Caitlin M. Peterson, LCSW

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Caitlin M. Peterson, LCSW

Caitlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey with a Certificate in Clinical Hypnothera

Caitlin Peterson, MSW Fordham University, LCSW, CHT,

Caitlin Peterson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist and co-founder of Evolve Wellness. Her radical approach to mental health shatters limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Her life's work is to support others as they cross the bridge from a place of self doubt to lives full of love, forgiveness and universal compassion. Caitlin believes that you have the answers within to transform your life; she's simply a guide on your journey back "home" to your intrinsically loving self. To learn more about her integrative approach, please visit www.caitwellness.com

12/06/2025

We forget, sometimes, how much life we’re holding.
How much possibility sits inside us, even when parts of us feel dried, wilted, or scattered across a paper towel.
These marigolds reminded me today: what looks like an ending is often just the release of seeds we didn’t even realize we were carrying.

Marigolds symbolize protection, remembrance, and the bridge between worlds. And as I sifted through each bloom, I felt that the gentle guidance, the presence of what we release and what continues with us, the way life multiplies when we let it. Each of these flowers could be holding upwards of 40 seedlings. What a glorious gift!

Sometimes connecting looks like rituals no one can pinpoint as one. Sometimes it’s just a “hello, baaabies! See you in the spring!” Sometimes these micro moments just take 5 minutes and are not even “purposefully spiritual.” But everything we do can be a dance with our angels, our interconnected soul, whatever we feel to be real to us.

Here’s to the magic in the mundane.
Here’s to the parts of us softening, shedding, becoming.
Here’s to the dozens of seedlings, the quiet possibilities, living inside every ending we tend with care.

11/26/2025

Hey Everybody,

Thank you for sharing your stories with me.

Thank you for trusting this work, even when you need a break, even when you doubt, even when life feels like “a lot.” Thank you for not giving up on yourself.

And I truly feel privileged to walk beside each of you. To witness, to learn, to grow alongside the courageous spirits that come through my door… it is a Dharmic gift on this soul journey. You inspire me! To keep going! To keep working! To keep learning! To keep connecting!

If you have a little solitude these next few days, try asking:

What am I hopeful for in the coming future?
What effortless mercy, support, or serendipitous experience came to me this year?
In what ways did I lift or support someone else?
And if you find yourself around people:

Practice the smallest act of love: compliment someone out loud. Name something you admire, appreciate, or maybe even envy a little.

This doesn’t mean absorbing their energy or getting closer than feels right. It simply sends out love from a grounded place AND your nervous system feels that calm immediately.

And think of someone you’d love to have with you. Say a quiet prayer of appreciation for them in your heart or out loud. Connection doesn’t need physical presence; sometimes just acknowledging the love that lives inside you lightens your whole system.

I’m grateful for you this Thanksgiving. Truly. Let’s keep shining, you guys.

With love,

Caitlin

11/19/2025

I know hypnosis peaks people’s curiosity when they hear about it, so I wanted to share with you guys about a community event I’m faclitating. It’s a blend of a passive, gently gudied meditation with the hypnotic induction component to deepen the sensory experience. Here’s the theme:

Gratitude & Grace: Honoring abundance and cultivating compassion.

The intent is to further the embodiment of gratitude from that grounded place, open to grace, compassion, and the kind of inner abundance that naturally wants to be shared.

This Thursday, November 20th at 7pm
The Woodland Attic, Maplewood
$17 community rate
No experience needed, message me with questions!

(Registration closes Wednesday at 4pm!)

https://maplewood.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=4310iworkneoo

11/17/2025

Fear is wired into us! iIt’s primal, instinctive, and automatic. And hello, it’s important!! But safety? Safety is something we learn. Through support, through nervous system attunement, through relationships that show us we don’t have to brace for impact. At the Soul School, we we practice healing. We strategize ways to expose you to challenging, reparative alternative outcomes. We neutralize the potency of the after effects of traumatizing experiences. We teach the body what it feels like to settle, to trust, to soften again. The the goal isn’t to eliminate fear, it’s to expand our capacity to feel safe even when fear shows up. Safety is learned. And learning is sacred work.
Let’s keep doing it together.

11/06/2025

“Insight is not important.” Yeah, I had a problem with that.

11/04/2025

Forgiveness is an act of liberation, not permission. When we forgive, we free ourselves from the energetic grip of resentment, but that doesn’t mean the person who hurt us automatically regains access to our time, heart, or space. Boundaries remain sacred. Forgiveness can coexist with distance; it’s about releasing the emotional charge that keeps you tethered to pain, not re-opening the door to behaviors that cost you peace. You can let go and still move on. You can wish someone well and still walk away. Forgiveness gives you access to freedom, not their access to you.

Address

748 Morris Turnpike #210
Short Hills, NJ
07040

Telephone

+19735448389

Website

http://www.caitwellness.com/

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