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Journey of Personal Self-Care: Finding What Works for You
Thinking about self-care and how to strengthen your resilience.
Aki Wakayama
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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The Perfectionist's Voice: Understanding Your Drive for Excellence
The Perfectionist's Voice: Understanding Your Drive for Excellence
Aki Wakayama
Oct 21, 20243 min read
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Overcoming Fears About Therapy: A Personal Journey
This article explains common fears about therapy and how to overcome them.
Aki Wakayama
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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How to Find the "Right" Therapist for You
Some helpful tips for finding a therapist who is an excellent fit for you.
Aki Wakayama
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Setting Boundaries During the Holidays
The holidays can be a wonderful time of year. However, the holidays can also cause stress and worry. A common source of stress and worry...
Skye White
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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In Seattle as everywhere, hope is ahead — but we haven’t hit the ‘post’ in post-traumatic stress from COVID-19
Katherine Walter, our clinical director, was interviewed by the Seattle Times: In Seattle as everywhere, hope is ahead — but we haven’t...
Katherine Walter
Mar 20, 20211 min read
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4 Tips for Getting Through the Holidays During a Pandemic
The holiday season is here. If you’re worried about how the holidays will look this year for you and your family, you’re not alone. As...
Skye White
Dec 15, 20203 min read
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Setting Boundaries in a Pandemic
The pandemic presents a unique challenge for all of us. The government continues to impose mask mandates and close businesses, but we are...
Skye White
Dec 1, 20204 min read
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What You’re Feeling is Probably Compassion Fatigue — And What You Can Do About It
Feeling exhausted from the state of the world? You’re not alone. It’s easy to inundate ourselves with the news, given that it’s so...
Skye White
Nov 11, 20203 min read
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How to support loved ones with chronic illnesses or high risk conditions who aren’t able to fully resume activities yet
So you’re vaccinated and comfortable resuming a wide range of activities. That’s excellent! It’s been a long time coming! What you might...
Skye White
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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COVID Blues and Pandemic Worries vs Depression and Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference
When does sadness become depression? When does worry become anxiety? Feeling sad or down and worrying about the future is normal. Feeling...
Skye White
Oct 2, 20203 min read
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The Ant and the Grasshopper — Mentally Preparing for Navigating COVID-19 in Colder Weather
The Ant works hard all summer to stockpile food for the winter while the Grasshopper spends the summer hopping around and chirping. When...
Skye White
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Using Technology for Good — How to Stay Connected
In a world where social distancing is normal and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are fortunate to have technology that allows us to...
Skye White
Sep 8, 20203 min read
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Recovering from Disaster — What to anticipate as the pandemic continues
The COVID 19 pandemic has been an event unlike anything we as a society have ever had to endure. This is truly new territory. However,...
Skye White
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Staying Connected During COVID-19
Humans are social creatures. Regardless of whether you identify as an introvert or extrovert, social connections are imperative to our...
Skye White
Jul 29, 20203 min read
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Resilience in the Time of COVID-19
You’re so “over” COVID 19. You’re over hearing about it. You’re over wearing masks. You’re over social distancing. But COVID 19 isn’t...
Skye White
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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Anticipating a Post-Pandemic Life: Taking the Time to Examine What You’d Like Life to Look Like After the Pandemic
For many of us, the pandemic has greatly altered our lives. Now that we are beginning to get our first glimmers of a post-pandemic life,...
Skye White
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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Workaholics Anonymous: Learning to Clock Out When You’ve Done Enough
The fact is, we live in a productivity and results-based society. In this competitive world, it can be difficult to measure success and...
Andrew Brazzale
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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Therapy during the coronavirus pandemic: ‘This is new for all of us’
Katherine Walter, our clinical director, and Jaya Ramesh were both interviewed by the Seattle Times about navigating therapy during the...
Katherine Walter
Mar 29, 20201 min read
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Ribbon Cutting: Catalyst Counseling
Join us for the Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for Catalyst Counseling, Monday, October 21st from 4:30pm – 6pm; Ribbon Cutting taking...
Katherine Walter
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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