The Kitten Psychologist Collection
Psychoanalyze a kitten? Preposterous.
A talking kitten? Beyond reason.
A talking kitten that must be convinced to act reasonably? Completely and utterly impossible. See: kitten.
But for the sake of the kitten’s owners, not only is this psychologist going to give it a red-hot try—everyone might just end up surprised by what they learn about themselves.
The complete Kitten Psychologist collection, with all six heart-warming tales in this funny and endearing series.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer and editor: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: August 23, 2021
The Kitten Psychologist series was previously published as part of Inklets, a series of short stories ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to lingering just on the edge of normal. One thing’s for sure: you won’t look at the world the same way again.
Read on to find out more about each installment!
Book 1: The Kitten Psychologist
A kitten for a client? Preposterous.
A talking kitten, at that? Beyond reason.
Trying to get the kitten to see reason? Completely, utterly, one-hundred-percent impossible. See: kitten.
But for the sake of the kitten’s owners, this psychologist’s going to give it a red-hot go.
A humorous tale about overcoming obstacles and making the most of the time we have.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: February 1, 2019
Book 2: The Kitten Psychologist Broaches the Topic of Economics
The kitten returns, with just as many psychological issues as ever.
Which, fantastic—if it had some way of paying.
Somehow (delicately, probably), the psychologist needs to find the kitten a source of income. And fast.
The second instalment in the popular Kitten Psychologist series, in which we learn about taking ownership of our mistakes.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: March 15, 2019
Book 3: The Kitten Psychologist vs. the Kitten's Owners
Trouble brews for the kitten psychologist…
After two weeks’ vacation, the psychologist’s friends demand an accounting: just exactly how much money did their kitten spend?
Unfortunately, their reaction? Totally justified.
So, this whole kitten-psychologist relationship thing? Yep. Over and out.
Our favourite psychologist is on the case again in a captivating story about doing the right thing, no matter what the cost.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: May 1, 2019
Book 4: The Kitten Psychologist Tries to Be Patient Through Email
Unable to visit the psychologist in person, the kitten resorts to email. Which our psychologist can manage just fine. Except the kitten thinks this makes payment unnecessary.
That… that’s problematic.
The psychologist could break off the relationship, of course. But how exactly do you tell a cat ‘no’?
Our favourite kitten returns, causing more mayhem than ever in this new instalment of The Kitten Psychologist.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: June 15, 2019
Book 5: The Kitten Psychologist & What the Kitten Did
The kitten psychologist finally makes a face-to-face meeting with the kitten’s owners.
But what has the kitten done? And why do the kitten’s owners finally want to talk?
…Also, it totally counts as a meeting if the psychologist runs away in panic before the meeting begins, right? Of course… not.
Sigh.
Right. Let’s get this done with.
Another instalment in van Diepen’s delightful Kitten Psychologist series, in which the kitten finally starts to make some progress with the horrible ordeal of Growing Up.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: August 1, 2019
Book 6: The Kitten Psychologist & the Kitten Come to a Conclusion
As it transpires, the kitten has a heart.
The psychologist feels discombobulated by that.
All this time, the psychologist thought the kitten needed help. But maybe not. Maybe someone else did instead.
The heart-warming conclusion to the Kitten Psychologist stories that reminds us all to make sure we take our own advice.
Genre: Comedy
Cover designer, editor, illustrator: Amy Laurens
Publisher: Inkprint Press
Release date: September 15, 2019