Emotional Well-being of University Students

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Emotional Well-Being of University Students

Academic stress, family expectation, self doubt and anxiety rarely arrive one at a time. SehatYab gives you a clinical psychologist by video, audio or text chat, at student rates, at times that fit around a timetable instead of fighting it.

Nothing reported to your university or family Video, audio or text chat, camera optional Student rates, from Rs. 750 Urdu and English
Pakistani university student taking a private online counselling session on a laptop in a hostel room
Free, no booking needed

Not sure yet? Start with a free assessment

Every assessment on SehatYab is free, takes 5 to 10 minutes, and your answers are not shared with anyone. It is a way to put a name to what you are dealing with before you decide whether to book.

Pursukoon

Sometimes you just need someone to listen

Not every hard week is a clinical problem, and you should not have to justify feeling low before anyone will talk to you. Pursukoon is a 30 minute call with a trained listener, in Urdu or English, about whatever is weighing on you.

  • You do not need a reason big enough
  • Listeners with psychology backgrounds, not volunteers reading a script
  • Confidential, and you share at your own pace
  • If it turns out you need a psychologist, they will point you there
Book a Pursukoon call

Pursukoon is a listening conversation, not clinical treatment, and it is not an emergency service.

Special pricing for students

Student packages

Discounted rates for enrolled students. Payment is taken online by debit or credit card, EasyPaisa, JazzCash or bank transfer.

Audio and video consultation

Single session

One 45-minute session

Rs.750

Plus Rs. 150 platform service charge

  • 45 minutes with a clinical psychologist
  • Private session on Google Meet
  • Camera optional, audio only welcome
  • No commitment beyond this session
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Best if you want to test the idea first

Quarterly

Twelve sessions across three months

Rs.7,200

Plus Rs. 150 platform service charge

  • 12 sessions of 45 minutes each
  • Covers a full semester of support
  • Lowest cost per session
  • Continuity through exams and breaks
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Best value across a full semester

Text chat counseling

10 days

Ten days of text chat counseling

Rs.750

Plus Rs. 150 platform service charge

  • 10 days of text chat counseling
  • Includes a 15-minute introductory call
  • Write when it suits you, day or evening
  • No need to speak out loud
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Good first step if talking feels hard

Quarterly

Three months of text chat counseling

Rs.4,000

Plus Rs. 150 platform service charge

  • Three months of text chat counseling
  • Lowest cost per week of any plan
  • Support that lasts a whole semester
  • Switch to video any time you want
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Best value for long-term support

Who you would see

The psychologists who work with students

All SehatYab clinical psychologists are qualified and verified before listing. SehatYab is registered with the Punjab Healthcare Commission and SECP.

Ms. Aqsa Maryam, clinical psychologist working with university students at SehatYab Works with students

Ms. Aqsa Maryam

Clinical Psychologist. Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology (University of Wah), BS Psychology (COMSATS).

  • Academic stress
  • Anxiety
  • Low mood
3+ yrs experienceRead more
Ms. Maria Mahmood, clinical psychologist working with university students at SehatYab MS Clinical Psychology

Ms. Maria Mahmood

Clinical Psychologist. MS Clinical Psychology (SZABIST), BS Psychology (Women Medical College).

  • Exam pressure
  • Self esteem
  • Family conflict
3+ yrs experienceRead more
Ms. Mariyam Bint E Habib, clinical psychologist working with university students at SehatYab Works with students

Ms. Mariyam Bint E Habib

Clinical Psychologist. Bachelor of Applied Psychology (Viqar-un-Nisa College, University of the Punjab).

  • Adjustment
  • Anxiety
  • Intrusive thoughts
2+ yrs experienceRead more
Ms. Janita Ilyas, clinical psychologist working with university students at SehatYab Certified master trainer

Ms. Janita Ilyas

Clinical Psychologist. MS Clinical Psychology, BS Applied Psychology. Certified Master Trainer (Shifa Foundation), UTC certifications (UNODC).

