Profile:
Dr Divya Kumawat
Award-Winning Counselling Positive Psychologist
and Expressive Art Therapist
Director of Kalpari Art & Mind
(Psychological Well-Being, Counselling and Art Therapy)
Author of Poetry Collection
'Stree Man Navras: Bhavon ka Sankalan'
Qualifications and Certifications:
- PhD in Psychology (Positive Psychology)
- Masters in Applied Psychology (Social and Counselling Psychology, Delhi University)
- Foundation In Art Therapy (Oxford College of Arts and Therapies, Credited by British Association of Art Therapy)
- Certified Mindfulness Coach
- Practitioner’s Diploma in NLP
- Certified CBT and REBT Practitioner
- Diploma in Textile Design
- Bachelor of Science
Currently Working as:
- Director and owner of Kalpari Art & Mind (Psychological Well-Being, Counselling and Art Therapy)
- Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Therapist
- Expressive and Integrative Therapist
Experience
18 Years as a Counselling Positive Psychologist and Therapist
Institutes worked with:
Areas of Experience:
Conducted several workshops, talks, interactive sessions, and other events (many of which are documented on this website) for different populations including corporates, schools (students and teachers), children, women's organizations, etc. on topics related to happiness, stress management, personality development, self awareness, personal growth, and other psychological issues.
One of the pioneers of expressive art therapy in counselling in India, working in the field for the past 14 years.
18 Years as a Counselling Positive Psychologist and Therapist
Institutes worked with:
- Narayana Health, Bangalore
- Neerja Modi School, Jaipur
- Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Indian Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi
Areas of Experience:
- Couples and Relationship Issues
- Teenage/Adolescence Issues
- Childhood Behavior Issues and Parenting
- Mild Depression and Anxiety
- Family Conflicts and Issues
- Self Awareness and Personality Development
- Self Esteem Issues
- Stress (Organizational and Personal)
- Personality Development
- Anger Management
- Empowerment
- Psychoeducation
- Other Psycho-social Issues
Conducted several workshops, talks, interactive sessions, and other events (many of which are documented on this website) for different populations including corporates, schools (students and teachers), children, women's organizations, etc. on topics related to happiness, stress management, personality development, self awareness, personal growth, and other psychological issues.
One of the pioneers of expressive art therapy in counselling in India, working in the field for the past 14 years.
First Book, 'Stree Man Navras: Bhavon ka Sankalan'
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My first book of Hindi poems. As a therapist I hear thousands of stories, and hidden in them are hundreds of emotions. This book is a compilation of poems to express those emotions. I am sure the readers would find their own emotions and their own unique stories somewhere in these poems.
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Awards and Achievements
- India's 100 Women Achievers, Glantor X news. Certificate of Appreciation. 2023.
- Women Excellence Award. Success Today Magazine. 2023.
- Top 50 Women Icon Award. Global Triumph Foundation. 2023.
- Naari Astitva Awards. GISL Society. 2023.
- Finalist, Times She Unlimited Entrepreneur Awards 2020, Bangalore in Fitness and Wellness. 2021
- First India News Woman Of The Future Awards, WOTFA, 2018.
- Ideal Womania National Award 2018, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur for ongoing efforts in psychological well being awareness and art therapy.
- Best Paper award for the paper, “Art Therapy: bringing change in approaches to counselling children with behavioral issues”, presented at The International Conference of Applied Psychology (ICAP), 2016, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, March 3-4, 2016.
- Specialty Topper, Counselling and Psychology, Masters in Applied Psychology, Delhi University South Campus, 2003.
- Merit Position forth in Rajasthan, Diploma in Textile Designing. 2000
- Best Project, Diploma in Textile Designing. 2000.
- Gold Medal (Sri. SR Bhartiya Swarna Padak) for Extra-ordinary Social work, Maharani College, Jaipur, India: 1997.
- NSS best Cadet, University Maharani’s College Jaipur. 1997.
- Third Prize, All India level Dance Competition, Darshak Sangeet Sansthan, Jaipur, India 1997.
- Second Prize, All India Level Dance Competition, Darshak Sangeet Sansthan, Jaipur, India: 1996.
- Second Prize, Folk singing, National Youth festival, University maharanis College, Jaipur, 1996.
- ‘Miss Freshers’, Bsc. Science-Biology, University of Maharani’s College, Jaipur, 1994-95.
Honours
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest, MeLFeLL Preschool, on the occasion of Annual Function; March 2025
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest, Rishi Public School, on the occasion of Annual Day Celebration; January 2025.
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest, De Sales/SFS School, for their Beginner's Day Program 'Novello'; June 2024.
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest, Podar International and Podar Prep, on the occasion of Annual Day; December 2023.
- Honoured to be invited to conduct a workshop on Parenting by The Times Of India NIE, at Delhi Public School Bangalore North; November 2023.
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest by Asia's top most chain of education Institutes, Sri Chaitanya Techno School, on the occasion of Annual Day Celebration; February 2023
- Honoured to be invited as Chief Guest, Alphabet Academy, on the occasion of Annual Sports Day 'Udaan', at Treamis School; January 2020
- Honoured to be Featured on Radio City, December 2014
- Psychologically Designing Handprints for JCB Jaipur; September 2013 - November 2014
- One of the very few Women Harmonica Players in India
Research and Publications
- ‘Creativity, Self-Expression and Personal Growth: insights for using art in counselling practices’. Research paper presented in ICCCAD (International Conference on Creativity and Cognition in Art and Design) by NID and NIMHANS, January, 2017.
- ‘Art Therapy: bringing change in approaches to counselling children with behavioural issues’. Longitudinal Case Study Research completed in Jan 2016. Paper presented at The International Conference of Applied Psychology (ICAP), 2016, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, March 3-4, 2016.
- Development and Implementation of ARISE, Organisational Efficacy program, and paper presented as ‘Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Teacher Training Program on Emotional Intelligence and Happiness of Teachers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India’, in the ‘International Conference for Psychology and Allied Sciences, ICPAS-2016’. Jan, 2016.
- Indian Journal pf Positive Psychology (Vol 8-4, 2017; 598-603). ‘Positive Schooling: Challenges Seen and Met, As Perceived By the Principals, Administrators and Teachers in Schools of Jaipur’. An exploratory research.
- Gujarat Manovigyan Darshan (Vol 2-3, 2011) : ‘Satvik and Sthita-Pragya Personality- A Guide To Successful Aging From Srimad Bhagwad Gita And A Precursor To The Theories Of Successful Ageing In Relation To Personality’.
- Journal of Gerontology (Vol 24, N0 1, 2010): ‘Spirituality And Holistic Well Being In Elderly: Perspectives From Srimad Bhagwad Gita’.
- Ph.D. Thesis: ‘Enhancing Subjective Well Being in Elderly using Intervention Program based on Srimad Bhagwad Gita’.
- Dissertation for Masters in Psychology: ‘Living on the Wheels: Uncovering the aspects of trauma and coping in patients with spinal cord injuries’.
Memberships
- Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Applied Psychology.
- Indian Positive Psychology Association
- American Psychology Association
- American Art Therapy Association
- Bhartiya Counselling Psychology Association
- The Bangalore Harmonica Club
