"Journal therapy brings together my first degree in English, my experience as a therapist and my passion for writing."
Kate is a BACP senior accredited Supervisor & Counsellor, journal therapist, writer and vice-chair of Lapidus. She is a member of the Faculty of the Center for Journal Therapy and a council member of the International Association of Journal Writers. She trained in London and in the United States at The Center for Journal Therapy with Kathleen Adams with whom she continues to collaborate. She has given invited talks and trainings on journal therapy in the UK and the US and has published articles & book chapters on the subject. With Gillie Bolton & Victoria Field she edited Writing Works (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). Kate lives in the Peak District, Derbyshire, U.K.
Listen to an interview with Kate: Journalling for a better life ¨C Kate Thompson interviewed by Kathleen Adams
Journal therapy is the purposeful and intentional use of a written record of one's own thoughts or feelings to further psychological healing and personal growth.
¨C Kathleen Adams, Director, Center for Journal Therapy