CBT Therapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
CBT therapy — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy — is a proven, structured approach to psychotherapy that helps people develop effective coping strategies for a wide range of psychological issues. At The Meeting Matters, CBT therapy is available online across Pakistan — including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi — and in-person at our Islamabad clinic, in English or Urdu.
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Problem-Solving Approach
CBT focuses on a problem-solving approach to help people learn how to react in a different, more positive way to situations that can lead to problematic behaviors. By learning new strategies, you can also learn how to change your behavior and reactions, and how to think about things in a more positive way.
Creating New Behaviors
By focusing on the problem and how you respond to it, you can engage with your therapist in creating a new set of behaviors and reactions. Over time, these new behaviors and reactions can lead to lower levels of stress and anxiety; and to an incrementally better approach to the factors that trigger them.
Techniques and Applications
Depending on the person in question, and the problems that they have, CBT can be conducted together with a range of techniques, including how to change thinking patterns, eliminate negative self-talk, mindfulness, and break unhelpful behavior patterns. CBT can also help people with a range of psychiatric disorders.
CBT Therapy at The Meeting Matters
CBT therapy is available both online and in-person at our Islamabad clinic, delivered by qualified clinical psychologists — including clients in Lahore, Karachi and across Pakistan via secure video call, in English or Urdu. Most clients see meaningful progress within 6-12 weekly sessions, though the exact length depends on what you're working through.
Meet the Specialist
Muhammad Naushad Anjum
CEO/Lead Psychologist
Muhammad Naushad Anjum, founder of The Meeting Matters, is a CBT specialist with an MPhil and MSc in Psychology, and has trained the clinic's team in this approach since 2010.
What Muhammad helps with:
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
- Effective coping strategies
- Positive behavioral changes
- Reduction in stress and anxiety
- Management of psychiatric disorders
- Available online and in-person, in English or Urdu
- Structured, goal-oriented sessions
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