About Us

– Who we are

When a client takes that first step to making that call to us – Just one hand reaching out to another outstretched hand. We ensure everything we do honors that connection.  From our commitment to the way we engage with our service users and communities to work ethically and responsibly.

Established

The service was set up in 2006 by Ayesha Aslam, an individual who wanted to make a difference to the community as a whole. However, the word spread and Ayesha became inundated with Muslim clients and she wanted to help every single one. It was time to recruit Muslim counsellors who would be trained and supervised to deliver high level of service that would take into consideration of one’s faith and cultural values at the same time.

First steps

Ayesha developed her skills further and became a clinical supervisor as she needed to train professionally qualified counsellors in incorporating Islamic principles in the counselling field. She developed her Counselling model and supervision. Today she provides supervision not only to Sakoon Muslim counsellors but to Organisations, Muslim Chaplains and external counsellors.

We would like to thank the service users who have praised our services and continue to refer people to us.

Ayesha’s qualifications

Counsellor/Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Islamic Counsellor, Marital Counsellor

MBACP(Accred), UKCP Reg, PG-Dip, BSc, Clinical Supervisor

– Our Team

We have a dedicate team who are here to help you consisting of :-

Our Counsellors/Psychotherapists – Our team of experienced qualified Muslim Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Counsellors providing therapeutic support in both the public and private sector. Our training includes a number of therapeutic approaches enabling us to draw on a range of different perspectives when working with each unique client. We work according to BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) ethical guidelines and adhere to their strict code of ethics. In addition all of our counsellors are Insured and DBS checked.

Legal – We have access to some high profile solicitor firms in London, if you would like referral to them please use the general contact form

Islamic advisor’s –We sometimes refer to Sheikhs and Imams for Islamic advice some of which are well known

 

– Community Work

We give back to the Community

Sakoon has a long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where we work and live. We get involved with local efforts to bring people together and create positive change whenever we can. We continue to provide

  • Workshops to educate communities
  • Provide our knowledge and expertise in helping the youth, families, counsellors
  • Addressing stigma’s about counselling and Islam
  • Key note speaker at conferences

 

– Testimonials

We regularly receive praise for the work we do and  these are some of the testimonials that have been sent in by our service users.

Our local Imam and the Shariah council were unable to help us and divorce was the only option so we went into our first session with the intention of divorce.  We walked out with our marriage intact. I just can’t praise you enough for helping our marriage.     (Couple, London, Skype)

I wanted to express again in writing how much respect I have for the work that you do and you as a person and your approach, may Allah swt protect you, keep you always smiling and give you the strength and perseverance to keep shining a light into people’s lives.    (Individual, North UK, Telpehone)

Two years ago, my husband and I sought counseling through Sakoon. Alhamdulillah, we found it very beneficial and we are thriving in a healthy marriage.   (Couple, New York, Skype)

My child had ran away from home, it was through seeing our counsellor that we were able to understand and communicate better and we now have a better relationship than before.    (family, London, Skype)