Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
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
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Defense Mechanisms
In this blog we’ll take a look at what defense mechanisms are and explore a handful of commonly used defenses. Contrary to popular...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
The relationship with your therapist: A tool for insight
“The subtleties of a person’s interpersonal history live on in current relationships and color the therapeutic connection.” -Nancy...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
- Jul 2, 2022
- 3 min
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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- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
Soft Belly Meditation
This is a simple meditation that can be called upon throughout your day. It combines deep breathing with body awareness. Breathing is a...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
- Apr 30, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
“How do I talk about difficult things in therapy?”
“One of therapy’s impossible tasks is to help build resources that make it possible to tolerate therapy.” - Michael Eigen Self-disclosure...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
- Oct 5, 2021
- 5 min
Part 2: Managing Shame
This is part two of a two-part series. In the first post, I discussed what shame is and why it’s a problem. This post will explore ways...
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Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Part I: What is Shame and Why is it a Problem?
This is a two-part series with a focus on shame. In the first part we will become familiar with shame and its impacts. In part two we...
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