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Welcome to The Catalyst Center Blog, where our expert therapists provide insights, strategies, and resources to help you and your family thrive. We focus on mental health, well-being, and personal growth, offering practical guidance for every step of your journey.

We cover a wide range of topics, including trauma recovery, psychiatry, ketamine-assisted therapy, anxiety management, spiritual growth, and eating disorder recovery. Our goal is to equip you with the tools to build resilience and navigate life’s challenges with confidence. Whether you’re seeking practical advice, a deeper understanding of the therapeutic process, or the latest in mental health research, our blog is here to empower and support you at every stage of your journey.

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trauma sensitive yoga, embodiment

Trauma Sensitive Yoga: A Path Back to Embodiment

Why Embodiment Matters—and How Yoga Helps Us Get There In a culture that often values thinking over feeling and doing...
couples counseling, marriage therapy, guidance for milestones in relationships

Strengthen Your Relationship for Life’s Big Milestones

From "I Do" to Diapers: How to Build a Strong Relationship Foundation for Life's Big Milestones Preparing your relationship for...
pet loss, grief and loss

Pet Loss and Healing: What Marley Taught Me

The importance of an open heart. Finding joy in the small things. Angels and spirit helpers come in many forms...
IFS Therapy, parts work

Working with Exile Parts: Healing Through Presence and IFS

Editor’s Note: Susan wrote this reflection on a snowy spring day. As we move deeper into the season of growth...
couples counseling, marriage therapy, balancing independence and closeness in a realationship

Balancing Independence and Closeness in Relationships

In relationships, finding the balance between independence and togetherness can feel like walking a tightrope. It’s a delicate act that...
autism, ASD

Mr. Secretary, You’re Wrong About Autism

Like many people of my generation, my early exposure to autism was through films like Rain Man and a Very...
Ketamine therapy for therapists, burnout,

Ketamine Therapy for Therapists: Healing the Healers

What happens when the healer needs healing? Therapists often carry the weight of others’ pain while sidelining their own. Burnout...

Ketamine Couples Therapy: A Shortcut to Connection

If you and your partner feel stuck in the same exhausting cycles—having the same arguments, feeling disconnected, or struggling to...
IFS Therapy, internal family systems, childhood trauma, trauma recovery

Healing the Mother Wound: Nurture Your Inner Child

Mother Hunger is a term coined by Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Claire Bidwell Smith to describe the deep, insatiable longing...

Why Do I Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns?

Breaking Free from Painful Cycles and Build Deeper ConnectionsFeeling Stuck in the Same Arguments?You’re…...
queer mental health, LGBTQ+ therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, group ketamine therapy

Announcing Our Queer KAP Group: Community, Healing, and Belonging

We’re excited to share a new offering at The Catalyst Center—a Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (G-KAP) group specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals. This...
Spiritual Psychology, Shadow Work, Jungian,, Psychology, Collective Healing

Separation vs. Oneness: How Dehumanization Harms Us All

Our world today feels deeply divided. Political polarization, social unrest, and ideological conflicts dominate the headlines, creating a sense that...
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