Faheela Riaz

An ambitious, dedicated and accommodating Clinical Psychologist with more than four thousand (4000) hours of supervised Clinical Practice and offering 4 years of counseling and therapy experience along with administration and evaluation of wide variety of personality, intelligence, aptitude psychological tests and proficiency in mental health and therapeutic interventions protocols. My areas of expertise include; Assessment, Therapy, Teaching and Training. I am an Adaptable and focused professional with experience of working with Anxiety Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Self Esteem, Anger issues, Psychotic Disorders and Substance Use Disorders.

Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Head at Parvarish Recovery Center (Present)

As clinical Head, responsible for assessment, Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders. Providing counselling and psychotherapy sessions to addiction patients, facilitating group sessions, delivering psychoeducational lectures, family counselling sessions and managing the rehabilitation program.

• Assessment and Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders
• Counselling and psychotherapy sessions to addiction patients
• Facilitating group sessions
• Delivering psychoeducational lectures
• Family counselling sessions
• Managing the rehabilitation program

Behavior Therapist at Uraan Pediatric Therapeutic Services In the capacity of Behavior Therapist, the key responsibilities include assessment and diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, implementation of strategies of Behavior therapy and Applied Behavior Therapy in one-to-one sessions. Providing family counseling sessions.

• Assessment and diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Implementation of Behavior therapy strategies
• Implementation of Applied Behavior Therapy in one-to-one sessions
• Providing family counseling sessions

Associate Clinical Psychologist at Umeed-e-Nau, Bahria University In this role, responsibilities include conducting one to one session with the clients. Providing Psychotherapy, Counseling and Assessments to the people suffering from mental illnesses.

• Conducting one to one sessions with clients
• Providing Psychotherapy
• Providing Counseling
• Conducting Assessments to people suffering from mental illnesses

Trainee Psychologist at Karsaz Special Children School

Responsibilities included; Providing counselling and Psychological Assessment to children with special needs and to make reports of assigned cases.

• Providing counselling to children with special needs
• Conducting Psychological Assessment
• Making reports of assigned cases

Behavior Therapist at Dar ul Sukun

Tasked with the pilot study to modify the behavior using the interventions of Applied Behavior Analysis.

• Conducting pilot study for behavior modification
• Implementing Applied Behavior Analysis interventions

Trainee Psychologist at Jinnah Hospital, Psychiatric Ward In this tenure of voluntary internship, responsibilities included providing counselling services to patients with Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse.

• Providing counselling services to patients with Depression
• Providing counselling services to patients with Anxiety
• Providing counselling services to patients with Substance Abuse

Master of Science in Clinical Psychology – Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Karachi Campus

Bachelor of Science in Professional Psychology – Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Karachi Campus

Intermediate – Bahria College NORE-I, Karachi