Career Counseling for Students in Islamabad & Online
Career counseling for students is a series of guided conversations that help you choose a subject group, degree or career path based on your interests, strengths and values, and on what is realistic, rather than only on marks, family expectation or what your friends are choosing. The Meeting Matters offers career counseling for school, college and university students at our F-11/1 Islamabad clinic and online across Pakistan and abroad.
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When Students Need Career Counseling
After matric, when choosing between science, commerce or arts groups. After FSc, ICS, FA or A-levels, when choosing a degree and a university. In the middle of a degree you are no longer sure about. When you are thinking of switching fields. Or whenever you feel pulled in different directions by your interests, your marks and your family's hopes.
What Happens in Sessions
Sessions are guided conversations, not a test with a single answer. Your counselor helps you explore what you enjoy and do well, what matters to you in a career, what each option actually involves day to day, and what the realistic routes into it are. You leave with a clearer shortlist and concrete next steps, such as what to research, who to talk to and how to decide between your top options.
Making the Decision With Your Family
Many students in Pakistan feel caught between what their family expects and what they want. Counseling gives you a private space to work out what matters to you and how to talk about it. If it helps, a parent can join a guidance session so that everyone is working from the same information.
When It Is More Than a Decision
Career confusion often comes with anxiety, fear of failure, perfectionism or the pressure of comparison. Where that is the case, your counselor can work on those too, alongside the career question. Our student counseling and exam stress service supports exam anxiety and academic pressure.
Online for Students Anywhere
Sessions are available by secure video across Pakistan and for Pakistani students studying abroad, with evening and weekend slots that fit around school and university timetables.
Cost
Fees depend on the counselor. Your counselor confirms the exact fee before your first session.
Career Guidance, Guides and Self-Check
Career guidance in your city or online: career counseling in Lahore, career counseling in Karachi and career counseling in Pakistan. Free guides: what to study after matric, career after FSc and a career self-check.
Meet Therapists Who Can Help
Muhammad Naushad Anjum
Founder & Lead Psychologist (HCPC Registered) — Couples, Marriage & Relationship Counselling
Lamiah Munaf
Teenage Counselor & Educational Remedial Therapist
Kainat Ali
Clinical Psychologist — Anxiety, Panic Disorder & BPD
What Our Clients Say
“I had a really great experience at Meeting Matters Clinic in F-11. The therapists here are highly professional aur unka ravaiya bohat supportive hai. It’s not easy to find a safe space for mental health, but yahan ka mahol bohat pur-sakoon aur welcoming hai. They genuinely listen to your problems without any judgment. Highly recommended for anyone looking for good counseling in Islamabad.”
Subhan A. · Google Review
“I am truly grateful to Ms. Tasmiya Asghar and the team at Meeting Matters. I reached out during one of the most difficult periods of my life while dealing with grief and trying to be the best parent I could be for my children. Ms. Tasmiya's kindness, empathy, and guidance helped me navigate emotions that often felt overwhelming. She helped me understand my feelings, regain perspective, and think through practical ways of supporting my children and myself. I always felt respected, heard, and comfortable during our sessions. I would wholeheartedly recommend Ms. Tasmiya Asghar and Meeting Matters to anyone going through a challenging time and looking for professional support in a compassionate environment.”
Hashir K. · Google Review
“Have noticed alot of changes within myself because of the sessions I've had. My therapist is extremely kind and helpful. I've never once felt uncomfortable feeling like I'm talking to a stranger. My Dr has made me feel as if she's my own and has helped me a lot.”
Shagufta K. · Google Review
15+ Years of Experience You Can Trust
The Meeting Matters has been providing professional counseling, therapy and training since 2010 — over fifteen years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples and families across Pakistan and around the world. Our psychologists are trained in evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, EMDR and psychodynamic therapy, delivered through confidential online counseling and online therapy as well as in-person sessions at our Islamabad clinic.
Explore Our Full Range of Services
Alongside specialist support for this concern, you have access to our full range of services — the same experienced team, available online or in person:
Individual Therapy
One-to-one online counseling and therapy for anxiety, depression, stress and personal growth.
Couples Counseling
Online relationship counseling for communication, conflict and rebuilding trust.
Marriage Counseling
Online marriage counseling for couples working through distress or disconnection.
Premarital Counseling
Guided conversations before marriage, available online.
Family Therapy
Family counseling for communication, parenting and conflict resolution.
Child Psychology
Child and adolescent therapy with parent guidance.
Online Therapy
Secure online therapy sessions from anywhere.
Corporate Mental Health Workshops
Workplace wellbeing programs for organisations.
Career Counseling
Support for career transitions and workplace stress.
Key Benefits
- Guided help choosing a subject group, degree or career
- Space to talk through family expectations
- Support for exam anxiety and academic pressure
- In-person in Islamabad or online across Pakistan and abroad
- Evening and weekend appointments
- Confidential and non-judgemental
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