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A SIX-MONTH GROUP PROGRAM FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL THERAPISTS

When did you last switch off without feeling guilty about it?

Reconnect, Repair, Rebuild helps rural therapists reclaim 5 hours a week for themselves, without the guilt and without tearing up the systems you've already built.

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Starts Thursday 14 January 2027 12 fortnightly live sessions Small group of 4 to 10
Catherine Elder smiling outdoors under gum trees in the Wheatbelt

You're still functioning. Still showing up.

Still showing up for every client. Still driving the long kilometres between towns. Still holding the emotional load for families who have no one else nearby to turn to.

But somewhere along the way, the hours that used to be yours quietly disappeared. And the guilt shows up the moment you try to take one back.

Sound familiar?

  • You sit down after clinic and your chest tightens because the reports aren't done.
  • You teach families about regulation, then run on empty yourself.
  • Your "rest" is collapsing on the couch at 9pm.
  • You'll slow down in the school holidays. You've said that every term.
  • You love rural practice, and you're quietly wondering how long you can keep doing it like this.

It's not a time problem. It's a nervous system one.

You already know the theory. You probably explain it to parents every week. But knowing how regulation works doesn't make it feel safe to stop when your body has learned that rest means falling behind.

Rest you build on your own is like a sandcastle built at low tide. It looks solid on a Sunday, then the next wave of referrals, reports and family load washes it away.
This program helps you build above the tide line.

Reconnect, Repair, Rebuild

A six-month group program built for rural and regional therapists who are ready to turn the focus back on themselves.

Together we'll reclaim time and energy in your week, connect you with other therapists who truly get it, and give you a community to belong to.

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FormatLive online
Sessions12 x 60 minutes
WhenFortnightly Thursdays
Starts14 January 2027
Group size4 to 10 therapists

Why it is different

Not another time-management system

A nervous system approach that makes rest feel safe, so it actually sticks.

Not a one-off workshop you forget by next week

Six months of steady, structured support, built around a full caseload.

Not therapy or clinical supervision

A small circle of rural therapists who understand what your week actually looks like.

Three phases. One rebuild.

Built on the FEEL & Belong method, across six months.

01

Reconnect

SESSIONS 1 TO 4 · JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

Notice your emotional states and what your nervous system is carrying every day.

02

Repair

SESSIONS 5 TO 8 · MARCH AND APRIL

Work with the patterns that keep pulling you back to over-giving, and set boundaries that hold on a full clinic day.

03

Rebuild

SESSIONS 9 TO 12 · MAY AND JUNE

Protect your five hours for good, and leave with a personal plan that keeps working after the program ends.

The Personal Sandcastle Framework: your purpose, the life you're building, your strategies, your people, your waves, and how you meet them

The Personal Sandcastle Framework

Across the six months, you'll build your own sandcastle above the tide line, mapping the parts of your life that keep you steady.

  • Your purpose: the why behind everything you do
  • The life you're building: what you want your days to hold
  • Your strategies: the tools you reach for on a full caseload
  • Your people: who helps you hold the load
  • Your waves: the calm days, the rapids and the storms
  • How you meet the waves: moving from reactive to responsive

How you meet the waves: FEEL

The practice at the heart of the program, for the moments guilt or overwhelm show up.

F

Find

Find where the feeling shows up in your body.

E

Experience

Stay with the sensation, without a story or judgement.

E

Express

Name it, or let it move through you.

L

Link

Link it to what you need, then choose your response.

Imagine it's June.

Yes, I want that

Is this for you?

This is for you if you're

  • A rural or regional allied health therapist who is still functioning, but running on empty
  • Wanting to connect with like-minded rural therapists
  • Open to self-work, reflection and change
  • Ready to make practical changes in your life and business
  • Committed to attending live calls and turning the focus back on yourself

It's not the right fit if you

  • Can't join most sessions live (each one builds on the last)
  • Are looking for clinical supervision
  • Are in acute crisis or looking for therapy
  • Want a self-paced course
  • Aren't currently working in a rural or regional setting

What's included

1

12 live group sessions

Fortnightly, 60 minutes each, across the three phases. Consistent support, not a one-off workshop.

