The writer is a poet and analyst.
WE have all heard of the casting couch and the trials and tribulations attached to it. Who would have thought that the other couch, as well-known if not more, that of the psychologist, may be as fraught with risk as the former?
It is an uphill task to convince anyone in Pakistan to seek psychological help because of myriad reasons stigma attached to mental health issues, illiteracy, poverty, access etc. The fact that there is no licensing or regulatory authority to authenticate professional qualification, quality of service and code of conduct, makes the task even more difficult.