CBT Foundation
Foundational CBT awareness for graduates, interns and doctors. CPD, not a licence to practise.
View programmeBecome the calm in someone's most difficult moment
An interactive workshop for anyone who wants to understand trauma & stress management 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
After overwhelming experiences, the nervous system may keep scanning for danger even when the event has passed. Memories, body sensations or reminders can trigger alarm, sleep disruption, avoidance or numbness. These are protective responses, not weakness; recovery needs safety, choice and sometimes clinical care.
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.
Irritability, withdrawal, physical complaints: without recognising what lies beneath them.
Without grounding, stress in others generates stress in you, and the opportunity to help is lost.
The desire to help is present, but the knowledge of where to begin is not.
Tell the difference between ordinary stress signals and signs someone may need further support.
Use calm language, choice and grounding without pushing someone to retell distressing events.
Respond to triggers and distress with more sensitivity at home, work or in community settings.
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.
Recognise the trauma and chronic stress sitting beneath the physical symptoms your patients present with.
Integrate a trauma-informed perspective into your clinical training and patient interactions.
Rescue workers, NGO staff and care professionals who meet people in acute distress.
Those responsible for people under chronic pressure who wish to respond more effectively.
WHAT YOU EARN
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 fee with you personally first.
No online payment required. We confirm your place and fee with you personally first.
CLARIFICATIONS
No. It is open entry. It is particularly valuable for physicians and advanced interns, but open to anyone whose work brings them into contact with people under significant strain.
PKR 15,000 for the full workshop — one-time, no hidden costs.
No. It is a interactive workshop that develops a trauma-informed understanding and supportive skills: not a licence to provide clinical trauma treatment. A core part of the programme is knowing when and how to refer.
Because the training is hospital-grounded: delivered inside a working psychiatric hospital, where trauma and stress are encountered and managed every day.
Reserve your place with the form above. Our team will confirm your seat, the fee and the admissions status on WhatsApp.
Still considering? Message our team directly and we will help you decide.
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