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About Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT

Kathleen Adams LPC, RPT is a best-selling author, speaker, psychotherapist and visionary. Her first book, Journal to the Self, is a classic that opened the gates to the current cultural phenomenon of therapeutic writing.

She has also written The Write Way to Wellness: A Workbook for Healing and Change, The Way of the Journal and Mightier Than the Sword.

Kathleen is a beloved teacher whose innovative work has helped hundreds of thousands of people heal, change and grow. Her dynamic presentation style is fluid, clinically grounded, intuitive and engaging. She is the voice of journal therapy at conferences, hospitals, mental health agencies and seminars around the world. A tireless advocate for the healing power of writing, Kathleen has received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association for Poetry Therapy. She was a finalist for the first Season for Nonviolence Peacemaker Award in Colorado for her work bringing journal therapy to populations as diverse as people with HIV/AIDS, breast cancer survivors, recovering addicts, and survivors of violent crime.

In an internet poll on About.com, Kathleen Adams was listed (with Anais Nin and Anne Frank) as one of the three most significant influences on contemporary journal keeping.

Professional Profile

With more than 30,000 clinical hours in the field, Kathleen Adams is among the most experienced and respected journal therapists working today.

Clinical Experience

1985-present: Founder/Director, The Center for Journal Therapy, Lakewood CO
1992-present: Private psychotherapy practice with specialty in journal/poetry therapy, Lakewood CO
1994-present: Contract journal therapist, Denver Health and Hospitals, HIV/AIDS team
1990-1992: Journal therapist, The National Center for the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders, Denver CO
1988-1990: Group therapist and unit counselor, West Pines Psychiatric Hospital, Wheatridge CO

Education and Licensure

RPT (Registered Poetry/Journal Therapist), 2000
LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), 1993
MA, Psychology and Counseling, Boulder Graduate School, Boulder CO, 1988

Awards and Achievements

President, National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT), April 2001-2003
Past President (1997-2001) and current Board member, NAPT Foundation
Distinguished Service Award, 1998, National Association for Poetry Therapy
Peacemaker Award (finalist), 1998, A Season for Nonviolence

Publications

All of Kathleen Adams' books and tapes are available for sale at the Bookstore on this site. Together her work comprises a comprehensive study of clinical journal therapy.

Books
Journal to the Self:
22 Paths to Personal Growth
1990, Warner Books. In 10th printing.

The Way of the Journal:
A Journal Therapy Workbook for Healing
2nd Ed. 1998, Sidran Press, Lutherville MD.

Mightier Than the Sword:
The Journal as a Path to
Men's Self- Discovery
1st Ed. 1994, Warner Books.

The Write Way to Wellness:
A Workbook for Healing and Change
2000, The Center for Journal Therapy.

Papers, Columns, Articles, Chapters
Journal Writing as a Powerful Adjunct to Therapy
1996, Journal of Poetry Therapy

The Structured Journal Therapy Assessment: A Report on 50 Cases
1996, Journal of Poetry Therapy

Writing as Therapy
1999, Counseling & Human Development

Journal Therapy
1999, in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines

Resolving Trauma through Journal Writing
2001, MADDvocate, the publication of Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Life Story Writing for Seniors
2001, Journal of Certified Senior Advisors

Mindfulness on the Journey Ahead (with Dr. Steve Rojcewicz)
Chapter in The Healing Fountain: Poems for Life's Journey (in press)

Writing In the Dark: Exploring Dreams in the Journal
2000, in Soulful Living.com

Scribing the Soul
A monthly column ongoing from June 2000 in Soulful Living.com

Audiotapes
The Journal Tape
The Blessed Unrest
The 79-Cent Therapist
Journals, Quick & Easy
The Write Way to Healing
The New Story of Your Life
Journal to the Self Audio Workshop
Write Way to Wellness Meditations

Media List

The following is a partial listing of publications that have recently interviewed Kathleen Adams for articles on the power of writing. For information on how to book an interview with Kathleen Adams, see this page.

General Interest
Newsweek
Denver Post
Chicago Tribune
Des Moines Register
Rocky Mountain News
Investor's Business Daily

Health and Wellness
Living Fit
Delicious!
Cooking Light
Natural Health
Weight Watchers
Choices for Living
Alternative Medicine
Dr. Andrew Weil's Self Healing

Personal and Spiritual Development
Intuition
New Age
Unity Magazine
Celestine Journal
Soulful Living.com
Bottom Line Personal