Komal Hamid

I am a qualified and licensed Clinical Psychologist with experience in offering clinical services in hospital, private practice and academic contexts. I have worked with a wide range of people who have varied psychological, emotional and interpersonal difficulties. I strongly believe everyone has the ability to navigate life’s struggles but sometimes they need professional guidance to help them overcome the darkness.

I provide short- and long-term psychotherapy for children, adults and couples. I use an eclectic approach aiming to meet the individual needs of the client. My motive is to help the clients explore the complexities of their inner world and to gain an understanding of and find relief from distressing feelings, thoughts, behaviours and relational difficulties. Painful feelings and problems are part of being alive. Psychotherapy aims to address the pain, grief and growth that result from problems and help them to understand how they have arrived, where they are today, and how to make changes for the better.

Qualification and Memberships

• Relationship and Couple Therapist (Canada)
• Registered Behaviour Therapist (US)
• Masters of Science-Clinical Psychology (Pakistan)
• BS (Hons.)-Clinical Psychology (Pakistan)
• Member of Middle East Psychological Association
• Life Member of Pakistan Psychological Association
• Member of American Psychological Association

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety (generalized anxiety, panic attacks, phobias to extensive OCD)
• Mood disorders (Bipolar, Depression)
• Stress
• Self-esteem
• Anger management and assertiveness training
• Couple counselling and relationship difficulties
• Psychosis
• Eating disorders
• Social emotional problems of children and teenagers
• Parenting difficulties
• Educational and career difficulties
• Neuro-cognitive and personality assessment

Work Experience

• As a Clinical Psychologist my experience in mental health services are with a wide range of people who have varied psychological, emotional and interpersonal difficulties. I have practiced in varied settings, i.e., Hospitals, Rehabilitation and Medical Centres.

Therapeutic Tools

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• HEART Approach
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
• Individual and Group Therapy
• Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Psychometric assessments
• Personality assessments (MMPI, SIT, TAT, CAT)
• Neuro-cognitive assessments.

Language Spoken

• English
• Urdu
• Hindi