Kalpana Murthy
Professional Biography
Kalpana Murthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Psychotherapist in private practice in Atlanta, GA. She helps adults overcome the negative effects that stressful or traumatic life experiences have on how a person thinks, feels and behaves. She specializes in upsetting events, trauma recovery, early relational trauma, adult children of narcissistic parents, and self-esteem matters.
She has experience helping clients heal from: childhood abuse (emotional, verbal, physical, sexual), not getting enough attention, affection and nurturing in childhood, post-traumatic stress disorder, heartbreak recovery, relationship endings, divorce issues, betrayal, affair recovery, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, emotional abandonment, physical abandonment, career issues, fear of public speaking, and the effects of growing up with a self-absorbed, narcissistic or alcoholic parent.
She helps adults identify and resolve how their past is unconsciously coming into play in their present and causing them to not feel good enough, to feel stuck, or to repeat situations in their career or personal life. Ultimately, she helps her clients find meaning in these experiences and have a more authentic connection with themselves, so they can have a more genuine connection with others.
Kalpana has advanced training in trauma therapy and EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). She has also completed a week long intensive trauma training program with Pia Mellody of The Meadows Treatment Center. Pia Mellody’s model addresses problems that grew out of dysfunctional parenting and early relational trauma. This includes co-dependency, boundary problems, self-esteem, control issues, and relationship problems.
EMDR Therapy is an evidenced-based approach to psychotherapy and performance enhancement based on the science of how the brain stores and processes information related to upsetting life experiences including criticism, rejection, humiliation, job loss, relationship endings, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and major traumatic events.
Kalpana is an Amen Clinics Certified Brain Health Coach. She received this designation after completing training conducted by Dr. Daniel Amen, MD and studying the Amen Clinics method for educating and assessing clients regarding mood issues and brain health. She has access to the Amen Clinics’ specialized assessment instruments, tools and resources to help clients change their brain and change their life. She integrates information about brain health and brain functioning into her therapy practice, because when you’re brain works right, you feel better, make better decisions, and you work right.
The brain health assessments and educational information she offers are based on the extensive research and integrative health programs developed by leading functional medicine and nutritional health experts. The information she provides is for educational purposes, and she is not providing medical advice or prescribing medications or supplements.
Kalpana’s career coaching experience includes work at the Duke University MBA Career Management Center, Emory University MBA Career Management Center and at Right Management, a global human resources firm. At Right Management, she coached managers and executives on how to navigate all aspects of career transition and job search. Her career coaching services include: gaining clarity on career interests, self-marketing message strategy, resume writing, interviewing skills, networking skills, offer negotiation, and interpretation of career assessments.
Prior to entering the field of mental health counseling in 2005, her career included 20 years in the fields of marketing and management. She has expertise in the areas of marketing communications, client relationship management, team leadership, and improving the operating efficiency of professional service firms. She has held senior level marketing positions, while leading and managing the strategic marketing programs for many national consumer brands working on both the client side and the consulting firm side. In addition, she worked as a self-employed consultant for many years providing marketing and strategic business writing services for small business owners. When working with individual clients or conducting workshops for companies or professional groups, she combines her business skills as a problem-solver and change agent with her training and experience in psychology and counseling.
Kalpana earned a Masters of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University, a MBA from Duke University, and a BA in Business from Vanderbilt University. She completed her Masters’ counseling program nine month internship and practicum working as a counselor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Counseling Center and The Anxiety and Stress Management Institute. She participates in case consultation with seasoned therapists to enhance her skills and gain additional perspectives on how to help a client.
A life long learner, she attends many continuing education workshops each year and reads books and professional journals related to mental health, therapy, nutrition and wellness. She has also developed and presented continuing education workshops to other health care providers.
Kalpana is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a National Board Certified Counselor, a Distanced Credentialed Counselor, and a Certified EMDR Therapist trained through The EMDR Institute and certified by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).
She is a member of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia, The Georgia Therapist Network, and The EMDR International Association.
