Category: Therapists

• Watch: A Therapist’s Therapist & What It’s Like to Work With Me

  

  I’m genuinely excited to share this. A colleague of mine—someone who has known me not just professionally, but personally and through my own therapy process— offered his perspective on me and my work. Hearing someone reflect back what they’ve seen in you, especially someone who understands the depth of this work, lands differently. Not as…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  April 27, 2026

  Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  compassion fatigue, IFS, inner work, mental health, self-compassion, self-connection, Therapist, therapy for therapists

• This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  

  This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 23, 2026

  Attachment, Change, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  attachment, connection, CPTSD, IFS, intimacy, longing, love, music, music therapy, patreon, relationships, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma, trust, unburdening, unearth the hurt

• Self-Compassion and Burnout: A Research-Based Path to Healing and Renewal

  

  Self-Compassion and Burnout: A Research-Based Path to Healing and Renewal

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 17, 2026

  Attachment, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, Shame, Therapists, trauma

  burnout, compassion fatigue, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame, Therapist burnout, trauma

• When the Therapist Needs Therapy: A Compassionate Space for You

  

  IFS Therapy for Therapists Seeking Renewal, Clarity, and Self-Connection As therapists, we spend our days sitting with the pain, struggles, and stories of others. We witness grief, trauma, anxiety, shame, and the complexity of human lives.We regulate ourselves so our clients can regulate.We listen deeply.We care deeply. But eventually, almost every therapist reaches a quiet…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 9, 2026

  IFS, self-compassion, Therapists

  IFS, therapists, therapy, therapy for therapists

• When Therapists Burn Out: Carrying a World in Crisis

  

  When Therapists Burn Out: Carrying a World in Crisis

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 4, 2026

  Codependency, Connection, IFS, Inspiration, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists

  burnout, compassion fatigue, IFS, mental health, political anxiety, self-compassion, self-connection, therapy for therapists, trauma

• Reconnect, Restore, and Come Home to Yourself: Join Our Transformational IFS Retreats in the Santa Cruz, CA Area

  

  Reconnect, Restore, and Come Home to Yourself: Join Our Transformational IFS Retreats in the Santa Cruz, CA Area

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  February 2, 2026

  IFS, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  community, IFS, mental health, retreat, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma

• Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture Online Conference

  

  Join the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture Online Conference (May 24–25) for a transformative weekend of healing, connection, and empowerment. Explore how purity culture harms sexuality and discover the liberating power of sexual self-discovery, community, and shame-free living.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  May 8, 2025

  Connection, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Religious trauma, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, Shame, Therapists

  conference, erotic, exvangelical, freedom, mental health, purity culture, Religious trauma, sex, Sexual shame, sexuality

• Changing Your Niche & Improving Self-Connection Skills: Consultation Now Available

  

  Discover two newly added areas of expertise to my consultation offerings—Changing Your Niche and Self-Connection Skills. Learn how these powerful additions, along with updated focus on betrayal trauma and purity culture, reflect my deep experience supporting therapists and healing professionals.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  April 22, 2025

  IFS, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists

  coaching, consultation, guide, IFS, mental health professionals, Religious trauma, self-connection, therapists