Nafs Counselling

Nafs Counselling Counsel Muslims spiritually, mentally, & emotionally with faith in mind, to holistic healing The BEST of BOTH worlds!

I counsel & empower Muslims spiritually, mentally, & emotionally with faith in mind, to holistic healing | Reviving Islam’s Legacy of Mental Health

I help you through an Islamic and Prophetic framework inspired by the Quran, Sunnah, and the traditions of the scholars, that address your needs while also incorporating modern Western interventions. This leads you as a Muslim to feel more connected to yourself, Allah SWT, and others, which allows you to heal holistically, and live a more joyful and fulfilled life. I also use my unique ability to help you marry spiritual, mental, and emotional health with faith through other services: holistic therapy, coaching, parental education, and personal development. Services provided:
👉🏻Faith and spirituality Counselling: If you’ve been questioning aspects of your faith, or if you’re feeling isolated from your faith community

👉🏻Mental Health and Wellness Counselling: If your faith and mental health seem to be at odds, or your psychotherapist and community don’t know how to support you

👉🏻Personal Empowerment and Coaching: If you’ve found it difficult to feel a sense of purpose in many aspects of your life

👉🏻Relationships Counselling: If you’ve been experiencing relationships that are toxic, and unfulfilling

Over the past two years I’ve been quieter here. That silence was not absence — it was pain, grief, and reflection on how...
27/09/2025

Over the past two years I’ve been quieter here. That silence was not absence — it was pain, grief, and reflection on how to advocate with integrity.

As a Muslim Arab woman, advocacy is survival and justice. Our community has been patient — 719 days (and counting) since Gaza’s only cancer hospital was destroyed, yet silence from major cancer, health, and mental health institutions continues. For us this isn’t abstract. It is family and friends denied life-saving care.

Moving forward, I will honour my commitments but pause advocacy with organisations, institutions, agencies and individuals that practice tokenism, hypocrisy, or silence. This is not aimed at one specifically— it is about system’s and structures. We can no longer accept behind-closed-doors sympathy while public silence prevails.

But I have not given up. I will continue to advocate, always — in ways accountable to my community and true to justice.


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🌙 Love Is a Mirror — But Are You Reflecting Wholeness or Wounds? In the sacred mirror of love, we don’t just see the oth...
21/09/2025

🌙 Love Is a Mirror — But Are You Reflecting Wholeness or Wounds?

In the sacred mirror of love, we don’t just see the other person — we see ourselves.

In Islamic psycho-spirituality, Al-Wadūd represents Divine love: pure, healing, unshakable. But most of us unconsciously attract from old pain, not alignment.

This blog explores 3 powerful love mirrors:
🌟 Like Attracts Like — Is it shared values or shared insecurity?
⚡ Opposites Attract — Do your differences balance or burden you?
🔮 Projection Mirror — Are you loving their soul — or your fantasy?

Each mirror can reflect either:
✅ Wadūd love – rooted in clarity, wholeness, and soul recognition
🚩 Or wound patterns – rooted in trauma, dependency, or illusion

🔍 We also map each mirror to your inner world:
– Qalb (heart), Ruh (soul), ‘Aql (intellect), and Nafs (ego)

💬 Reflection questions and Qur’anic du‘as included to help you shift from emotional survival to spiritual alignment.

🌙 Love isn’t just about who you attract.
It’s about what you attract them with.

🔗 Read the full post: “The Three Love Mirrors: Wadud Attraction vs Wound Patterns”
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✨ New Blog Post Alert! ✨We’ve just published a fresh post. ♥️🧠It’s live now on the blog—click the link in bio to read th...
21/09/2025

✨ New Blog Post Alert! ✨

We’ve just published a fresh post. ♥️🧠

It’s live now on the blog—click the link in bio to read the full article! 🖋️📖

💬 After reading, let me know your thoughts in the comments or DMs—I’d love to hear from you!
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I don’t believe in consistency. I believe in maturity. Not because consistency is wrong — but because it’s often used to...
21/09/2025

I don’t believe in consistency. I believe in maturity.

Not because consistency is wrong — but because it’s often used to mask control, emotional bypassing, and unrealistic expectations.

🌧 Some days we are light.
🌪 Some days we are heavy.
🌸 And on the sacred days — we are held through both.

Love isn’t about showing up the same every day.
It’s about showing up real — and still being held with tenderness.

💡 What I seek isn’t performance. It’s presence.
Not predictability — but peace in the unpredictable.

✨ Real love says: “I stay even when it’s stormy.”

