The Intangible Tools of Therapy
Often, we arrive to therapy with the quest to build a toolkit or a set of skills we can call upon to better manage our lives. Many...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Jan 30, 20233 min read
Tired of Broken Resolutions? Consider Value-Based Living
It’s that time of year. We feel motivated, inspired and ready to conquer our New Year’s resolutions. We will be new and improved! This year
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Dec 8, 20223 min read
Women & Anger: Finding empowerment in your anger
Anger is meaningful data. It’s a feeling that deserves our attention and curiosity as it can signal to us we are being hurt, our needs...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Sep 6, 20224 min read
People-Pleasing Unpacked
People-pleasing is a need to make others find us likable. It places the emphasis of our relational encounters on what we imagine other...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Aug 1, 20222 min read
The relationship with your therapist: A tool for insight
Using the therapeutic relationship as a tool for insight and change in counseling
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Lessons of Summer: Cultivating more play and more rest
Imagine your childhood self - you’ve been through a year of structured and demanding classes, perhaps followed by a slew of...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Apr 30, 20224 min read
The Basics of Attachment
Attachment theory has gotten a great deal of attention recently. Understanding our attachment patterns not only helps our intimate...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Mar 31, 20223 min read
From Mindless to Mindful Eating
In today’s fast paced world our ability to enjoy and relish in food has suffered. Many of us find ourselves eating on the go or while we...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Rebuilding our Natural Therapeutic Supports
Natural therapeutic supports are the relationships and social activities that occur in our natural environments such as in the community,...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Dec 27, 20213 min read
The Healing Power of Emotions
“To live a full and connected life in the face of difficulty and even tragedy requires the capacity to feel and make use of our emotional...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Nov 4, 20212 min read
“How do I talk about difficult things in therapy?”
Self-disclosure is an essential ingredient to psychotherapy. It just so happens that self-disclosure is also one of the most difficult and n
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Oct 5, 20215 min read
Managing Shame (Part 2)
In this post, we’ll learn some different shame management techniques. To do so, we’ll utilize the following scenario:
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Part I: What is Shame and Why is it a Problem?
Brené Brown defines shame as a feeling that elicits in us a sense that we are unworthy of love and belonging...
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