Kamal Shaarawy, Co-author of "Come to Success Through Living Eman"

Kamal Shaarawy has provided Islamic family counseling for individuals, couples and families and marital coaching services for prospective and married couples in the Bay Area and through MCA for the past 6 years. In addition he's been providing similar counseling services for the Muslim communities in the US for the past 25 years. He has also volunteered in correctional facilities to provide Islamic education and coaching for Muslim inmates and he has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, youth and families across a broad spectrum of faiths, cultures, and ethnicities.

Kamal has a Masters' degree in psychology and he is currently working on his doctorate in clinical psychology. In addition he has studied a dual major of Islamic Studies and Electrical Engineering at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He is also a certified instructor of the parenting approach “Parenting with Love and Logic” and he is a certified clinical hypno-therapist.

In addition to his part-time involvement in counseling at MCA, Kamal is the director of the “Family Enhancement Program” in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, Kamal's professional experience includes working for the public schools in eastern Pennsylvania as a Behavior Specialist Consultant and as a Mobile Therapist for 6 years, providing counseling and behavior modification for children and their families. He also worked for five years for ISNA (Islamic Society of North America), in charge of their publishing division, American Trust Publications, and later on, their Islamic Book Service.

Kamal is the co-author of a book called Come To Success Through Living Eman which emphasizes the transformational aspects of Islam in daily living. In addition, he has authored the forthcoming book An Islamic Roadmap to the Successful Marriage which combines the sublime knowledge of Islamic teachings with scientific research, and insightful real life and counseling experiences. This practical book explores the questions and issues that both those seeking to get married and those who are already married can benefit from. For those searching for a spouse, the book guides them to insight and knowledge:

• Are you ready for marriage? What are your marriage goals?
• What are the Islamic ways of selecting your future spouse?

And for everyone, those already married and those seeking to marry:

• Do you know your Islamic marital rights and responsibilities?
• What is the foundation of an Islamic marriage?
• What is your personal definition of love and intimacy?
• How do you effectively resolve conflicts with your spouse?
• What are the essential skills for a vibrant Islamic marriage?

The time spent reading this book, reflecting, and completing the exercises can be one of the best investments - proactively preventing discord and misery by empowering couples with the right tools to build a happy and fulfilling marriage

Nijoud Bataineh

Nijoud Bataineh has a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. She is a certified “Marriage and family” counselor and is also certified in in Anger Management. She currently works as a counselor for CHAC in Mountain View, CA and she has experience in working with school kids, adults, couples and families and she is also experienced in teaching “Step Parenting” classes.

Nijoud has a good exposure and experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious beliefs and has experience in providing support and consultation to parents and teachers. She has worked with individuals, couples, groups, families, and students in school settings, she dealt with issues such as marital and parental relationship conflicts, divorce, social skills, peer pressure, ADD/ADHD, self esteem, anxiety, identity confusion, PTSD, Major depression, bipolar disorders, OCD, substance abuse, and personality disorders.

There are many therapeutic approaches in the field of counseling. Nijoud's approach is flexible, client-oriented and results focused, and is based on the client’s assets, potential,culture, readiness, and issues. Nijoud believes that Allah SWT created us with internal potentials, and thus, she tried to help her clients to activate and achieve their potentials and set goals to move forward with their life.

Dr. Mostafa Abdel

First, I do appreciate our great Muslim community. I'm a retired physician after 25 years as urology surgeon (1970-1995), and 10 years (1995-2005) as medical research associate and director of the Institute of Islamic Medicine for Education and Research, working in the field of immunology and the relation between the negative mental attitude and unhealthy diet as a primary cause of cancer. I was offering counseling as part of our comprehensive program (Multimodality Immunotherapy Program) for cancer patients, based on my medical experiences and spiritual references helping them how to cope with their tragedy.

In 2003, I challenged myself to optimize my credibility in helping my patients by integrating academic psychological science and spiritual resources, so I decided to return back to the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Washington DC. With the blessing and help of God I was able to get my Masters degree in 2006. Since then, I have worked in North Virginia Family Services/Mental Health Department, and was honored to be an instrument to evaluate and treat 65 of severely traumatized clients who were victims of War or Politically Motivated Torture from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan. In addition, I was honored to be the only bilingual Muslim Psychotherapist in Fairfax County, VA. I was able to evaluate and treat referred women who were victims of other gender in their countries to get their Asylum in the US. Furthermore, I did work as a primary bilingual psychotherapist conducting treatment strategies for Anger Management, Mood- Disturbance, Substance Abuse, in both individual, and group settings. I also demonstrated clinical skills for pre-marital, marital, and parenting counseling. My empathy, compassion, cultural awareness and deep understanding of the Cultural-Identity Conflict helped me to develop and maintain positive therapeutic relationships with clients of diverse populations. My intellectual maturity and clinical experiences combined with my cultural background enable me to perform my duties in a consistently competent and Professional manner.

In August 2008, I resigned and decided to come back to CA to live close to our children and grand children after a major test from God when my wife had her stroke. I decided to be her primary care giver and Alhamdulillah God helped us pass this critical transition. I am honored to offer my services to my community members as a professional Psychotherapist who has been blessed by the Islamic faith. I welcome individual/couple counseling as well as group educational and coaching sessions.