Tahira Haider

Dr. Tahira Haider is a Clinical Professor and Head of Counselling and Psychological Services at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Holding a Clinical PhD in Psychology from the University of New England (UNE), Australia, she specializes in evidence-based mental health practices and cultural adaptation of therapeutic interventions. Her current role involves managing a clinical team of 200+ staff, internship programs, and pioneering research into mental health service delivery in Pakistan.

Her work emphasizes addressing Pakistan's unregulated psychology sector through training provisional psychologists and advancing teletherapy solutions. She leads initiatives to improve student mental health via workshops, social media campaigns, and e-technology integration while researching Western mental health models' efficacy within Pakistani cultural contexts.

Dr. Haider advocates for accessible mental health care, emphasizing post-pandemic digital transformation opportunities despite challenges like confidentiality and infrastructure limitations. Her research explores teletherapy's potential while maintaining ethical practice standards in collectivist societies.