WELLSPRING COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
DBT-informed counselling and skills
Explore practical ways to respond to difficult emotions, handle distress and communicate your needs. Ashi Tomar draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in her individual counselling.
Acceptance and change can work together
DBT combines attention to acceptance with work toward behavioural change. Skills commonly focus on mindfulness, tolerating distress, regulating emotions and navigating relationships. In counselling, you can ask how these ideas might apply to specific situations in your life.
For example, you might want to notice an emotional reaction earlier, pause before responding, or communicate a boundary more clearly. The goal and pace of your work are discussed with your counsellor.
Meet Ashi Tomar
Ashi Tomar
Calm, warm and collaborative. Ashi draws on CBT, DBT and other approaches, offering individual counselling in English and Hindi.
Read Ashi Tomar’s profile and booking optionsAshi offers a calm, compassionate space and adapts her work to the person in front of her. Her published approaches include DBT, CBT, REBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS and psychodynamic work. Sessions are available in English and Hindi.
DBT-informed counselling and a full DBT programme
Comprehensive DBT usually includes individual therapy, skills training, between-session coaching and a therapist consultation team. This page describes individual counselling drawing on DBT. It does not advertise a comprehensive DBT programme, a skills group or round-the-clock coaching at Wellspring.
Ask Ashi what components she offers, how skills may be practised between sessions and whether a different or additional service would better meet your needs.
Questions before you book
Can I ask for practical skills?
Yes. Tell Ashi which situations you want help with and ask how skills and exploration would be balanced in your sessions.
Is this a DBT group?
This page describes individual counselling. Check with Wellspring for current services rather than assuming a group or full DBT programme is included.
Approach background: Behavioral Tech Institute.
Choose the right person and location
Wellspring’s only current in-person office is in Vancouver, by appointment and through select counsellors. Online options depend on where you will physically attend sessions and the clinician. Use our Canada province guide to find the right route.
A free 15-minute consultation is a short introduction to discuss fit. Regular therapy appointments are separate, paid sessions. Check fees and policies and confirm coverage for the individual clinician’s designation with your insurer.
About Wellspring
Founded in 2016 by Alistair Gordon, MA, RCC, UBC Adjunct Professor, published author and developer of CorMorphosis™ Psychotherapy, Wellspring brings together clinicians with different approaches and areas of practice. Explore our free articles and YouTube resources.