By Chelsea Towler Campbell. There are many types of therapy offered by the mental health community – trying to find the right therapy can often seem like a daunting task. When it comes to couples therapy...

Imaginative play is so fun and helpful for children in many different ways. However, parents are oftentimes at a loss as to how to encourage this, especially with screen time being so enticing to children...

This weekly blog offers a series of diverse and effective coping techniques that can reduce stress, improve mental and emotional well-being, and perhaps make you even more effective in achieving your individual goals...

By Chelsea Towler Campbell, Psy.D. Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. In some cases, stress can be positive – it can serve as a motivating force that helps us get things done. However, chronic...

By Sarah Long, PsyD Nearly 50% of the population in the United States either knows someone who struggles with an eating disorder, or is a sufferer. Despite eating disorders being widespread, complex, and...

Want some ideas of how to talk to your adolescent about the risks of dating violence? Relationship expert Karmen Thulin, PsyD offers concrete ideas about how to approach this tricky but important topic...

By Sarah Long, PsyD Facts About Disordered Eating Eating disorders are known to have high relapse rates and lengthy treatment times. Even though a person might be “in recovery, they continue to struggle with body image...

Co-wrote by Kendra Doukas, Erin Jacklin, and Joey Tadie The Catalyst Center wanted to offer something unique this holiday season. We decided to offer three different perspectives on New Years resolutions, each with their...

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By Kendra Doukas, LMFT Depending on where you are along your grief journey you will most likely notice yourself thinking more and thus missing your deceased loved one during the holidays. It is also natural for us to...

By Chelsea Towler Campbell, PsyD The holidays represent a magical time of year filled with family, traditions, gifts, and celebration. However, there can also be a lot of stress associated with the holidays, especially...

Teen Girls Deserve a Healthy Space | Introducing Thrive @ Catalyst • Seven in ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships...

By Dr. Sarah Long Dr. Sarah Long is a clinical psychologist at The Catalyst Center, and has been working with people struggling with eating disorders for over a decade. She shares her insight and advice for how we can...

By Dr. Katie Godfrey, LMFT This time of year I often hear from parents that their child is struggling behaviorally after school.  Oftentimes parents rely on screen time to give their child some down time after school. ...

By Dr. Katie Godfrey, LMFT Finding out that your loved one is struggling with postpartum issues can lead to feelings of wanting to help, but feeling unsure of the best ways.  Here are some suggestions: Educate yourself...

By Dr. Katie Godfrey, LMFT As a parent or child care provider, who hasn’t experienced whining and complaining from children? This is often a difficult experience for parents, and often we struggle to know what to do. As...

By Karmen Thulin, PsyD If you are on the internet as a new mom, you’ve almost definitely witnessed it or felt its searing burn – mom shaming. It is that comment often housed in the phrase, “I just couldn’t do that to my...

By Karmen Thulin, PsyD I believe fully understanding my clients is foundational to doing any good therapeutic work. However, I subscribe to the idea that just understanding can’t be the only thing that happens in...

Children’s Assessment at The Catalyst Center By Erin Jacklin, PsyD Did you know that Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment can be a brief, intensive way to make powerful positive changes in your child’s life? The impact...

Why You Should Feel Uncomfortable in Therapy By Karmen Thulin, PsyD Unfortunately, no change is comfortable. While some change feels positive right away, I think that comes from the fact that you know for sure it is...

Privileges of Therapy By Karmen Thulin, PsyD The therapy room is a special and weird place. It is a place where people come to grow and there are many factors that influence this. Listed below are the things about...

Karmen Thulin, Psy.D., Psychologist Candidate Genuine, Collaborative, Focused Dr. Karmen Thulin believes in the power of collaboration between client and therapist to create meaningful, lasting change. People who work...

In times of turmoil, I seek the wisdom of those who speak words of genuine hope. Hope for a world where love is at the center of all we do, with people making real efforts to express that love without discrimination...

By Joey Tadie, PhD Have you ever been in a situation at work, school, or in your relationships when you felt stumped? I imagine you would have liked to have as much information as you could get to help you understand and...

By Kendra Doukas, LMFT and Joey Tadie, PhD We get a lot of postpartum mothers at the Catalyst Center that come in either with an official postpartum depression diagnosis, or with concerns that they might have this...

By Kendra Doukas, LMFT This is topic that is very near and dear to my heart. Pregnancy and birth have many mentionable aspects, but the specific part I want to focus on is the importance of the language we use...

A Powerful Approach to Assessment Did you know that Collaborative/Therapeutic Psychological Assessment can actually be a brief, intensive, yet highly efficient way to make positive changes in your life? A thorough...

Dr. Katie Godfrey, LMFT Imaginative play is so fun and helpful for children in many different ways. However, parents are oftentimes at a loss as to how to encourage this, especially with screen time being so enticing to...

By Chelsea Towler Campbell There are many types of therapy offered by the mental health community – trying to find the right therapy can often seem like a daunting task. When it comes to couples therapy, I have found...

By Kendra Doukas, LMFT Believe it or not, some many parents find it difficult to think of what to do when trying to play with their child. When our children are infants we do things like cuddle, make faces, read books...