Ms Shifa Lodhi

Psychotherapist (Registered)

“Collaboration lies at the heart of my therapeutic approach. Together, we will work towards uncovering underlying patterns, developing coping strategies, and fostering resilience to help you thrive in all aspects. My goal is not just to alleviate your immediate distress but to empower you with the tools needed.”

About Me

I offer a collaborative space to gently explore the patterns shaping your life. Together, we will uncover what truly lies beneath your current challenges. We'll develop practical coping strategies, tailored to your unique needs. My aim is to help you build lasting resilience, empowering you with tools to thrive. This approach suits those ready to understand themselves and actively work towards positive change.

Approach

We move from exploration into practical steps through steady, focused sessions that balance attentive listening with small experiments to try between meetings. Based in Karachi, I offer in-person and online appointments in English and Hindi/Urdu, adjusting pace for individuals, families and organisations. For relationship strains, grief, anxiety or burnout I use reflective dialogue, behavioural tasks and brief coaching moments to shift patterns and strengthen day-to-day coping. This way of working suits people ready to understand themselves and apply new, manageable ways of relating.

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Basic Information

Karachi, Pakistan

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
Corporate Workshops
Mental health and well-being workshops delivered in workplace settings, covering topics like stress management, resilience, and communication.
Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Psychoeducation
Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Training
Professional development programmes for mental health practitioners, including workshops, courses, and continuing education.
Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Humanistic Therapy
A therapeutic approach grounded in the belief that people are inherently capable of growth and self-understanding, focusing on present experience, personal meaning, and the therapeutic relationship.
Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Works With:

Adults
Individuals
Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Body Image
How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.
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Gender Identity & Self-Image
A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth, and the distress or exploration that can accompany this.
Grief, Loss & Bereavement
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Learning or Developmental Difficulties
Conditions that affect a person's ability to acquire, process, or apply information, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or intellectual disability, impacting education and daily life.
Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.