Ms Maham Abid
Psychologist (Clinical),
Bahria town phase 7, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi. Rawalpindi.
Services
The services I provide include psychotherapy, counselling, psychoeducation sessions for new parents, TF-CBT for children and adults having symptoms of trauma, therapy for adolescents and young adults going through self-esteem issues, identity crisis, depression and people pleasing behavior. I also provide therapy for expats/immigrants going through issues with adjusting to a new culture, having identity crisis, homesickness and depression.
MY FEES:
- Direct payment
Online Consultation
- Online consultations offered
I AM FLUENT IN:
- English
- Hindi/Urdu
I WORK WITH:
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Children
- Families
- Individuals
CORE SERVICES:
- Assessment (Personality)
- Assessment (Psycho-Educational)
- Counselling (Trauma)
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Psychology (Clinical)
- Psychotherapy (Child)
- Psychotherapy (Family)
SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
- Abuse
- Adolescent Counselling
- Child and/or Adolescent Issues
- Child Stress and Trauma
- Family Problems
- Family Violence
- Relationship Problems
- Relationship Problems (Parent-Child)
- Trauma (Childhood)
- Trauma Counselling
Approach
I use a trauma informed approach which consists of 4 main phases; the orientation phase, the psychoeducation phase, the intervention phase and post traumatic growth phase. I use a range of therapeutic modalities guided by attachment theory and psychodynamic theory of Carl Jung. My approach is client centric. The main modalities I use in my sessions include TF-CBT, mindfulness based psychotherapy (MBT), somatic work, inner child work and transference based psychotherapy.
About the therapeutic frame
Trauma informed framework is different than traditional talk therapy. The focus from the first session is on building a regulation system whereby helping you build your own support system to rely on, in a crisis situation outside therapy sessions. Thus, my approach works on equipping you with self regulation tools while going deeper into exploring the traumatic events that brought you to therapy.
My understanding of mental illness
I view symptoms as symbols revealing deeper psychological meaning and help clients explore these insights in a safe, non-judgmental, and empathic space. I don’t work with diagnostic labeling, but I can provide a psychiatric referral for the assessments if we feel the need for it.
Common difficulties that clients bring
The most common issues that client come to me with include emotional management, feeling a disconnect between their emotions, thoughts and behavior, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, anger outbursts, crying spells, frustration, confusion, food addiction, attachment issues, relationship problems, family relationship problems, feeling stuck, problems with decision making etc
Homework in therapy
Homework in therapy is very important. It is the 50% work that you have to do in order to make the 100% progress in therapy. I also recommend filling feedback form at least for the initial few sessions. It helps the client reflect on the session using prompts after the session. It also helps me as a clinician to tailor my approach according to my client's needs and comfort level.
How often will we meet?
Within the trauma informed approach, one session a week is recommended. However, if you have an ongoing crisis situation, 2 sessions a week for a maximum of 3 initial weeks can be done as an exception.
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