"The first comprehensive study of an Islamic psychotherapy model showed large reductions in distress. The approach integrates Islamic principles and interventions with mainstream evidence-based psychotherapy. Healing was nonlinear with clients experiencing initial relief, plateau, and then further improvement. More resources for culturally and spiritually informed psychotherapy with Muslims are now available. Today, I share new findings from the Enhancing Practice-Based Evidence for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies project, focusing on a recent study by Dr. Fahad Khan and Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi."
"Fifteen years ago, a Muslim couple from the Middle East came to my office for marital counseling. Although I had edited a book on psychotherapy and religious diversity, including a chapter on working with Muslims (Hedayat-Diba, 2014), I had never counseled Muslim clients before. I felt unprepared and lacked colleagues to consult or refer to. I did my best. The couple seemed to appreciate my sincerity, but by the third session, the wife announced she would file for divorce."
A practice-based evaluation of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) examined real-world clinical outcomes. Five clinicians delivered TIIP to 107 patients across 420 sessions at the Khalil Center. Clients experienced large reductions in distress after treatment. The TIIP approach combines Islamic principles and interventions with mainstream evidence-based psychotherapy methods. Symptom change followed a nonlinear trajectory characterized by initial relief, a plateau, and later additional improvement. Clinicians previously reported limited resources and felt unprepared to work with Muslim clients; current findings coincide with increased availability of culturally and spiritually informed psychotherapy resources for Muslims.
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