A writer, researcher, and facilitator, Kat has nearly two decades of experience leading creative writing workshops across the UK and internationally.

Kat’s facilitation has taken her into schools, universities, offices, community spaces, and in unexpected places like on beaches, at festivals, in yurts, and even a greenhouse at Kew Gardens. Her expertise lies in supporting displaced and marginalised communities, including refugees, asylum seekers, care leavers, and young people.

As a researcher, Kat’s work is informed by her practice in the community, listening to people tell their stories. Through her workshops and while writing her PhD on how we narrate grief, Kat observed and theorised the positive impact that creative expression has on participants. Kat was ACE funded Writer in Residence at Migrants Organise. Observing healing in action changed the course of her thesis and led to contracts consulting on research with St Mary’s University Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse as well as with Anthropologists at SOAS and work with the University of Kent in partnership with Kent Refugee Action Network.

Kat has begun training as a Narrative Therapist. She works under the consultation of Clinical Psychologist, Dr Lucy Mills. The physiological and longterm impact of the work for wellbeing is a line of enquiry that Undertow is keen to pursue.

Kat’s work with corporations is a foundational pillar of Undertow. During the pandemic, when her work with marginalised communities went online, she expanded her offering. Her first clients were NHS England and Mediacom. For NHS England, she supported staff with lunchtime creative sessions for wellbeing. With Mediacom, Kat worked 1:1 with employees writing stories about their lockdown experiences that were produced into a podcast series. She has since developed workshops for lunch and learn events as well as speaking engagements. Kat was keynote speaker at ‘Belonging and Healing’ hosted by the Intercontinental Hotel in Beijing. She is also able to offer facilitation around bespoke projects like developing scripts for short films that tell the story of a business, like this.

Kat really enjoys work with NGOs and individual creatives to support funding bids. In 2024, Kat secured over £100,000 in grants that made social impact projects happen.

All of Kat’s work is rooted in the belief that storytelling is transformative. Whether you’re looking for a creative writing workshop, a facilitator for your organisation, or a collaborator on a storytelling project, Kat brings depth, experience, and a commitment to meaningful engagement.