Cynthia Benge Therapy

Cynthia Benge Therapy Providing Emotion Focused Therapy and Workshops for individuals and couples in Seattle. Change you can feel.

Let's work together to resolve past pain, find answers to your current problems and reveal a transformative vision for a future where you can flourish - free to be your best self - for the rest of your life. It happens through the powerful collaborative process of Emotion Focused Therapy.

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -AristotleHere’s to a new year of growth, my tribe....
01/03/2022

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -Aristotle

Here’s to a new year of growth, my tribe. Sending wishes of peace, joy and happiness in 2022.

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Special gift versions of my self- guided online courses are now available at a r...
12/20/2021

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Special gift versions of my self- guided online courses are now available at a reduced rate of $129. View my entire course catalog at the link in bio.

I read this poem during the last meetings for our fall courses and wanted to share with you, too. I hope you find true f...
12/08/2021

I read this poem during the last meetings for our fall courses and wanted to share with you, too. I hope you find true friendship and hold it close- especially this time of year.

THE VALUE OF A FRIEND
By David Whyte

“Friendship is a mirror to presence and a testament to acceptance. Friendship not only helps us see ourselves through another’s eyes, but can be sustained over the years only with someone who has repeatedly offered us grace when we have failed them just as we must find it in ourselves to forgive them in turn. A true friend knows our difficulties and shadows and remains in sight, a companion to our vulnerabilities more than our triumphs, even when we are under the strange illusion we do not need them.

In the course of the years a close friendship will always reveal the shadow in us as much as ourselves… to remain friends we must know the other and their difficulties and encourage the best in them, not through critiques, but through addressing the better part of them, the leading creative edge of their incarnation, thus subtly discouraging what makes them smaller, less generous, less themselves.

And yet friendship is a merited grace, one that requires of us the unrelenting commitment of showing up for and bearing witness to one another, over and over...

The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.”

I hope you are able to find gratitude in this season of change. Wishing you many blessings as we head into Thanksgiving!...
11/19/2021

I hope you are able to find gratitude in this season of change. Wishing you many blessings as we head into Thanksgiving!

Let’s talk about INTUITION. It’s so easy to fall prey to our emotions when making decisions, but intuition calls us to g...
11/09/2021

Let’s talk about INTUITION. It’s so easy to fall prey to our emotions when making decisions, but intuition calls us to go deeper.

Fear tells us the world is black and white. Intuition is a wiser, more nuanced voice that leads us where we’re meant to be while allowing room for exploration and mistakes. TRUST YOURSELF!

How do you choose JOY? Sometimes darkness is necessary to find the light.Depression is like getting stuck halfway down a...
10/19/2021

How do you choose JOY? Sometimes darkness is necessary to find the light.

Depression is like getting stuck halfway down an elevator. If you go all the way down to face your grief and pain, you get a free ride back up to joy.

Don’t be afraid to go down so you can go back up!

SELF CARE vs. SELF INDULGENCE: What’s the difference? We discussed some examples in our own lives while covering the 2nd...
10/13/2021

SELF CARE vs. SELF INDULGENCE: What’s the difference? We discussed some examples in our own lives while covering the 2nd guidepost to whole-heated living: self compassion.

Reading a favorite book before bed vs. losing sleep because you stayed up all night finishing it; ordering dessert vs. getting sick because you ordered the whole dessert menu.

Drop me a note below to let me know how you are taking care of yourself in a healthy, meaningful way!

Who is your authentic self? Is that the person you show the world everyday? My courses just finished the first guidepost...
10/01/2021

Who is your authentic self? Is that the person you show the world everyday? My courses just finished the first guidepost for whole-hearted living: AUTHENTICITY. This weekend I challenge you to let go of who people think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you really are!

We kicked off our “10 Guideposts to Whole-Hearted Living” course on Tuesday with these words. I hope they remind you to ...
09/16/2021

We kicked off our “10 Guideposts to Whole-Hearted Living” course on Tuesday with these words. I hope they remind you to let go of what’s holding you back and make way for what’s better.

“She Let Go” by .rose
She let go.
She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.
Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
She didn’t read a book on how to let go.
She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go.
She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line.
She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort.
There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…

Ladies – what are you doing to take care of you? I hope you'll consider joining my women's group, "10 Guideposts to Whol...
08/25/2021

Ladies – what are you doing to take care of you? I hope you'll consider joining my women's group, "10 Guideposts to Whole-Hearted Living" – inspired by . Starting next month, we'll meet virtually every week to find our deepest, truest selves.

Early bird specials end this Thursday. Sign up today to save $50. Click the link in my bio to register!

Men often shy away from vulnerability, but if there was ever a time to LIVE BRAVE and RISE STRONG, it's right now. Any m...
08/25/2021

Men often shy away from vulnerability, but if there was ever a time to LIVE BRAVE and RISE STRONG, it's right now. Any men looking for growth this fall are invited to join my men's group "Living Brave and Rising Strong" – inspired by . Starting next month, we'll meet virtually every week to find the path to your authentic life.

Early bird specials end this Thursday. Sign up today to save $50. Click the link in my bio to register!

Healthy communication begins before we utter a word...So if we can slow down a bit, take a beat, and begin to self refle...
07/29/2021

Healthy communication begins before we utter a word...So if we can slow down a bit, take a beat, and begin to self reflect before we speak, I promise that things will go much better.

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3417 Evanston Avenue N, Ste 518
Seattle, WA
98103

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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