.
There is another way.
Imagine a professional space grounded in the same attunement offered to clients — where presence replaces pressure, and connection becomes the foundation for every interaction.
A place where anxiety and uncertainty aren’t hidden but held, and where skill is developed through embodied practice, not performance.
In that space, sessions shift:
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Sessions gain depth and direction without effort.
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Boundaries feel kind and clear rather than protective.
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Clients begin to regulate and take ownership naturally.
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Practitioners leave sessions centered, not depleted.
This is the essence of Connection-Based Tools — moving from fixing to connecting, from doing to being with.
And it’s exactly what this membership was designed to nurture every week.
This Isn’t About Doing More — It’s About Working from Connection
An ongoing, guided community for therapists and coaches to embody Connection-Based Tools — practicing presence, regulation, and authentic attunement each week.
A Space to Deepen, Embody, and Sustain Connection-Based Tools
The Avive la Vie Membership is not about working harder — it's about working from connection.
This is a live, guided practice space for therapists and coaches who want to bring the principles of Connection-Based Tools fully into their professional and personal lives.
Rather than another theory-based training, this membership offers the structure and community to keep deepening what you've already begun to feel — the calm, clarity, and real-time attunement that changes sessions from the inside out.Â
 When practiced consistently, Connection-Based Tools helps therapists and coaches:
- Facilitate deeper client transformation. Sessions move past looping stories into genuine emotional awareness and progress.
- Feel lighter and more centered. Nervous systems stay regulated, even after emotionally charged sessions.
- Strengthen therapeutic boundaries. Limits feel clear and kind, enhancing trust instead of creating distance.
- Model emotional safety. Clients mirror your grounded presence, learning to regulate through connection instead of control.
- Experience genuine fulfillment. The work stops feeling like a drain and starts feeling like alignment again.Â
Weekly Connection LabsÂ
Members gather weekly for 90-minute Connection Labs — experiential sessions designed for direct application across any modality.
Each lab includes guided practice, live feedback, and embodied exploration you can use immediately in session.
Inside the labs, you’ll practice how to:
- Open sessions with emotional attunement
- Guide beyond analysis into presence
- Close the day grounded, clear, and complete
Accessible Support for the Work That Supports Everyone Else
In most professions, ongoing connection and support are built in. But for therapists and coaches, staying resourced often means paying hundreds of dollars for supervision, consultations, or CE courses that teach theory without offering space to feel and practice what truly sustains the work.
Let’s put it in perspective:
- Private Coaching: typically $150–250 per session
- Support Groups: often $300–600+ per month
- CE Libraries: around $129–299 per year (no live practice)
- Supervision: valuable professionally, but rarely offers ongoing emotional holding
The Avive la Vie Connection-Based Tools Membership offers something different:
Membership
$39
per month
Weekly live practice, real-time feedback, and a caring room that helps connection become second nature — all for a fraction of what this level of support typically costs.
“My weekly live labs are normally $97/month. For this founding cohort, you’ll receive the full membership — live practice, replays, scripts, and peer support — for just $39/month.”
No contracts. Cancel anytime.
And if within 30 days it doesn’t feel genuinely valuable, your payment will be refunded — kindly and promptly.
This is the simplest, most supported way to bring Connection-Based Tools to life — without burnout, performance pressure, or carrying your clients’ stories home.
Avive la Vie - Experiential Group
“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
Avive la Vie - An Adventure in Belonging​​
“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
Avive la Vie - An Adventure in Belonging
“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
Ready to Take Connection-Based Tools to the Next Level?
A live, guided practice space for therapists and coaches to embody Connection-Based Tools with clarity, depth, and ease.
As Connection-Based Tools become second nature:
- Clients access core emotion faster — and stay with it longer
- Your interventions land with clarity and authenticity
- The spark of meaning returns: “This is why I became a therapist.”
If you’re ready to keep refining your ability to guide transformation through connection,
this is your space to do it.
Join the Avive la Vie Membership Today
This membership provides a safe, supportive environment to practice new ways of relating — with oneself and with others
$39/monthÂ
Benefits for Individuals:
- $39/month or $390/year (limited founding rate)
- Weekly live Connection Labs, replays, scripts, and community
- Cancel anytime — 30-day risk-free guarantee
- Founding rate locked as long as membership remains active
Risk-Free for 30 DaysÂ
 Experience the Difference Connection Makes
The work you do asks for presence, care, and courage every day.
