Kate Robson is a registered psychotherapist in Toronto, Ontario. Inspired by her own experiences with her children in a neonatal intensive care unit, she worked with babies, parents, and families for more than twelve years as a NICU family support specialist. She’s travelled all over the world educating parents and clinicians about family-centred care and trauma informed care practices. Her workshops focus on cultivating attachment in relationships and creating emotion-friendly homes and workplaces. In her private practice she supports individuals and couples experiencing infertility, high risk pregnancies, NICU hospitalizations, and bereavement. She manages Canada’s largest support community for NICU families and runs a weekly support group for parents and caregivers. She has degrees from McGill University and OISE/UT, completed her psychotherapy training at the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy, and has also studied modalities such as ACT, the Internal Family Systems Model, EMDR, PACT, and Somatic Embodiment.
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Praise for Something to Hold Onto
“This delightful book offers invaluable tools to readers, featuring the many strategies available for anybody hoping to heal and find connection in their lives.”
— Clara Hughes, Olympian and bestselling author of Open Heart, Open Mind
“I’ve known Kate for many years, and often, when I meet someone who is struggling, I wish so badly for them to have a Kate Robson in their lives. With this book, I’m thrilled that so many people now have access to her compassion, wisdom, and humour as well to the tools she has honed for many years as a therapist, mother, and friend.”
— Sarah Polley, Academy Award winner and bestselling author of Run Towards the Danger
“We all need images to try an understand our convoluted psyches. Something to Hold Onto offers a whole toolbox complete with step-by-step instructions on how to imagine your mind. You can imagine a ladder, a baseball, a train, a balance beam, picture your mind, walk right into it, and effect change.”
— Catherine Gildiner, New York Times bestselling author of Good Morning, Monster
“This book is a gentle companion—rich in metaphor, wise in insight, and written with striking clarity. Each chapter feels like a warm hug from a friend, offering comfort, perspective, and deep emotional resonance. Kate Robson is a master integrator, skillfully offering practical pearls across many styles of therapy.”
— Dr. Joanna Cheek, author of It’s Not You, It’s the World
"Conversational and relatable, Something to Hold Onto reads like therapy without the eye contact. The self-help genre has been criticized for oversimplifying concepts and for its commercialization, but Robson’s guide is different than many books: no habit-stacking or efficiency tips, no pseudo-science about brain chemistry. Each of her metaphors can provide a bit more softness in a reader’s life, like a perfectly inflated air mattress."
— Literary Review of Canada
"Something to Hold Onto is refreshing for its integrity and grounded approach. People who have grown tired of self-help served by social media algorithms will find a useful, very human companion in Robson’s book. Its short chapters are generous, accessible, and ideal for anyone who might find it difficult to concentrate in the midst of chaos and trauma."
— The Tyee
“For those who do not lead an easy life filled with joy, this is something to hold onto and carry with you in your heart, your hands, and to gift to friends you care about. The perfect time to read this book is now, and the next perfect time is when you are struggling. If warmth, heart and soul can be contained in a book, this proves how.”
— The Miramichi Reader
“An empowering guide.”
— She Does the City
“Something to Hold Onto offers worthwhile insights into how people can deal with the crises in their lives in a positive way. ”
— Winnipeg Free Press
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