About

Some things are difficult to say out loud. Not for want of words, but because every room you might say them in seems to ask you to leave part of yourself at the door.

I work with Muslims navigating sexuality, identity, relationships and compulsive behaviour, and with everything that gathers where psychological wellbeing meets faith. Most people who come to me have carried these questions quietly for years. Some for most of their lives.

You don’t need to arrive with any of it resolved, or knowing what you want. Arriving with the confusion intact is enough

How I work

At your pace, and in your direction. Some people come wanting to understand something they’ve never put into words. Some come knowing exactly what they want their life to look like and needing help getting there. Both belong in the work.

Why this work

I lived with same-sex desires for eleven years before I told a single person. The first was a university counsellor, who listened without flinching. Nothing in the room changed, except that I was no longer carrying it alone.

I trained because of that hour.

What I took from it wasn’t a conclusion about how anyone should live. It was an understanding of what it costs to have nowhere to put something, and what becomes possible once you do.

My own experience shapes how I listen. It doesn’t set the terms of your work.

Background

I founded Strong Support in 2019, after seeing how little compassionate, psychologically informed support existed for Muslims holding these questions. Since then, I’ve worked one-to-one with more than 300 coaching clients and have spent several years working specifically at the intersection of sexuality, faith and identity.

My research on therapy experiences among Muslims with same-sex attraction was published in 2025. Before counselling, my career was in technology and quality-assurance leadership.