So joining this membership should feel just as safe and supported.
Join today. Attend a live Connection Lab or watch a replay. Try one of the tools in a session or in your own reflective practice.
If after 30 days you don’t feel genuine value — more clarity, ease, or inspiration in your work — simply email us for a full refund. No pressure, no hoops.
- Keep the Starter Script Pack, even if you decide not to stay.
- Cancel anytime — no questions asked.
- Your founding rate remains locked as long as your membership is active.
- Need a breather? Pause for up to 60 days without losing your rate.
This space was built with therapists and coaches in mind — steady, flexible, and human.
It’s the same principle that guides Connection-Based Tools itself: safety first, exploration second.
Join, explore, and experience it for yourself.
Join Risk-Free — Access Weekly Experiential Training – $39/moBonuses That Make Connection Easier to Practice
— and Easier to Keep Alive —
The biggest barriers to change aren’t lack of skill — they’re time, overwhelm, and the fear of trying something new.
That’s why your membership includes these Connection-Based Tools resources — each one designed to make your first steps lighter, clearer, and fully supported.
Live Onboarding Circle
A small, welcoming Week 1 session to explore core tools through gentle, embodied practice — no pressure, no performance.
Starter Script Pack + Session Arc One-Pager
Plain-language templates to open with attunement, redirect with safety, and close with grounding — even in intense sessions.
Boundaries-as-Care Language Library
A searchable collection of phrases to hold clear, compassionate boundaries that deepen trust rather than distance.
“See Through Resistance” Prompt Cards
Quick-reflection tools to reframe resistance as anxiety or fear, helping sessions move from defense into discovery.
Audio-Only Replays (Private Feed)
Stay connected to the work while walking, driving, or resting — without screen fatigue.
Peer Pod Match + 30-Minute Flow
Small peer groups for brief midweek practices that support shared regulation and real integration.
Monthly Integration Labs
Dedicated live sessions to refine language, practice micro-skills, and explore real examples with supportive feedback.
Private App with Real-Time Support
An interactive Kajabi space for questions, reflections, and guidance from facilitators and peers.
These aren’t extras — they’re the supports that make Connection-Based Tools stick.
Clear words. Gentle rhythms. A professional community that helps you embody connection while you grow.
Join the Therapist and Coach Path – $39/mo
FAQs
What if I can’t attend every week?
I’ve done trainings before and nothing stuck. How is this different?
What if I don’t feel comfortable sharing personal material?
Is this clinical supervision or therapy?
What if I already have supervision or a consult group?
What if I’m already feeling overwhelmed?
Is this really worth $39/month?
Is my participation confidential?
What if I join and it’s not a fit?
I’m not sure I’m “ready.” Should I wait?
Step Into a Lighter, More Connected Way to Work
You can keep working the way most do — managing outcomes, holding everything together, and wondering when the work will feel alive again.
Or you can step into a professional space built for growth through connection — where presence matters more than perfection, and the skills you practice each week make every session lighter, clearer, and more effective.
Here, the goal isn’t to carry less by caring less.
It’s to care differently.
Through Connection-Based Tools, real change happens in real time — for both you and your clients.
Your Ongoing Practice Space for Connection-Based Tools
Avive la Vie is a weekly, experiential home for therapists and coaches who are ready to:
- Practice Connection-Based Tools in real time with live guidance
- Be witnessed and supported by peers who understand the depth of this work
- Use clear, repeatable tools that bring sessions to life
- Leave each day grounded, lighter, and reconnected to why this work matters
Membership details:
💫 $39/month — cancel anytime
đź’« 30-day risk-free guarantee
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You bring your presence and curiosity.
We’ll bring the safe room, the steady rhythm, and the words that help connection become your most powerful professional tool.
When the work feels alive again, everything changes — sessions flow, clients open, and presence becomes effortless.
Connection-Based Tools offer that path forward: grounded, real, and deeply human.
If that feels like the next step in your growth, there’s a place for you here.
Claim Your Spot Inside Avive la Vie
One small shift this week could change everything about how you show up next.
Join the Therapist and Coach Membership – $39/mo