Set up in 2012 to meet the psychological and self developmental needs of the Muslim Community
Salaam Psychotherapy offers Psychotherapy/counselling services from the Park Chambers Therapy Centre in Stockport Cheshire.
Salaam Solutions was founded by Mrs Georgina Cardo a Muslim revert who noticed through her own conversion to Islam the psychological struggles of being a Muslim women in the West. Through experinces of being and becoming a Muslim and her education and training in Psychotherapy, Georgina set up a charity to meet the needs of other Muslim women who have experinced difficulties in life and their practice of faith. Salaam Solutions aims to provides counselling and also training and consultation to other health and social services aiming to meet the needs of Muslims in Britain.
'Salaam Alaikum my name is Georgina, I'm a Psychotherapist in training and a Muslim convert. My psychotheraputic practice is supported by a Counselling Skills qualification and ongoing training at degree level in Person Centred counselling. I am also training in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy (TA), a post graduate level course which leads on to accreditation with the BACP and/or UKCP. I am registered as a associate member of the ITA (Institute of Transactional Analysis) and in the third year of a four year advanced clinical training programme and diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling.
Salaam Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy offers a time and space for people to connect with themselves and their soul in a confidential environment
A Psychotherapist offers support through listening, talking and exploring with the client and difficulties, troubles or anxieties they may be experiencing such as
- depression and anxiety.
- Addictions and eating disorders,
- Issues with faith
- low self esteem
- family difficulties
- marriage difficulties
- domestic violence issues
- forced marriage issues
- cultural conflicts and many more issues
What is Counselling/Psychotherapy?
Counselling and/or Psychotherapy offers a place and time to explore what it is that may be causing a person to feel anxious or depressed. Something that may be holding a individual back when it comes to change, or gets in the way of them moving forward. A counsellor may help a client to understand what it is/was that has become a barrier between them and happiness or balance. A psychotherapist/counsellor may draw upon one or many approaches to the theraputic practice, approaches such as humanistic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural or solution focused therapies. A muslim counsellor may incorportate Islamic concepts in to the therapy or may just be therapist who happens to be Muslim.
Islamic pscyhotherapy will take in to consideration the nafs/self aspect of Islamic thought and look at ways in which we interact with the religion and Allah/God. Counselling and Pscyhotherapy essentially offers an empathic environment whilst gently supporting the achievement of goals, encouraging awearness and help facilitate an understanding of the individuals problems when faced with challenge and change.
Salaam Psychotherapy predominantly use the theory of Transactional Analysis, a humanistic yet cognitive and analytical theory built on the simple philosophy 'Im OK, your OK'. A muslim psychotherapist and counsellor may blend these theories in a holistic practice with the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah in an informal manner.
Please note that a muslim counsellor/psychotherapist is not neccessarily trained in formal Islamic education
Service Categories
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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