Syeda Tamsila Shah

Ms. Syeda Tamsila Shah is a psychologist and counsellor with an M.Phil. in Psychology and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). Her career began in clinical counselling in 1992, when she provided counselling, psychological guidance and psychosocial support to war-affected Afghan refugee women and children at a hospital in Peshawar. Since then she has spent many years in psychosocial support, child protection, and gender-based violence prevention and response, working with organisations including Save the Children, Handicap International (Humanity & Inclusion), World Vision and UNDP across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.

At The Meeting Matters she offers counselling to adults and young people. She is particularly experienced in supporting women, people affected by trauma, loss or displacement, and families dealing with stress and difficult life changes. She speaks Pashto and Urdu as her first languages, and English.

What she helps with

• Women's concerns, including gender-based violence and workplace harassment
• Trauma, loss, grief and displacement
• Stress, anxiety and emotional wellbeing
• Family and parenting concerns
• Children's wellbeing and child protection
• Psychosocial support and Psychological First Aid

Qualifications

• M.Phil. in Psychology
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
• Author of a training manual on psychosocial support and Psychological First Aid

Experience

• Sociologist and Psychologist, Dar-ul-Salaam Hospital for Afghan Refugees, Peshawar (1992 to 1995): clinical counselling, psychological guidance and psychosocial support for war-affected refugee women and children.
• Program Officer, Health and Protection, Handicap International (Humanity & Inclusion) (2009 to 2010): psychosocial support and rehabilitation for displaced families in Swat, Buner, Mardan and Swabi.
• Manager, Child Development and Research, Save the Children (2011 to 2015).
• Gender and protection adviser and trainer for UN agencies, international NGOs and national organisations, including work on referral pathways for survivors of gender-based violence, with more than 18 years in programme, training and advisory roles.

Languages

• Pashto, Urdu and English

Availability

She is available on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10 AM to 8 PM. Please message us on WhatsApp or use our booking page, and our team will confirm the timing and session options.