Therapy After Abuse in Pakistan
Abuse leaves marks that aren't visible — in how safe you feel, who you trust, and what you believe about yourself. Whether it happened recently or years ago, and whatever form it took, it's something you can talk about here.
Remember
What Abuse Can Look Like
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Fear or anxiety that doesn't switch off
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Blaming yourself for what happened
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Watching for danger constantly
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Physical symptoms with no medical cause
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Withdrawing from people who care about you
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Low mood, or feeling numb
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Difficulty trusting anyone
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Changes in how you behave that others notice
Psychologists for Abuse
Hamna Ahmed
Clinical Psychologist
MS Clinical Psychology · UMT · School Psychologist · LGS Wapda Town, Lahore
English, Urdu · Video & Voice
PKR 2,000 · per session
How Braindost Helps With Abuse
The Right Therapist
Browse verified psychologists and pick the one who fits you.
Effective Treatment
Evidence-based approaches, matched to how it shows up for you.
Personalized Therapy
A plan that moves at your pace, not a fixed number of sessions.
Community Support
You don't have to carry this alone. Aoo baat karain.
Why Therapy for Abuse Matters
It wasn't your fault
Self-blame is almost universal and almost never accurate. Therapy works on that directly.
Go at your pace
You decide what to talk about and when. Nothing is pushed.
Understand your reactions
Hypervigilance, numbness and difficulty trusting are normal responses to abuse, not flaws in you.
Rebuild your sense of safety
Abuse damages the basic assumption that you're safe. Therapy works on restoring it.
Learn to trust again, carefully
Not trusting everyone — deciding who to trust, and being able to.
Separate then from now
Reactions built for a dangerous situation often persist into a safe one. Therapy helps untangle them.
How it works
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Types of Therapy for Abuse
Trauma-Focused CBT
Working on the beliefs abuse left behind — about fault, safety and worth.
Structured, staged, and it moves at a pace you set.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Processing memories with less need to describe them in detail.
Often preferred when talking about it directly feels impossible.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Frequently the first stage where abuse was prolonged.
Person-Centred Therapy
Less structured — you lead, and the psychologist follows.
Where control was taken away, having control in therapy matters.
Braindost Stories
look at the minds we’ve brought into the light!
S., 22 Lahore
Walking into class or speaking up used to make my heart race and mind go blank. Reading Braindost’s blog, I realized it was social anxiety. Therapy felt like a hopeful step. It helped me speak up and finally feel like myself around others.
M., 26 · Islamabad
Growing up around constant shouting, I learned to stay quiet. Even now, loud voices make my chest tighten. Through therapy with Braindost, I realized it was childhood PTSD. Now I’m slowly finding peace.
H. & F., 34 · Lahore
Small issues grew into long silences. We drifted apart and felt lonely even together. Couples therapy at Braindost helped us open up, listen without defense, and slowly reconnect—building empathy, understanding, and hope again.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions people ask before they book. If yours isn't here, ask us.
What is abuse counselling?
A private space to work through the effects of abuse — past or recent — with a psychologist trained for it.
What if it's still happening?
Please tell your psychologist. Therapy while abuse is ongoing works differently, and safety comes first. Braindost is not an emergency service — if you're in immediate danger, contact emergency services.
I've never told anyone. Is that a problem?
No. Many people tell a psychologist first. There's no expectation that you've discussed it before.
How many sessions will I need?
It varies. Some people find a handful of sessions enough; others work over several months. Your psychologist will talk it through after the first session rather than committing you to a package upfront.
How much is a session, and how do I pay?
Each psychologist sets their own fee and session length — you'll see theirs on their booking page before confirming. Sessions start from PKR 1,499. Payment is online, by card, Easypaisa or JazzCash.
Can I choose my psychologist?
Yes. Browse the profiles, read how each one works, and book whoever feels right. If it isn't the right fit, you can switch.
Is what I share confidential?
Yes. Sessions are private between you and your psychologist. The limited exceptions — where there's a risk to your safety or someone else's — are the same ones that apply to therapy anywhere.