On The Pakistani Couch Dr. Farah Khalid

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's BONUS episode as they explore the narrative of Roald Dahl's two autobiographies "Boy", and "Going Solo" offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; The psychological impact of violence/medical/surgical procedures with children; tips for parents to help prepare their child for a medical procedure; what early life experiences had a bearing on Roald Dahl's stories? The symbolism of Roald Dahl's interest in photography - is there more than meets the eye? What can we decipher from Roald Dahl's letters to his mother? The emotional impact of the War experience for Roald Dahl.



The time stamps for each segment are as follows:


EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF VIOLENCE/MEDICAL PROCEDURES WITH CHILDREN: 4m:23s
ADVICE FOR PARENTS WHEN PREPARING THEIR CHILD FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE: 30m:35s
EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRED THE STORIES: 35m:19s
ROALD DAHL'S INTEREST IN PHOTOGRAPHY - Is there more than meets the eye? 53m:30s
ANALYSING LETTERS TO MOTHER AND THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF THE WAR: 1hr:3m



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. She has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

This is end of our first series; we welcome suggestions and ideas from our listeners for our next series, as well as feedback on how you found our first series. We are grateful to all our listeners who have stayed in tune with us, and we hope you have taken something valuable away!

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "Esio Trot", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; The myth of the Oedipal drama; can we draw a line between healthy and morbid/pathological jealousy? Deception and love-bombing in the pursuit of love; moving from the "two of us" to "the three of us".

The time stamps for each segment are as follows:


SUMMARY: 4m:21s
THE OEDIPAL MYTH: 9m:09s
JEALOUSY: Can we draw a line between healthy and pathological/morbid jealousy? 22m:23s
DECEPTION and LOVE-BOMBING in relationships: 53m:35s
MOVING FROM "THE TWO OF US" TO "THE THREE OF US": 1hr:07s



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. She has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

Our next bonus episode is an Eid Special, exploring the narrative of "Boy" and "Going Solo". It will be released on Monday 25th April 2022!

Stay Tuned!

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "The Giraffe, And The Pelly And Me", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; What can a Giraffe, a Monkey and Pelican symbolise? What questions can I ask myself if I saw these animals in my dreams? What is the difference between healthy and unhealthy mourning? How can music and song help us cope better with loss and mourning? How do other cultures address the emotions of grief? How can we as a species move forward from losses associated with the pandemic/co-vid?

The time stamps for each segment are as follows:


SUMMARY: 5m:38s
THE SYMBOLISM OF A GIRAFFE, MONEY AND PELICAN: 7m:00s
HEALTHY VS UNHEALTHY MOURNING, AND USING THE CREATIVE ARTS (MUSIC/SONG) TO COPE: 29m:00s
THE UNIVERSES' SUPPORT FOR MOVING ON FROM A GLOBAL PANDEMIC EXPERIENCE: 1hr:04s



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. She has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

Our next episode, exploring the narrative of "Esio Trot" will be released on Monday 28th March 2022!

Stay Tuned!

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; Exploring the personality/character of the famous Willy Wonka; what are the risk factors for developing Schizoid personality features? Satellite and Orbit relationship patterns; which one do you lean more towards? The chocolate factory, neverland and the psychology of adults who never grew up; Is Charlie a martyr?

The time stamps for each segment are as follows:

SUMMARY: 4m:22s

EXPLORING THE PERSONALITY OF WILLY WONKA: 17m:16s

THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND NEVERLAND: 38m:30s

RECRUITING OOPMA LOOPMAS AND THE SLAVE TRADE/SADISM: 48m:53s

CHARLIE AND MARTYRDOM: 1hr



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Consultant Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. She has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey. Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context. Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

Our next episode, exploring the narrative of "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me" will be released on Monday 14th March 2022! Stay Tuned!

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; How are the children's behaviour in this book connected to Catholic thought? Television/digital technology exposure and Autism in children; the psychology of greed; the importance of delayed gratification; A primer exploring the personality/character of the famous Willy Wonka and the Oopma-Loompas! (more about this in our next episode!)



The time stamps for each segment are as follows:


SUMMARY: 4m:29s
CATHOLIC THOUGHT on the children's behaviours: 12m:05s
TV EXPOSURE AND AUTISM RESEARCH: 34m
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GREED AND DELAYED GRATIFICATION: 53m:21s
A PRIMER INTO ANALYSING WILLY WONKA'S CHARACTER AND THE OOPMA-LOOMPAS: 1hr:03s



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. As a Consultant Psychologist, she has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

Our next episode, exploring the narrative of "Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator" will be released on Monday 21st February 2022!

Stay Tuned!

Join Dr. Farah Khalid and Fatima Hussain in this week's episode as they explore the narrative of "Fantastic Mr. Fox", offering their psychological insights through the following themes/questions; symbolism of three days and three nights; do our children need a healthy dose of disappointment? is stealing justified for survival? how do we move towards self-actualisation?

The time stamps for each segment are as follows:


SUMMARY of Fantastic Mr. Fox: 4m 23s
THE SYMBOLISM of three days and three nights: 11m 54s
DO OUR children need to be experience disappointment?: 36m 50s
IS STEALING justified? Do survival and self-actualisation correlate?: 46m 35s



Dr. Farah Khalid is a British-Pakistani Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Former Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (NUST University, Islamabad), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, registered psychological practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. As a Consultant Psychologist, she has a private practice based in Islamabad offering humanistic-psychoanalytic psychotherapy and provides teaching, training, clinical and research supervision to local clinical psychology trainees, therapists and counsellors. She draws on her insights from almost 20 years of clinical work and her personal experience as a mother and family lineage of the India-East African immigration. She has worked in the UK National Health Service for ten years, with adults, children and families as well as in the Middle East. She works with various mental health issues, and has a special interest in personality/self disturbances. Dr. Farah holds a deep conviction that her therapeutic work is a backstage pass into the nuances of the human dilemma; she feels honoured to bear witness to and share people's struggles, complexities, and hope on their healing journey.

Please see the link below to read her published article on her work with British mothers experiencing post natal depression: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3pYR911X6Vc_r1rmgz7nzqE2EMa6O_x/view?usp=sharing

Fatima Hussain is a Psychodynamic Therapist based in Islamabad. She works with a diverse population and is curious about the intersection between mental health and institutional power. She feels passionately about making therapy accessible and culturally appropriate to the Pakistani context.

Please note that the content we provide in each episode is not a substitute for professional psychological treatment. Please consult your mental health practitioner/therapist for advice. We hope that you will be able to receive the help you need.

Please write to us with your dreams, feedback and comments: doctorfarahk@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you, and we will respond to you within 24-48 hours.

We hope you will tune into our show twice a month (Mondays) when we release each episode for our listeners.

Our next episode, exploring the narrative of "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" will be released on Monday 7th February 2022! 

Stay Tuned!