  • Stress and burnout
  • Student mental health
  • Coping skills
4+ yrs experienceRead more
Why students are a separate case

The emotional problems students bring are unique

Four pressures come up in almost every student session: academic stress and burnout, expectations you cannot renegotiate, self doubt with procrastination and perfectionism, and anxiety or low mood. They are rarely separate problems. More often they are one problem wearing four faces, which is why a student can feel that everything is wrong at once.

The pattern is recognisable. You sit down to start an assignment, open the file, and three hours disappear. That is not poor time management. That is what avoidance looks like when a task has become frightening. Underneath sits a standard you cannot meet, and underneath that, anxiety or low mood nobody has named because every student is tired.

How it works

Four steps to your first session

1

Choose your method

Audio or video on Google Meet, or text chat counseling if speaking out loud is not possible where you live.

2

Select frequency

A single session, a monthly plan, or a quarterly plan that covers a full semester.

3

Schedule around classes

Pick a slot around your lectures, labs and commute. Evening appointments are available.

4

Join your session

Your private meeting link arrives by email and Whatsapp. Camera optional.

Why online

Why students choose online counselling

  • Nobody sees you walk in. Walking into a campus counselling office means being seen walking into it, and on a campus where half your social circle is in three buildings, that is often the difference between getting help and not getting it.
  • Most universities have nobody to send you to. Outside the largest cities, few campuses have a qualified clinical psychologist nearby. Online is not an alternative to the care, it is the care.
  • It fits a timetable instead of fighting one. Evening slots exist, so you do not miss a lecture, a lab or a bus to book a session.
  • Typing counts. Text chat counseling is a real format, not a lesser one. If you share a hostel room, it may be the only workable option, and plenty of students move to video later.
  • Student rates. Sessions start at Rs. 750, which is well below standard consultation rates, and the quarterly plans bring the cost per session down further.
  • Clinicians who see students constantly. You will not spend the first two sessions explaining what a semester system is, or why a viva is different from an exam.
Common questions

Student counselling, your questions answered

No. Sessions are private and confidential. SehatYab does not contact your university, department, hostel administration or family about your attendance or what you discuss. The only recognised exception in clinical practice is a situation of immediate danger to life.

Student rates start at Rs. 750 for a single 45 minute session or ten days of text chat counselling, with a Rs. 150 platform. Monthly and quarterly plans bring the cost per session down further. Full prices are on this page.

Academic pressure, exam anxiety, homesickness, social anxiety, relationship difficulties, family expectation and career uncertainty. Therapists work on coping strategies, stress management and emotional regulation rather than simply listening.

Constant fatigue, loss of motivation, difficulty concentrating, withdrawing from friends, mood swings, and sadness or anxiety that does not lift. Catching these early prevents them affecting your degree and your relationships.

Burnout differs from tiredness because rest no longer fixes it. Students carry academic demands, part time work, social expectation and family responsibility at once. Therapy provides time management, self care and emotional regulation strategies that actually hold.

Many students carry imposter syndrome, feeling they are not good enough despite their results. Therapy helps you recognise and challenge those beliefs rather than argue with them, and build confidence that survives a bad grade.

It varies. Some students notice improvement within a few sessions, others need longer. What decides it is consistency and actually using the strategies between sessions, which is why weekly plans tend to work better than occasional single bookings.

Then do not. Sessions are available in Urdu and English, and several clinicians speak Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Saraiki. Emotional vocabulary rarely survives translation, so use whichever language you actually feel in.

SehatYab is an online clinic, not an emergency service

If you or someone close to you is in immediate danger, at risk of self harm, or facing a medical emergency, contact the nearest emergency facility right away. Rescue and ambulance 1122, Police 15, Edhi 115, Chhipa 1020, or the emergency department of your nearest government hospital.

Ready to talk to someone?

Private, confidential sessions with clinical psychologists who work with university students every week, by video, audio or text chat, in Urdu or English.