Government & Public Policy

Muneeza Manzoor Butt

Senior Psychologist | Women’s Protection & GBV Case-Management Trainer

Violence Against Women Center (VAWC), Multan

Multan · English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki

Biography

Muneeza Manzoor Butt is a clinical psychologist, women’s protection professional, and gender-based violence (GBV) advocate with over 21 years of experience in psychological services, therapeutic interventions, mental health advocacy, and community-based psychosocial support. She has served as Senior Psychologist at the Violence Against Women Center (VAWC), Multan, since December 2017, and as Focal Person for the Punjab Women Protection System since January 2023.

She previously served as Manager VAWC, beginning in March 2020, and District Women Protection Officer, beginning in January 2021; these responsibilities ended on 30 September 2026. Her work bridges clinical psychology, trauma-informed care, survivor-centred support, and multidisciplinary responses to violence against women.

Muneeza holds an M.Phil. in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology), completed in June 2013, an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology, completed in September 2004, and an M.Sc. in Psychology, completed in January 2000, from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. She completed GBV Case Management Tier 1 Trainer certification in October 2022 on the inter-agency GBV case-management guidelines. She is a life member of the Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists and an affiliate member of the American Psychological Association.

She works to make psychological support accessible, challenge mental health stigma, and build safer communities. Her interests include trauma recovery, emotional wellbeing, women’s empowerment, gender justice, psychosocial rehabilitation, and capacity-building for professionals working with vulnerable populations. Through clinical practice, public awareness initiatives, professional collaborations, and advocacy, she champions women’s dignity, safety, psychological wellbeing, and equal opportunities.

Areas of expertise

• Gender-based violence
• Inter-agency GBV case management
• Trauma counselling
• Mental health and psychosocial support
• Clinical psychology
• Women’s protection
• Capacity-building, training and public speaking

Key achievements

• GBV Case Management Tier 1 Trainer certificate, 3–7 October 2022, Islamabad, on the Inter-Agency Gender-Based Violence Case Management Guidelines.
• Established and supervised the Punjab Women Protection Helpline in Multan.
• Experience introducing rescue operations within women’s protection services.
• Senior Psychologist at VAWC Multan since December 2017; Focal Person for the Punjab Women Protection System since January 2023.

International experience

Asia

Served as Focal Person for a JICA project and undertook a 15-day visit to Japan, including visits to GBV and protection facilities. Represented Pakistan in Taiwan in connection with her work on GBV.

Engagement interests

Speaker · Panelist · TV / Radio · Podcast · Mentor · Training

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