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Marital & Family Therapy Basics

Become the trusted figure families turn to in their hardest moments

An interactive workshop for anyone who wants to understand marital & family therapy basics in themselves and the people around them. Bring real situations, ask questions and practise useful ways to respond at home, work and in relevant support roles.

DURATION
8 Interactive Weekend Sessions
ENTRY
Open to all
MODE
Online & On-campus, Bahawalpur
SETTING
Inside a psychiatric hospital
Marital & Family Therapy Basics

HOW THE MIND WORKS

Understand the pattern beneath the problem.

In close relationships, each person’s reaction affects the next person’s response. Under stress, families can settle into loops—pursuing and withdrawing, criticising and defending, or avoiding difficult issues. The problem is often the pattern between people, not one “bad” person.

This is guided learning, not a lecture and not therapy.

WHAT YOU WILL DO DIFFERENTLY

Understanding that changes your next response.

This workshop makes the underlying pattern clearer, then gives you guided opportunities to discuss it and practise a more useful response.

THE CONVENTIONAL RESPONSE

Taking sides rather than seeing patterns

  • You hear the surface argument

    The dispute about money, time or respect, rather than what lies beneath it.

  • You offer opinions

    Advice and taking sides, which typically makes the situation worse.

  • You feel out of your depth

    People bring you their pain, and you lack the tools to genuinely help.

PRACTICAL OUTCOMES

By the end of the workshop

  • Spot a repeating cycle

    Notice how criticism, defensiveness, withdrawal or over-functioning can keep conflict going.

  • Speak and listen more constructively

    Practise clearer requests, calmer boundaries and listening without immediately preparing a defence.

  • Protect connection under stress

    Choose small repairs and routines that build safety and connection.

THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP JOURNEY

Questions, discussion and practice—not a lecture.

Across eight interactive weekend sessions, participants bring real situations, ask questions and practise guided tools together.

01WORKSHOP SESSION

How Families Function

Explore the pattern through everyday examples and participant questions.

02WORKSHOP SESSION

Where Relationships Break Down

Bring real situations to identify triggers, needs and the choices available.

03WORKSHOP SESSION

Foundational Approaches to Help

Practise guided tools and communication in discussion and realistic scenarios.

Eight interactive weekend sessions with guided discussion and practice. This is guided learning, not a lecture and not therapy.

WHO THIS IS FOR

For people who want to understand themselves and others better.

Open to ordinary people, parents and individuals living with this issue, alongside relevant professional roles.

Anyone affected by this issue

Understand your own patterns and practise a more useful response in everyday life.

Parents & family members

Make sense of what a loved one may be experiencing and respond with more care.

Lady health workers

Support the families you already serve with genuine understanding and skill.

Social workers

Add foundational family-therapy skills to your community practice.

Community & religious figures

People bring you their family difficulties: now be equipped to truly help.

Counsellors

Build a grounded foundation in working with couples and families.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

Understanding you can use in real life.

  • Practical understanding

    A clearer way to notice patterns, ask better questions and respond more usefully in real situations.

  • Skills practised together

    Guided discussion and practice you can carry into everyday life and relevant support roles.

  • Workshop certificate

    A workshop certificate is issued on completion and may support relevant professional development (CPD).

SMCI certificate

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Secure your seat.

Admissions open. Complete this short form and our team will confirm your place and the fee on WhatsApp.

No online payment required. We confirm your place and the fee with you personally first.

CLARIFICATIONS

Questions, answered.

No. It is open entry. It is particularly valuable for lady health workers, social workers and community figures.

PKR 12,000 for the full workshop — one-time, no hidden costs.

No. It covers the foundations and builds foundational support skills. It is not a licence for independent family therapy. Recognising when to refer is integral to what you learn.

Because it is grounded in a real clinical setting, giving the foundations genuine depth.

Reserve your place with the form above. Our team confirms your seat, fee and admissions status on WhatsApp.

Still considering? Message our team and we will help you decide.

Ask on WhatsApp

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