This book is a guide to help psychotherapists, counsellors, and other mental health practitioners navigate the ethical dilemmas and challenges inherent to Islāmic psychotherapy. In recent decades, the therapeutic application of Islāmic psychotherapy has gained remarkable momentum. This approach integrates religion and spirituality into mental health practices, offering profound insights and benefits for clients. However, the incorporation of spirituality and religion into psychotherapy also raises a range of ethical dilemmas and challenges that remain insufficiently addressed in the literature. This book seeks to address this critical gap by providing a comprehensive resource that offers both theoretical foundations and practical strategies for identifying, understanding, and resolving ethical dilemmas when working with Muslim clients.

Grounded in the ethical principles of Islām, it draws upon Qur’ānic teachings, hadīth, and Islāmic jurisprudence while incorporating insights from contemporary ethical practices in psychology and psychotherapy. Additionally, the book emphasizes the importance of cultural competence, presenting case studies, practical examples, and best practices tailored to the unique needs of Muslim clients. Grounded in Islāmic principles, this work aspires to bridge the gap between mainstream ethical frameworks and culturally sensitive, Islāmically-informed practices in psychotherapy.

Through its comprehensive exploration of these challenges, Ethical Dilemmas in Islāmic Psychotherapy: Balancing Faith, Culture, and Professional Ethics not only fills a critical gap in the literature but also contributes to the broader discourse on the integration of religion and spirituality in mental health care. By doing so, it empowers practitioners to deliver ethical, effective, and competent care to Muslim clients, fostering greater trust and healing within the therapeutic relationship.

Professor Dr. G. Hussein Rassool is  Professor of  Islāmic Psychology, Centre for Islāmic Studies & Civilisations, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Professor of Islamic Psychology & Consultant, Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/ Centre for Islamic Psychology.  Director of Studies, Department of  Islāmic Psychology, Psychotherapy & Counselling, Al Balagh Academy. Chair of Al Balagh Institute of Islāmic Psychology Research. He was previously the Director of the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islamic Psychology, Riphah International University. He also formerly worked for International Open University (Islamic Online University) as the first of Head of Department of Psychology and later became the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is a Fellow of the International Association of Islamic Psychology (FIAIP) and the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He works as a part-time Islamic psychotherapist.