The clinical scope of Islamic psychotherapy: A grounded theory study.

Abstract

uk Dr Abdallah Rothman is the founder of Shifaa Integrative Counseling, co-founder and Executive Director of the International Association of Islamic Psychology, and the Principal of Cambridge Muslim College in the UK. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC), working at the intersection of Islamic spirituality and mental health practice. Dr Rothman holds an MA and PhD in Psychology. His clinical practice and his academic research focus on approaching psychotherapy from within an Islamic paradigm and establishing an indigenous Islamic theoretical orientation to human psychology that is grounded in the knowledge of the soul from the Islamic tradition. He was a student of the late Professor Malik Badri and, in addition to his academic training, he has studied privately with a number of traditional Islamic scholars throughout the Muslim world