2

Tools that work on a full caseload

Practical strategies that fit between back-to-back clients and long drives.

3

Your Personal Sandcastle Framework

A workbook you build session by session: what drains you, what refills you, and how you protect it.

4

A small group of rural therapists

So you're not carrying this alone. People who know what your week actually looks like.

5

A private online circle

Message me and share wins with the group for the full six months, so support doesn't stop when the call ends.

6

A before-and-after check-in

Real proof of your own change by June, not just a feeling that something shifted.

EXCLUSIVE TO FOUNDING MEMBERS

Three 45-minute 1:1 sessions with me

At the start, middle and end of the program. Personal accountability and space to go deeper on your own rebuild.

When we meet

Fortnightly Thursdays in 2027. Dates subject to change.

RECONNECT

14 Jan

RECONNECT

28 Jan

RECONNECT

11 Feb

RECONNECT

25 Feb

REPAIR

11 Mar

REPAIR

25 Mar

REPAIR

8 Apr

REPAIR

22 Apr

REBUILD

6 May

REBUILD

20 May

REBUILD

3 Jun

REBUILD

17 Jun

Your investment

FOUNDING ROUND · 10 SPOTSDoors close Friday 18 December
$3,000payment plan available

That's about $115 a week

  • 12 x 60-minute live group sessions
  • Your Personal Sandcastle Framework workbook
  • Private online circle for six months
  • Before-and-after check-in
  • Protected hours in your calendar
  • A nervous system approach which matches your caseload and life
  • Founding bonus: three 45-minute 1:1 sessions with Catherine
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As a founding member, you'll complete the before-and-after check-in and share honest feedback at the end. Your feedback shapes the program for every group that comes after you.

Your three options

1

Keep going as you are

Push through and hope the school holidays fix it. They didn't last time.

2

Piece it together alone

Podcasts, posts and self-care lists, squeezed in after the reports, and hope it sticks this time.

3

Do it with support

Six months of structure, a method that works with your nervous system, and a group of rural therapists who get it.

Catherine holding a lamb beside a hay bale at sunset on the farm

Hi, I'm Catherine.

I'm an occupational therapist and the founder of Belong OT, a mobile paediatric practice in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. I've spent 10 years working with neurodiverse children and their families.

Three years ago, I was working rurally when my mum passed away. It was the most challenging time of my career and my personal life. I lost my sense of self, and with it, my love for the profession.

I tried to push through. I brought back my old structures and threw myself straight back into work, but it only made things worse. What I actually needed was to turn inwards and start with myself: my nervous system, and learning my own emotional states.

Slowly, I learnt to be responsive rather than reactive, to notice how I'm feeling and sit with the sensation instead of running from it. Only then could I repair my relationship with work, and rebuild structures in my work and personal life that actually hold.

Reconnect, Repair, Rebuild is the support I wish I'd had.

Questions

What if I miss a session?

Each session builds on the last, so the program works best when you join live. If you can't make it, a recording is shared with the group within 24 hours.

How much time does it take?

A 60-minute live session each fortnight, plus a little workbook reflection in between. It's designed to fit around a full caseload.

I'm not an OT. Is this for me?

Yes. It's for any rural or regional allied health therapist.

Is this therapy or clinical supervision?

No. It's a structured group program for your own wellbeing and practice. If you're in crisis, please reach out to your GP or a mental health professional.

What happens on the discovery call?

A relaxed chat about your week, what you want to change, and whether the program is the right fit. No pressure, and no hard sell.

Is there a payment plan?

Yes, a payment plan is available. We'll talk through the options on your discovery call.

What if I join and it's not for me?

I completely understand, and you shouldn't have to feel locked in. There's a 60-day money-back guarantee. After 60 days, if it's not for you or your circumstances change, I get that! We'll chat about the best way to work through the payments and what we can refund based on your payment plan.

The version of you who leaves work at work.
The version of you who rests without needing to earn it.
The version of you who stays in rural practice because it finally feels sustainable.

That version of you is closer than you think.

Book your discovery call

Founding round: 10 spots. Doors close Friday 18 December.