Testimonials
Therapy, Coaching, Workshops
"Throughout the course of my adult life, I have struggled off and on with bouts of depression. I have seen numerous counselors over the past 15 years. When I sought Kalpana's professional services, I was really struggling at work. I wasn't sure if the problem was professional or emotional. I chose Kalpana because of her counseling and career coaching backgrounds. I thought someone with both skill sets would be very beneficial to me. I was very at ease with Kalpana immediately. While maintaining the professional bounds of a counselor, I still felt more like I was talking with a trusted friend than a counselor. We had a great rapport and she was able to put me at ease such that I could express the feelings that I work so hard to repress during the course of "my normal" life and talk through them. In a relatively short period of time, I made signficant progress, such that I no longer felt so frantic and confused. To this day, I consider Kalpana one of the people who have had the most significant impact to effect positive change in my life. I would recommend her, both as a counselor and as a career coach, to any of my friends or colleagues."
" I can honestly say that the therapy I've done with Kalpana has helped me more than any other therapy I've had over my whole life. I finally feel "unstuck" and able to move forward. Kalpana does GREAT work!
“Kalpana was able to give me what I needed. She is a wonderful person who I feel has a very unique gift to offer people. Her background in problem-solving for business, coupled with her fine-tuned intellect, her honesty, deep concern for people, and caring nature prove to be an unbeatable combination for a counselor who can truly offer outstanding results.”
“As a rising executive in the healthcare field, I believed myself to be an Ayn Rand inspired professional with "no pain, fear, or guilt". But, when a particularly difficult career decision faced me, I found myself struggling to sleep, concentrate and bring my "A game" to work. I never imagined that I would even consider counseling, but when I discovered Kalpana, my concerns were put to rest. She brings years of experience in the business world to her extraordinary talent as counselor. Her EMDR approach sounded strange, but she sent me to a website with rigorous research to support its effectiveness and speed. I jumped in with both feet and quickly resolved my professional issues. An added bonus is that my personal life seems to have improved as well. I highly recommend Kalpana to the business executive without the time or temperament for old school therapists. She is a new breed.”
"My job search would have taken much longer and not been nearly as productive without the insightful and experienced advice from Kalpana. In addition to the excellent strategic advice and direction she gave me, she quickly realized that I needed some emotional coaching as well. I had been downsized during the great recession of 2008/2009 after many years with my previous employer. I was struggling with how to process the normal self-confidence issues that accompany and unanticipated career change. Kalpana has an exceptional ability to understand and empathize with these emotions. She is deeply kind, wise and spiritual in her approach to helping one walk the path to resolving these inner conflicts. With her help, I was able to adjust myself to a positive attitude for my job search and approach each interview with a constructive attitude towards my previous employment and future career goals. Kalpana was an integral part of my receiving four good job offers and landing an excellent next career position. I recommend her highly to anyone for any kind of career counseling."
Testimonials from Workshops and Talks
“ Kalpana was the best speaker of the day and possibly the week.” “I would love to have Kalpana come and talk to my department, because the advice she had was practical and ingenious.” “Kalpana was very knowledgeable and gave me fresh ideas in handling conflict. She is a breath of fresh air in management.” “An excellent presentation, a must for managers.” “Kalpana is a wonderful speaker. I would highly recommend taking a class from her.” “Conflict is a difficult topic and she made it easier to comprehend.” “Kalpana made some very good points that I will use with my staff in the coming months.” “This was a very worthwhile session.” “I enjoyed her presentation very much.” “Great speaker. I liked the ideas she had and I was impressed with the presentation.” “Please invite her to speak again.”
Quotes from survey of attendees of Conflict Management Workshop presented at the 2009 National Conference for the Association of PeriOperative Nurses.
"I hired Kalpana to work with my team to facilitate a series of strategic business planning sessions and to lead us through a brand image repositioning project. I was most impressed with her ability to garner ideas and information from my staff. She managed to accomplish more creative strategy development in four hours than I was able to in four months because she understood appropriate techniques and had a finesse of interpersonal skill that created a positive resonance with my staff. I highly recommend her services."
Phillip Hurd, Director, Department of Internal Auditing, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Kalpana has a direct and authentic presentation style. Her real-life work examples really bring home best practices and offer up workable ideas to manage and resolve conflict. Great content and visual models!"
Thom Gonyeau, VP & COO, Mountain View Group
"Kalpana consistently brings great value and brings a hybrid of corporate and clinical experience to the table, which makes her uniquely qualified to address human relations issues in corporate group settings and one-on-one. I've seen Kalpana in action, speaking to audiences of key business executives. Her communication style and message makes a genuine connection with the audience and engages them in a truly practical way."
Eryn McHugh Emerich, Partner, Bell Oaks Executive Search
"I would recommend Kalpana as a speaker and facilitator, especially if time for interactive dialogue is available. Kalpana led a workshop on assertiveness for the Georgia Tech Women's Resource Center to a packed conference room of riveted listeners. She helped students and staff think through situations they'd experienced and how to best assert themselves in a way that would be effective and meaningful. The exchange could have gone on for several hours. Kalpana combines her knowledge from the corporate world with her training as a counselor, giving her great insight into how to best support women's individual and collective advancement."
Yvette Upton, Assistant Dean of Students,
Director of the Women's Resource Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
"I love that Kalpana kept her presentation grounded in science, not pop psychology. Excellent presentation! Clear, easy to understand, well-paced, thought provoking.”
Attendee at Women's Leadership Conference
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