Kalpana Krishnamurthy (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

Therapy can be weird and funny, and I'm here for all of it. Making sure you feel heard and understood is my first priority, so I start by building our therapeutic relationship focused on listening to you, learning about you, and working to understand the themes in your life. May be you have a specific issue you want to work on (anxiety, depression, establishing boundaries, work/life balance); or you want to work through something in your past (childhood or family issues, a relationship, past work experiences); or you are exploring parts of your identity and want support around integrating your whole self with family, friends, or at work. Together, we'll create a plan to focus on with what's worked, build your understanding of the issue and new skills that might help, and explore different ways to cope, accept, and/or move forward.

My Values as a Therapist

As a therapist of color, I use a multicultural framework to listen and learn with my clients. My experience as a South Asian, cisgender woman who grew up in Portland informs how I approach therapy--I know what its like to navigate spaces as the only person with my identities. Before becoming a therapist, I was a community organizer working with BIPOC communities, and I bring a feminist and intersectional lens to my work as a therapist to look at the full context of what may be impacting my clients lives from institutions to culture to interactions with other individuals.