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Kate Poll
Experience
Kate is a therapeutic writing practitioner. In her roles as a Lapidus board member and co-editor of Lapidus magazine, she is passionate in her support of fellow practitioners, championing best practices and expanding access to therapeutic writing. She works with diverse groups, including neurodivergent and mental health communities, helping people find their voice—on and off the page.
Qualifications
She is the creator of Compassion Journalling, the first in a series of self-therapy tools she is developing, which integrates Rogerian, Internal Family Systems, Compassion-Focused, and Narrative Therapy approaches. Through an arts-funded initiative with the University of Wolverhampton, she is exploring how creative writing can support stroke survivors and individuals with acquired brain injuries.
An MSc graduate in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes, Kate believes in therapeutic writing’s power as a tool for self-knowledge, creativity, and deeper connection with ourselves and others. Her dissertation explored how Gottman’s Four Horsemen—a metaphor for destructive relationship communication patterns—can also manifest in our self-talk. The process highlighted the power of self-compassion in supporting self-development and resilience.