Hi Bianca - I'd say we need to be careful not to polarise as 'empaths' and 'catalysts' - because the risk is to become attached to either/or, to then become an identity around that.

To me, a truly powerful catalyst is able to empathise and feel into the energy they're connecting with. I find myself constantly working with energies in the field this way. And I feel energies very markedly within people - such as implants and entities for example. It's just that in having a strongly catalytic side too, I tend not to get swept up in them. I believe working toward a healthy balance is important - although I do acknowledge of course that there are souls with more strongly empathic qualities in the spectrum. Personally I find myself these days sitting fairly in the middle.

In encouraging not wanting to polarise between the two, I felt to write this article a while back, which may be of interest...
What Spiritual "Empaths" and "Catalysts" might Learn From Each Other

Wishing you well

Open