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House of Self by Kathryn Grace
Helping capable women stop fighting themselves.
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For the women who seem to have it all together, but have a whole lot going on beneath the surface.
The overthinking. The guilt. The pressure to get everything right. The constant feeling that you should somehow be handling life better.
You might be doing a pretty good job of holding everything together.
But how does it actually feel to be you?
I offer online 1:1 therapy for women who are ready to understand what's happening beneath the surface and begin relating to themselves differently.
Is this You?
You're good at keeping things going. But it's taking a lot out of you.
You're capable. Responsible. The person people rely on.
You get things done, think things through, and generally find a way to make it all work.
But inside your own head?
It's a lot.
You replay conversations and wonder if you said the wrong thing.
You feel annoyed with someone, then immediately tell yourself you're being unreasonable.
You need a break, but there's always another thing you should be doing.
And sometimes you just wish you could switch your brain off for a bit.
It's not necessarily that your life is bad.
You might actually really love the life you've built.
It's just exhausting to feel like you're constantly managing yourself while trying to live it.
And perhaps you're beginning to wonder if there's another way.
Currently accepting ongoing one-to-one therapy clients
Currently accepting ongoing one-to-one therapy clients
What if you didn't have to keep
fighting yourself?
There's a lot expected of women.
And when you're used to being the capable one, it can feel like you're supposed to just keep handling it all.
But there's often another layer happening underneath.
The part of you that wants to rest, and the part that tells you to keep going.
The part that wants to say no, and the part that's terrified of disappointing someone.
The part that feels angry, and the part that immediately tells you you're being unfair.
It's like having a running argument with yourself all day.
My work is about helping you understand these different parts of yourself, rather than constantly trying to silence, fix or override them.
Not so you can become a better version of yourself.
But so you can begin building a different relationship with the person you already are.
Meet Kathryn
Occupational Therapist, IFS Facilitator, Meditation & Yoga Teacher
I'm an Occupational Therapist, and I know something about what it's like to feel at war with yourself.
For a long time, I was capable, driven, curious and deeply committed to understanding myself.
I did the therapy, the yoga, the personal development, the meditation.
At one point I was meditating for 40 minutes a day and spending much of the other 23 hours disconnected from what I actually needed.
I could explain my patterns beautifully.
But understanding myself didn't always mean I knew how to be with myself.
What began to change things was learning how to meet the parts of me I'd spent years trying to fix.
To listen to my body instead of constantly overriding it.
To stop treating every difficult feeling as evidence that something was wrong with me.
And to discover that I didn't need to become someone else to feel more at home in my own life.
That experience shapes how I work today, alongside my professional training.
Because I don't think we need another place where we're expected to get ourselves right.
I think we need more spaces where we can get to know ourselves, honestly and compassionately.
Registered Occupational Therapist · Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and NARM · Yoga and meditation teacher
1:1 Therapy
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A space where you don't have to hold everything together.
Therapy with me is a place to slow down and get curious about what's actually going on beneath the surface.
We might explore the patterns you keep finding yourself in, the roles you've learned to play, the relationships that feel complicated, or the feelings you've become very good at pushing aside.
My approach is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), alongside attachment-informed, relational and body-based work.
That means we don't just talk about why you do the things you do.
We also pay attention to how those patterns show up in your body, your emotions and your relationships, and gently explore new ways of responding.
There's no perfect way to do this work.
You don't need to arrive with the right words, a clear goal, or a beautifully articulated understanding of yourself.
You can just come as you are.
You don't need to be falling apart to reach out.
Maybe things are functioning well enough on the outside.
Maybe you're still showing up, getting things done and looking after everyone.
But you're tired of how much effort it takes to keep doing it all.
And you'd like to explore what it might feel like to live with a little less internal conflict.
That's a perfectly good place to begin.
I'm currently welcoming enquiries for online 1:1 therapy.
Training & Experience
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Bachelor of Science (Health Science) — Curtin University
Masters in Occupational Therapy — Curtin University
Certifications & Training
Thinking Heart 16-Week IFS Intensive — David Stern & Sigrid Kulkowitz
Nuance and Attunement in IFS — Stephanie Mitchell
Foundations of IFS — Stephanie Mitchell
Richard Schwartz In-Session IFS Masterclass Series — Healing Trauma & PTSD
Frank Anderson's IFS Trauma Treatment Program — 4-Month Online Intensive
IFS Institute Online Circle Program
NARM Complex Trauma Training
Spiral Practitioner — The Spiral School of Awakening
I bring both formal training and lived experience to this work.
For those who want the full picture:
The work doesn't stop here.
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