Dr. Nafisa Sekandari is the co-founder of Mental Health 4 Muslims. Dr. Sekandari is currently licensed in California and Arizona and is in private practice in both California and Arizona. She started MH4M with Sister Hosai Mojaddidi with the hopes of providing information about mental health issues that is both clinically supported and Islamically sound. She works with a wide variety of Muslims from different backgrounds and knows firsthand how important such a service is to our community.
Dr. Sekandari is also a published author and lecturer. For more information about her or to contact her for her services please visit: http://drsekandari.com and http://drsekandari.com/drsekandariblog/
You can e-mail Dr. Sekandari at Nafisa@mentalhealth4muslims.com or at drsekandari@yahoo.com
Thank you Safin for your feedback. Comments like this keep us motivated to keep doing what we are doing.
jazakallah sis for this website
this is a great gift for all of the readers………
Please e-mail me at drsekandari@yahoo.com and provide me with more information so I can best direct you to the right resource.
salam i’m a student aged 15 years old and i’m scared of my presence on my own and at night during sleep. Is there any psychiatric treatment? i need your help please. jazakillahukhayran
Hola,
Me ha gustado mucho su artículo. Gracias, me ha abierto los ojos para entender que el islam no tolera el adulterio como yo pensaba por el hecho de permitit tener hasta 4 mujeres.
Estoy casada con un musulman senegalés que me ha sido infiel; lo he visto con mis propios ojos, pero él le quita toda la importancia y dice que no es nada. Yo creía que el islam era flexible y que la mujer salía como siempre mal parada en esto también.
No conozco bien todos los prinicpios del islam, pero me gustaría saber si un hombre que acaba de tener relaciones extramaritales de infidelidad puede hacer oración. Mi marido pasa temporadas que respeta todos los horarios y otras que lo deja por completo ¿Es por esto?
Gracias a Dios yo estoy en manos de un buen terapeuta que me está ayudando a ser fuerte y a reponerme de esto. Sé que yo no merezco esto y aún no sé si voy a romper el matrimonio. Necesito que el se sincere pero no lo consigo. ¿Cómo contempla la mentira el islam?
Muchas gracias
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Thank you for your support Faiyaz. I wish I knew how to help you with finding a psychologist in South Africa but I am not familiar with the mental health systems outside the U.S. The best place to start will be to discuss your issues with your medical doctor and seek help from them as far as getting referrals for psychologists. Good luck.
How are you Nafisa,jazakallah for the helping us all with your advice on such a huge problem all over the world.Please advice me on getting help from a phsycologist in Johannesburg; South Africa, your help Will be highly appreciated.My Allah reward you
Thank you so much Brandon (ahem, Dr. Gamble) for your kind words and encouragement. I really appreciate your support. Nafisa
Dr. Sekandari,
Just writing to say I am so proud of the work you are doing!
It is encouraging to see. You have become a mentor to some of my students via the internt as well as required reading for my interns at CSULB!
Keep up the great work.
Peace & Health,
Brandon
Salam Laila,
I emailed you 5 days ago at the email address you provided but I haven’t received a response yet.
This is a reminder just in case you forgot.
Salam Shehnaz,
I spoke with Nafisa regarding you inquiry. I am a social worker in NY and I have a couple of names I could give you. You’re right that there are not many Muslim therapists in NY but alhamdilla for the ones we have. Send me an email directly and inshallah I’ll provide you with contact info. Laila Hosin mhosin@gmail.com
Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m sorry to hear about your current situation but know that just by acknowledging the problem you have taken a huge step towards self healing. While waiting to find the right therapist, I would recommend beginning some journal work. Each day, write as much as you would like about your current thoughts and feelings. Do this each day for a set amount of time (maybe 10-15 min.) maybe right before bedtime. In the meantime, I know someone in the field working in NY. I will try and get info. and get back to you soon inshAllah. Hang in there and remain focused on getting help.
Salam Alaikum,
May Allah reward you for all your hard work in maintaining this amazing blog! It’s earned a spot on my Top 5 Favorites list and I thank you for focusing your attention on this highly critical area.
In regards to myself, I live in NYC and I believe that in addition to depression, I may have an adjustment disorder. I acknowledge that I need professional counseling; however, I would also prefer to do so only with a Muslim professional. I’ve come to a point in my life where I’m realizing that my holding ten years’ worth of grudges, grief, and an inability to express myself out of fear is taking a severe toll on me. This may seem vague but my request simply is if you know of a trustworthy Muslim therapist in New York City. There are many therapists here that are not Muslim but supposedly specialize in working with Muslims amongst many others. In your opinion, would these be regarded as reliable? Thank you for any information you can give me.