Dr Divya Kumawat
Award winning Counselling Psychologist and art therapist,
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Director Kalpari art and mind (psychological well being, counselling and art therapy)
visiting consultant (narayana health)

Qualifications and Certifications

• Ph.D 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 

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Currently Working as:

1. Director and owner Kalpari Art and Mind (Psychological Well-Being, Counselling and Art Therapy)
2. Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Therapist.
3. Expressive and Integrative Therapist

Experience
18 Years as a Counselling 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 more than 100 workshops, talk-shows and events for different populations including corporate, schools (students and teachers), children, women organizations etc. on topics related to happiness, stress management, personality development, self awareness, other psychological issues and personal growth.

Pioneers of Art Therapy in Counselling in India working in the area from past 12 years.

 

​Awards & Achievements 

1. India's 100 Women Achievers, Glantor X news. Certificate of Appreciation. 2023.
2. Women Excellence Award. Success Today Magazine. 2023.
3. Top 50 Women Icon Award. Global Triumph Foundation. 2023.
4. Naari Astitva Awards. GISL Society. 2023.​
5. Finalist, Times She Unlimited Entrepreneur Awards 2020, Bangalore in Fitness and Wellness. 2021​
6. First India News Woman Of The Future Awards, WOTFA, 2018. 
7. Ideal Womania National Award 2018, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur for ongoing efforts in psychological well being awareness and art therapy. 
8. 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.​
9. Specialty Topper, Counselling and Psychology, Masters in Applied Psychology, Delhi University South Campus, 2003.
10. Merit Position forth in Rajasthan, Diploma in Textile Designing. 2000
11. Best Project, Diploma in Textile Designing. 2000.
12. Gold Medal (Sri. SR Bhartiya Swarna Padak) for Extra-ordinary Social work, Maharani College, Jaipur, India: 1997.
13. NSS best Cadet, University Maharani’s College Jaipur. 1997.
14. Third Prize, All India level Dance Competition, Darshak Sangeet Sansthan, Jaipur, India 1997.
15. Second Prize, All India Level Dance Competition, Darshak Sangeet Sansthan, Jaipur, India: 1996.
16. Second Prize, Folk singing, National Youth festival, University maharanis College, Jaipur, 1996.
17. ‘Miss Freshers’, Bsc. Science-Biology, University of Maharani’s College, Jaipur, 1994-95.

 Honors​

1. Honored to be invited as Chief Guest, Annual Day Celebration, Rishi Public School, Jan 2025.
2. Honored to be invited as Chief Guest, De Sales SFS School on the Beginner's Day Program, 'Novello'. June 2024.
3. Honored to be invited as Chief Guest, Podar International, Podar Prep for Annual Day, December 2023.
4. Honored to be invited to conduct a workshop on Parenting by The Times Of India. November 2023.
5. Honored to be invited as the Chief Guest by Asia's top most chain of education Institutes, Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools, on the occasion of Annual Day Celebration, ​February 2023
6. One of the very few Women Harmonica Players in India.

Research and Publications

1. ‘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.
2. ‘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.
3. 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.​
4. 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.
5. 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’.
6. Journal of Gerontology (Vol 24, N0 1, 2010): ‘Spirituality And Holistic Well Being In Elderly: Perspectives From Srimad Bhagwad Gita’.
7. Ph.D. Thesis: ‘Enhancing Subjective Well Being in Elderly using Intervention Program based on Srimad Bhagwad Gita’.
8. Dissertation for Masters in Psychology: ‘Living on the Wheels: Uncovering the aspects of trauma and coping in patients with spinal cord injuries’.

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Memberships:

1. Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Applied Psychology.
2. Indian Positive Psychology Association
3. American Psychology Association
4. American Art Therapy Association
5. Bhartiya Counselling Psychology Association
   
6. ​​The Bangalore Harmonica Club