Dr. Karambir Khalsa is a licensed psychologist in Arizona (PSY-005603).

Dr. Khalsa is also an out-of-state telehealth provider for the state of Florida (TLHT Psychologist, TPPY3070). License information may be verified via: https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/

Dr. Khalsa earned a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Sofia University (Psy.D., 2021) and previously a Master of Transpersonal Psychology (M.A., 2015), also from Sofia University.

For his doctoral dissertation, Dr. Khalsa designed a randomized, controlled study which examined the potential mental health effects of listening to a recorded gong bath daily for two weeks as compared to an active control condition of listening to a recording of water sounds in nature and a true control condition of going about one's daily life (i.e., Activities of Daily Living; ADL). The convenience sample (n=26) was recruited in Washington County, Utah through a combination of Utah Tech University (email & posted flyers) where Dr. Khalsa was doing his internship as well as social media. Data collection took place before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participant trait anxiety was measured pre- and post-study using the State Trait Inventory of Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA). Participant Frontal Alpa Asymmetry (f⍺A) and Frontal Midline Theta (fMθ) were measured pre- and post-study using either an OpenBCI headset or a Muse Brain-sensing Headband. Participant Hypnotic Trance was measured post-study using the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI; Pekala). For purposes of statistical analysis, data collected via in-person meetings before the pandemic was combined with data collected remotely during the pandemic. Statistical analysis showed that there was a statistically significant decrease in Trait Anxiety in the group that listened to the gong recording (gong group) as compared to the group that listened to the recorded water sounds (water group). Analysis also showed a decrease in the gong group as compared to the ADL group, but the decrease was not significant. Analysis also showed that levels of hypnotic trance as measured by the PCI were higher in the gong group as compared to the water group and the difference was statistically significant. The study was not sufficiently populated for the results to be definitive; however, they did suggest that this research area (i.e., studying the mental health effects of listening to a gong) would be worthy of further study.

Prior to studying psychology, Dr. Khalsa received diplomas from the Barbara Brennan School Healing (Professional Studies, 2009; Advanced Studies / Brennan Integration Work; 2011) and trained in Peter Hess ® Sound Massage through Peter Hess International (Sound Massage Practitioner, 2009; Sound Massage Trainer, 2013).

Dr. Khalsa currently resides in Northern Arizona.