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December 31, 2020By0

A Student Poem

Context: End of Year One of the Diploma in Islamic Counselling. My illustration of the group and the journey The ship full of strangers, looking to one another with fear and apprehension, at the same time hope of filling the voids and connection. The need of all the differences to fit together like a convoy...
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October 20, 2020By0

When tears fall

This article first appeared in the October 2020 issue of Thresholds, published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/thresholds BACP 2020© Sabnum Dharamsi explores the different meanings of tears in the therapy room. Click here to view our PDF of the article. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X...
June 25, 2020By0

Islamic Counsellling – Which Course Should I Choose?

Ours! But seriously – ours.  Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading...
June 6, 2016By0

It’s A Long Time Since I’ve Written Any Poetry

It’s a long time since I’ve written any poetry…but I recently just did. It reminded me how healing and powerful it can be – a different way of expressing something, a different ‘vehicle’ that somehow suited what I wanted to say. Sheepishly sharing. Is it ok to say? Is it ok to say? Should I...
June 6, 2016By0

Workshop 9th April, Watford, UK: Can Islam Really Help Us Now? ‘An Experience Of Islamic Counselling Training’

I’m looking forward to this workshop next week – after an uplifting experience giving a talk at The School of Oriental and African Studies last week with great questions, this even will have a different flavour I think. It’s being hosted by the Imamia Medics UK Chapter, asp part of an all day conference “The Iceberg of...
June 6, 2016By0

A Practitioner’s Handbook

This excellent resource received great reviews in the academic press and includes a chapter by us on Islamic Counselling. I’m posting the table of contents below. Table of Contents Part I: Muslim Beliefs within a Counseling Framework. Haque, Kamil, Islam, Muslims, and Mental Health. Utz, Conceptualizations of Mental Health, Illness, and Healing. Ali, Aboul-Fotouh, Traditional Mental Health Coping...
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