CBT Foundation
Foundational CBT awareness for graduates, interns and doctors. CPD, not a licence to practise.
View programmeBecome 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.

HOW THE MIND WORKS
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
This workshop makes the underlying pattern clearer, then gives you guided opportunities to discuss it and practise a more useful response.
The dispute about money, time or respect, rather than what lies beneath it.
Advice and taking sides, which typically makes the situation worse.
People bring you their pain, and you lack the tools to genuinely help.
Notice how criticism, defensiveness, withdrawal or over-functioning can keep conflict going.
Practise clearer requests, calmer boundaries and listening without immediately preparing a defence.
Choose small repairs and routines that build safety and connection.
THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP JOURNEY
Across eight interactive weekend sessions, participants bring real situations, ask questions and practise guided tools together.
Explore the pattern through everyday examples and participant questions.
Bring real situations to identify triggers, needs and the choices available.
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
Open to ordinary people, parents and individuals living with this issue, alongside relevant professional roles.
Understand your own patterns and practise a more useful response in everyday life.
Make sense of what a loved one may be experiencing and respond with more care.
Support the families you already serve with genuine understanding and skill.
Add foundational family-therapy skills to your community practice.
People bring you their family difficulties: now be equipped to truly help.
Build a grounded foundation in working with couples and families.
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
A clearer way to notice patterns, ask better questions and respond more usefully in real situations.
Guided discussion and practice you can carry into everyday life and relevant support roles.
A workshop certificate is issued on completion and may support relevant professional development (CPD).

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