The goal of Sunnah Counseling, LLC is to provide the Ummah with accessible mental health resources, education, and support. Our mission is to raise awareness about mental health within Muslim communities and help reduce the stigma surrounding counseling and emotional well-being.

At Sunnah Counseling, we believe that mental illness does not discriminate, it affects people across all backgrounds, cultures, and faiths. Our aim is to help neutralize the growing mental health crisis by promoting understanding, compassion, and faith-based healing.

This website serves as an educational resource to share information, insights, and guidance about mental health and wellness. It is not a substitute for professional counseling. If you would like assistance connecting with a counselor or scheduling a consultation, please reach out, we’re here to help. Feel free to take a look at our resources page as well.

Samira Saleh

Founder

Samira Saleh is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Supervisor of Counseling. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, with an expected graduation in 2026. Her research focuses on Muslims and other minoritized populations, aiming to amplify underrepresented voices and promote culturally responsive counseling practices.

During her graduate training, Samira completed a year-long internship as a mental health counselor in a local elementary school, where she provided counseling and support to children and families. Following graduation, she worked in a community college setting, facilitating ESL support groups, classroom workshops, individual psychotherapy, and crisis intervention services.

At Sunnah Counseling, LLC, Samira provides individual counseling and support groups for Muslim women navigating identity, faith, and life challenges. She continues to offer consultation, life coaching, groups, courses, and other services through Sunnah Counseling, LLC.

Currently, Samira serves as the Doctoral Assistant Director for the Play Therapy Grant at the Counseling and Social Advocacy Center (CSAC) at UMSL, where she provides individual and group counseling sessions.

An Arabic-speaking Muslim counselor based in St. Louis, Missouri, Samira is passionate about serving her community through compassionate, culturally grounded care.

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Dr. Mahrukh Khan 

Supporter ❤️

Dr. Mahrukh Khan is first of all Slave of Allah, daughter of an orphan, sister of a Shaheed, wife of a loving husband, and mother of three children. She calls herself Granny. 

Dr. Khan offers cost effective care that does not compromise quality of care, where she offers a FREE walk in clinic on Fridays as a charity pillar of her Islamic faith. She aspires to follow the footsteps of our esteemed Jesus, son of Mary, who was granted the gift of healing from God. 

Dr. Khan is a board certified MD from SLU FP, combined with Scot-AFB. It has taken Dr. Khan 20 years of medical practice, school, and training to get where she is today. Further, she volunteers for a suicide prevention watch, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In Islam, if you save one life, it is as if you saved the whole mankind. 

Dr. Khan follows the ⅓ diet, which is the best weight loss and diabetes prevention diet. It was taught by our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) 1400 years ago.

Dr. Khan is a clinical faculty for medical students from Washington University, SLU medical school, and Kirksville Osteopathic School of medicine, as well as the Nurse Practitioner program. 

Somer Saleh

Guest writer

I am currently working on my masters in Marriage & Family Therapy. My goal is to learn and gain more experience in this field, build clientele, and hopefully bridge the gap between Muslims and the idea of what it means to go to therapy. I love reading, writing, and listening to poetry. I am a quick learner, and adapt very well to different situations.

Visit Somer’s website here: https://somersalehlmft.com/

Articles written by Somer: 

COVID-19 Reconnected Me To My Family

How to Stay Sane During a Pandemic 

​Perspectives & Change: The Continuous Story of an Arab-American Muslim

​Family Therapy: A Guide to Understanding Myself

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