Katie Gustafson

Katie Gustafson I use an integrated approach to therapy. I like to draw from several different models to customize t

Type 2s often come to therapy saying some version of the same thing:I just want to feel like it’s okay to have needs.The...
04/13/2026

Type 2s often come to therapy saying some version of the same thing:

I just want to feel like it’s okay to have needs.

The Helper archetype runs deep and for many Twos, love and worthiness got tangled up early. Giving became the way to belong and needs became something to hide.

If it resonates (for yourself or someone you love) I’d love to hear which slide landed hardest. 👇

Perfectionism isn’t excellence. It’s fear dressed in excellence’s clothes.And she is very well-dressed.Nine types. One r...
04/07/2026

Perfectionism isn’t excellence. It’s fear dressed in excellence’s clothes.
And she is very well-dressed.

Nine types. One root fear.
One Substack post that might just name the thing you’ve been carrying.

Link in bio. 🔗

Happy Easter Y’all! 🌸🐣✝️
04/05/2026

Happy Easter Y’all! 🌸🐣✝️

Perfectionism isn’t about wanting things done well. It’s about believing your worth is tied to how well you perform. I’m...
04/03/2026

Perfectionism isn’t about wanting things done well. It’s about believing your worth is tied to how well you perform.

I’m bringing my talk Perfectionism, I Know Her to Emerson Hall next week, and I would love to see you there. We’ll use the Enneagram as a roadmap (not a label) to explore the inner patterns behind over-functioning, self-criticism, and burnout.
If you’re tired of performing for success and ready to lead from self-trust instead of self-pressure, this is your room.

📍 Emerson Hall
📅 April 9 | 4–6 PM

🔗 Register at the link in bio.

Spring doesn’t ask you to bloom on command.It asks you to notice what’s been quietly growing underground and give it a l...
04/01/2026

Spring doesn’t ask you to bloom on command.

It asks you to notice what’s been quietly growing underground and give it a little room.

This month’s Self-Care Edit is here: what the season actually calls for, plus what your Enneagram type specifically needs right now.

Nine types. Nine different versions of renewal.

Swipe to find yours → full edit on Substack

03/31/2026

Happy Holy Week out there. I can’t wait to sing this entire song with at the service at on Thursday. It’s my favorite service of the year.
I sure wish I’d written this song. It cuts deep. you never cease to amaze me.


Forgive my rusty guitar skills y’all… it’s been a minute!

If you know a Type 1, you just thought of them by slide two.If you are a Type 1, you probably corrected a typo in your h...
03/31/2026

If you know a Type 1, you just thought of them by slide two.

If you are a Type 1, you probably corrected a typo in your head while reading this and didn’t say anything. Classic.

The Enneagram doesn’t just tell you your type. It shows you the pattern you’ve been living inside of, often without realizing it. And sometimes the most powerful thing is just finally having words for what you’ve always felt but couldn’t name.

That’s what this work is about.

Which slide was the gut punch?
(Not a 1? Tag the one in your life who needs to see this.)

“The opposite of home isn’t distance. It’s forgetfulness.”— Elie WieselI keep coming back to this line.Because I think i...
03/27/2026

“The opposite of home isn’t distance. It’s forgetfulness.”
— Elie Wiesel

I keep coming back to this line.

Because I think it’s exactly what happens when we’re blended with our Enneagram patterns.

We don’t go somewhere else.
We forget.

We forget calm.
We forget curiosity.
We forget that we know how to be with someone—including ourselves—without fixing, managing, performing, or disappearing.

The higher qualities of every Enneagram type—Serenity, Courage, Equanimity, Innocence, Right Action—aren’t things we build.

They’re things we remember.

Integration isn’t becoming someone new.
It’s coming back to what was always home.

Reflection for the weekend:
What quality did you forget this week?
And when (even briefly) did you remember it?
What made that moment possible?

03/25/2026

You’ve read the books. Done the trainings. You can name every type.

But when a client is sitting across from you—activated, avoidant, spinning—what do you actually do with that?

That’s the gap The Practice was built for.

An 8-month clinical cohort for therapists and coaches who are ready to use the Enneagram in the room, not just talk about it.

Each month includes:
→ 90-min educational session (case formulation, pattern recognition, clinical dialogue)

→ 60-min confidential case consultation with real client material

Starting May 8, 2026. Spots are limited.

Link in bio to register or DM me with questions.

Just got back from DC—5 hours of teaching 400+ therapists and a run in with my hero, Dan Siegel.Something I keep coming ...
03/25/2026

Just got back from DC—5 hours of teaching 400+ therapists and a run in with my hero, Dan Siegel.

Something I keep coming back to after a day like that:
You can be deeply trained. You can know the frameworks. And still hit moments in the room where you think,

“Okay, but what do I actually do with this right now?”

That gap is real. And it doesn’t close the way most of us try to close it.

Swipe through and the full reflection on the work behind the work is on Substack. Link in bio.

Drop your type below and tell me if you’re someone who over-prepares to avoid “that” moment, or accidentally tells their hero not to come to their workshop 🤪

DC, you don’t disappoint. Never enough time…See you next year, Lovely. 🥰 thanks for having me as always…
03/22/2026

DC, you don’t disappoint. Never enough time…
See you next year, Lovely. 🥰 thanks for having me as always…

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