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Spiritual Counsellors in India help individuals navigate grief, existential crisis, meaning-loss, and life transitions by integrating psychological listening skills with spiritual frameworks drawn from Vedanta, Buddhist Dhamma, Sufi practices, or secular mindfulness — depending on the practitioner's lineage and the client's orientation. The field operates across three distinct channels: institutional (employed by ashrams such as Isha Foundation, Art of Living, Brahma Kumaris, Heartfulness, and Vipassana centres as seva-based or salaried staff), private practice (1:1 counselling sessions blending IFS, somatic work, or CBT with mantra, dhyana, and sadhana frameworks), and content-led (YouTube/Instagram teachers like those in Acharya Prashant's Advait Foundation, or students of Sadhguru who have built independent communities). Unlike clinical psychologists, spiritual counsellors do not diagnose DSM-5 disorders or prescribe interventions — the ethical bright line is scope: when a client presents symptoms requiring clinical care, referral is mandatory. Entry requires no single licensing body — credibility is conferred through guru-parampara (lineage from a recognised teacher or school), retreat facilitation hours, and community reputation.