Professional Experience
Visiting Consultant
Narayana Health , 2016
Kalpari Art and Mind
Director, 2012
Freelance Counselling Psychologist
2004
Dr. Divya Kumawat has been providing counselling for people with issues related to stress management, fears, apprehensions, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, persistent sadness and relationship issues. She has conducted more than 100 workshops, talk shows and events for different populations including corporate, schools (students and teachers), children, women organisations etc. on these topics as well as on happiness, personal growth, adolescent and childhood issues and communication skills and leadership in children and teens. She has also created programs specifically designed for the Indian population for understanding the need for counselling and therapy. Apart from her practice, she has also been an IB instructor for Psychology at the Neerja Modi school for grades 11 and 12. Although a psychologist by profession, she is an artist at heart and an entrepreneur by nature. She has a Diploma in Textile Designing and a Diploma in Art Therapy. She is a founder of Kalpari Art and Mind- which is her attempt to bring art and psychology together and to make use of art for psychological well being and therapy. In art therapy, she uses forms of art and creativity to bring out hidden and submerged issues that are sometimes hindrances in psychological well being. She uses art as an expressive medium to help clients communicate, overcome stress and explore different aspects of their own personalities. Dr, Divya conducted the first-ever Art Therapy Festival in Bengaluru and has been a part of multiple projects including “Art Therapy For All”- a two-month-long project for more than 400 people across the globe, “Self-Awareness: the key to efficacy and happiness”, “A Date With My Bachpan”, introspective journey to self-awareness, and many more. She has conducted programmes for teachers like “Art Based Therapy for teachers’ and ARISES : “Teacher effectivity training program”.She has been conducting workshops and training sessions based on this concept at various IT hubs in Bengaluru as well. She is the recipient of the Woman Of The Future Awards, the Ideal Woman National Award 2018 and has received a Gold Medal for Extraordinary Social Service.
Narayana Health , 2016
Director, 2012
2004