by Jenn Kloewer | Nov 15, 2017 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Jenn Kloewer, Parenting Advice
By Jennifer Kloewer If you have spent any significant time with an infant or toddler, you likely noticed that the child shows a pattern of engaging in repetitive behaviors or play. For example, young children can gravitate toward the same books, games or even make...
by Erin Jacklin | Nov 13, 2017 | All Posts, Erin Jacklin, Healthy Relationships
By Dr. Erin Jacklin Our culture’s current obsession with Facebook/Twitter/Tumbler and the like is related to our natural desire to be witnessed. And yet interacting with our community in this format leaves many of us feeling hollow and disconnected. I can’t tell you...
by Kendra Doukas | Nov 2, 2017 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Kendra Doukas, Parenting Advice
By Kendra Doukas At the Catalyst Center we get the struggles of parenting. Daily tasks can become much more complicated when you have to plan around kids’ schedules, moods, attention-spans, etc. In particular, something like going to grocery shopping with children can...
by Kendra Doukas | Nov 2, 2017 | All Posts, Breaking Bad Habits, Demystifying Therapy, Kendra Doukas, Self Care
By Kendra Doukas We are taught that emotions are often “irrational” and that it is better to think logically or rationally. I find that argument to be flawed as it discounts the essential role emotions have in helping us understand ourselves and the world around us....
by Katie Godfrey | Nov 2, 2017 | All Posts, Healthy Relationships, Katie Godfrey
By Dr. Katie Godfrey This week feels quite momentous for several reasons. It marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs The State of Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. Love wins! One year ago this week 49 people were murdered at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando,...
by Katie Godfrey | May 30, 2017 | All Posts, Demystifying Therapy, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Katie Godfrey
By Dr. Katie Godfrey I have been providing clients with support though a therapy called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for over the last twelve years. EMDR is a fast-acting therapeutic process through which people are able to reprocess negative...