🔁 Save this if you’ve ever been told you were “too much” for being human.

💬 Tag someone who offers presence — not pressure.

📿 Dua: “Ya Allah, let me be loved in my chaos — not just my calm.”

📖 Full blog: Why I don’t believe in consistency —I believe in maturity [link in bio]

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Emotional Safety Isn’t About Control — It’s About Capacity We often confuse consistency with emotional safety.But humans...
21/09/2025

Emotional Safety Isn’t About Control — It’s About Capacity

We often confuse consistency with emotional safety.

But humans aren’t software. They’re souls.

Hormones shift. Faith dips. Qulūb (hearts) turn — it’s their very name in Arabic.

So why do we demand emotional sameness from the people we love?

In Islam, emotional safety isn’t about scripting someone’s mood.

It’s about creating space for them to be real — and still feel safe, seen, and held.

💡Key points from this blog:
– Why consistency isn’t the same as safety
– How to hold space without controlling others
– What Islamic maturity teaches about love, mess, and mercy
– Practical ways to practice safety without over-functioning

🌙 Emotional maturity isn’t about staying the same. It’s about returning.
Returning with sabr. With tawbah. With rahma.

📖 Full blog: When Emotional Safety Means Letting People Be Inconsistent [link in bio]
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Emotional Detachment Isn’t Stoicism — It’s Spiritual Bypassing⠀Many Muslims confuse shutting down emotionally with being...
21/09/2025

Emotional Detachment Isn’t Stoicism — It’s Spiritual Bypassing
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Many Muslims confuse shutting down emotionally with being spiritually strong. But real strength isn’t avoidance — it’s engagement with faith and feeling.
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🛑 Saying “It’s just Qadr” to silence grief…
🛑 Saying “I’ve forgiven” while skipping the real work of healing…
🛑 Using prayer to numb instead of process…
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This isn’t spiritual strength. It’s spiritual bypassing. And it blocks real growth.
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🌿 The Prophet ﷺ cried, grieved, felt sorrow — and still trusted Allah. That’s not weakness. That’s wholeness.
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💡 In this blog:
– What true stoicism means in Islam
– Signs you might be spiritually bypassing
– Prophetic models of emotional engagement
– Tips to process emotions with Allah, not around Him
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Real healing happens when we bring our whole heart — qalb, nafs, and ruh — into the presence of Allah.
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🧠 Read full post: To Be Unable to Engage Emotionally Is Not Stoicism — It’s Spiritual Bypassing 🔗 [blog link in bio]
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They’re not your emotional equal.They’re your emotional cage. Sometimes, you’re not “too much.”You’re just too real for ...
21/09/2025

They’re not your emotional equal.
They’re your emotional cage.

Sometimes, you’re not “too much.”
You’re just too real for someone who can’t meet you emotionally.

💔 When your softness is mocked
💔 When your self-awareness is called drama
💔 When your feelings make them uncomfortable…

You’re not in a safe space — you’re in a cage.

🌿 Islam teaches us to honour emotional truth.
The Prophet ﷺ cried, comforted, validated grief, and held people in their pain. Emotional depth is not a flaw — it’s a sunnah.

Ask yourself:
Do I feel safe showing all of me?
Do I feel emotionally understood, or emotionally edited?
Is this relationship built on silence, not support?

✨ Real love doesn’t need you to shrink.
✨ Real connection doesn’t call your depth a burden.

You are not too much.
They are just not your match.

Read the full blog now — link in bio 🌱


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You’re not “too much.”You’re just in a world that fears emotional honesty. If you’ve ever been told you’re too intense, ...
21/09/2025

You’re not “too much.”
You’re just in a world that fears emotional honesty.

If you’ve ever been told you’re too intense, too sensitive, or too dramatic — this is for you. 💔

Here’s the truth:
✨ Your emotional depth is not a problem.
✨ Your need for reassurance isn’t weakness.
✨ Your honesty isn’t “too much” — it’s rare.

Most people aren’t used to being held with real presence.
So when you show up with your full heart — they call it excessive.
But it’s not. It’s sincere. It’s sacred.

🌿 Islam honours emotional truth.
The Prophet ﷺ wept. He comforted. He never silenced pain.
Emotional expression isn’t drama — it’s divine design.

Being “too much” is a myth.
What you are is real, alive, and deeply attuned.
You just need someone who says:
“I don’t want you to be less — I want to be more present.”

📖 Full blog now live — link in bio
Tag a friend who’s still healing from being silenced 🕊️
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