Online psychiatric consultations have quietly become one of the most useful developments in mental health care. For patients across Pakistan, and for Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, the USA, Canada and beyond, they remove the two biggest barriers to getting help: distance and hesitation.
Who online consultations suit
Video sessions are ideal if you live outside Karachi, keep a busy schedule, prefer the privacy of your own home, or are overseas and want a psychiatrist who understands your language and culture. They work well for first assessments, follow-ups, therapy sessions and medication reviews.
How a session actually works
Booking is deliberately simple: send a WhatsApp message or call the clinic, agree a time, and you will receive a secure video link. The session itself is a normal consultation: a calm, structured conversation lasting 25–30 minutes in which Dr. Saira Farhan listens to your history, asks questions, and explains her assessment and recommended plan clearly.
Is online care as effective?
For assessment, talk therapy and ongoing management, research consistently supports video consultations as an effective format, and many patients open up more easily from home. A small number of situations do call for an in-person review, and if that applies to you, it will be discussed openly rather than glossed over.
Privacy and confidentiality
Sessions are one-to-one and confidential, exactly like a clinic visit. Choose a private space, use headphones if you share your home, and everything else works the same as it would in the consultation room.
Fees and booking
An online consultation with Dr. Saira Farhan is Rs. 6,000. To book, visit the contact page and send a quick WhatsApp message. You will usually hear back the same day.