Catherine Comiskey, LCSW
Psychotherapy for thoughtful adults and couples who sense something isn’t quite working, even if they can’t yet fully name what that is. Reflective, unhurried, depth-oriented work.
I am less interested in moving quickly toward solutions than in understanding what has been shaping things for a long time.
In the room
Curiosity first, answers when you’re ready
Sessions with me tend to feel unhurried and exploratory. I am not moving you toward homework or techniques. I am interested in what you feel, what you find difficult to say, and what emerges between us as we work, because those patterns often illuminate what is happening elsewhere in your life.
Meaningful change, in my experience, happens gradually, as the therapeutic relationship becomes safe enough for honesty. This includes the parts of you that feel contradictory, hard to explain, or stuck in repetition. We stay with what is difficult long enough to actually understand it, rather than managing it or moving past it.
My work is exploratory rather than prescriptive. If you are looking for a structured, skills-based approach, I will help you find someone who works that way.
Training & background
Depth of training, ongoing
I hold a master’s degree in social work from the University of Houston and completed a competitive postgraduate fellowship at the Menninger Clinic, where I later worked as an outpatient clinician across both inpatient and outpatient settings. That breadth of clinical experience deepened my capacity to hold complexity and think carefully about what is beneath presenting symptoms.
I am a lifelong learner in this field. I completed a two-year advanced psychodynamic psychotherapy program at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston and am currently in their four-year psychoanalytic training program. Additional training includes The Daring Way, Brené Brown’s shame and shame resilience curriculum, which continues to inform how I work with perfectionism and the fear of being seen.
Who I work with
Individual and couples therapy for adults
I work with adults of all ages and with couples. Many of the people I see are navigating anxiety, low mood, or a persistent sense that something is not quite working, even when their lives appear stable from the outside. Others are grappling with grief, relationship struggles, questions of identity, or patterns they have been unable to shift on their own.
In couples work, we slow down to understand what each person is longing for, protecting against, or struggling to express, particularly in patterns that feel repetitive or stuck.
The aim across both is greater clarity, emotional depth, and more room to move in how you relate to yourself and others.
Location & telehealth
Where I see clients
I am licensed in Colorado, Texas, and Montana. Our office is in Denver. If you are in Colorado, we can meet in person or via secure video. If you are in Texas or Montana, I see clients through telehealth only.
- In person
- Denver, Colorado
- Telehealth
- Colorado, Texas, and Montana
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Texas, and Montana
Work with Catherine
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit: no pressure, just a thoughtful conversation about what you’re looking for.
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