In the tradition

Looking for a Hindu therapist?

Book a first call 20 minutes, ₹299, credited to your first full session.

People look for a Hindu therapist for a simple reason. They want to speak about karma, dharma, family duty, a guru or a vow without first having to explain it.

Devdarshan Bastola is a psychologist (GMBPsS) who has studied and practised within the tradition for over nine years. The clinical tools are the ones any psychologist uses. Where your faith is part of the difficulty, or part of what helps, it is part of the work.

People of every faith and of none are welcome, and nothing devotional is asked of anyone.

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Shri Devdarshan is one of the best and honest counsellor I have met. He is very kind and a humble person and his counseling sessions were lovely and peaceful.

SiD

Google · 2026

Had a very positive experience with Dr Dev, I felt listened to and supported from the very first session. Highly recommended.

Nilanjana Gurung

Google · 2026

Excellent service and counseling. I have witnessed positive change and improvement in my spouse. Thank you.

PEMA SHERPA

Google · 2026

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Practical questions

Is this Vedic, or Dharmic, counselling?

Yes, if that is what you are looking for. The clinical tools are the ones any good therapist uses: CBT, ACT, person-centred and Gestalt work. Around them sits a Vedic, or Dharmic, way of understanding a person, drawn from the Bhagavad Gītā, Vedānta and the Yoga Sūtras: the guṇas, the kleśas, and the question of how to live, not only how to feel better. People come to it from India and from abroad, some after years of Western therapy, some with no interest in the tradition at all. Nothing devotional is asked of you.

Do I need to be religious, or interested in the Gītā?

No. The clinical tools are evidence-based and entirely secular in application — CBT, ACT, Person-Centred and Gestalt. Vedic frameworks may inform how your patterns are understood, and no practice or belief is ever required of you. Plenty of clients have no interest in that side of it at all.

What actually happens in a first session?

We spend most of it on what brought you here and what you have already tried. Towards the end we agree what the work would involve and whether it is a fit. You will usually leave with one practice to try before we next speak. There is no assessment battery and no diagnosis handed down.

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This page describes how therapy is approached here. It is not a diagnosis and it is not a substitute for urgent care. If you are in immediate distress or thinking of harming yourself, please contact Tele-MANAS on 14416 (India, free, 24/7), or your local emergency services.