About
May peace and blessings be upon our beloved Messenger Muhammad, the Chosen One.
Muslima Coaching is a professional Islamic coaching and counseling service that aims to encourage Muslim women and men to be the best spouses, parents, friends, and family members that they can be. Our coaching focuses on nurturing a healthy Heart Connection™ by way of developing a strong relationship with Allah Most High, the Prophet ﷺ, and our higher selves. We coach couples, spouses, divorcees, singles, reverts, and teens 16+.
MEET THE COACH
Naielah Ackbarali is the founder and CEO of Muslima Coaching.
Naielah is a qualified CBT therapist, an experienced Muslim marriage counselor of over 10 years, and an Islamic studies teacher for over 15 years.
Naielah graduated from the renowned Queen Mary University of London with a Postgraduate Certificate (Level 7) in Psychological Therapies, earning a Distinction. She is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Counseling & Psychotherapy Practice at Bath Spa University.
She has a Master Practitioner Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approved by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
She also completed training in the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy (Level 3) and achieved a Diploma in Counseling Skills.
Naielah is a trained strategic relationship coach, certified life coach, and a certified NLP Master Practitioner.
Combined with her knowledge from Islamic studies, coaching experience, and personal marriage of almost 20 years, she offers Islamic therapy and counseling, as well as faith-based Muslim marriage counseling for couples, wives, newlyweds, premaritals, and singles.
She has helped thousands of women and couples with over a decade of coaching experience with clients from all over the world (USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, Africa, & the Middle East).
She is the author of several marriage books and has been featured on the Islam Channel and British Muslim TV. She was also selected to do an exclusive interview with BRAINZ Magazine.
TRAINING & EDUCATION
ISLAMIC STUDIES
Naielah was born in Trinidad but grew up in South Florida. In 2004, she traveled to the Middle East.
She studied various Islamic sciences with prominent scholars in both Syria and Jordan for over 15 years. She studied fiqh, tafsir, hadith, seera, aqida, and Arabic. Her teachers include Sheikh Hassan al-Hindy, Sheikh Adnan Darwish, Sheikh Salim ibn Abi Bakr al-Khatib, Sheikh Faraz Rabbani, Sheikh Hamza Karamali, and others.
She partially completed a post-graduate program with Mufti Ismail Moosa as a student in a hadith specialization program (takhassus fil hadith).
In 2020, she launched a fiqh Answers Service for Women on the Muslima Coaching website, where free answers related to women’s issues can be easily accessed.
Naielah is an author and has written:
1. Dua Tips: Prayers & Inspiration for Muslim Women for all Muslim women and teens.
2. Secrets of Successful Muslim Couples: Marriage Tips for a Lifetime for couples, husbands, and wives.
3. Choosing Your Other Half: Marriage Tips for Muslim Singles for single brothers and sisters.
4. The Treasure of Families & Women: Imam Birgivi’s Treatise on the Advanced Fiqh of Menstruation for students, teachers, and scholars.
5. A Muslim Woman’s Guide To Menstruation Rulings for women ages 17+.
6. Fiqh of Menstruation Simplified: A Beginner’s Guide for Muslim Women for older teens, converts, and new learners.
7. Blossom: A Muslim Girl’s Period Guide for girls ages 9 to 14.
8. Love Scripts: Getting Through To Him for all married sisters.
9. Secrets of Successful Muslim Wives for all married sisters.
10. Say It With Love: Communicate, Connect & Cure Conflict for all married sisters.
11. Newlywed Nuggets: Golden Marriage Advice for newlywed wives.
12. Ramadan Ready: Action Steps For Muslim Women for women and teens
(Find them on Amazon)
She has produced free courses for all sisters:
Fiqh of Menstruation Video Series
Fasting For Women Video Series
Umrah For Women Video Series
Be His Khadija Audio Series
OUR SERVICES
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Islamic Therapy & Counseling – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) sessions for anxiety, low mood, anger, grief, and other mental health issues from an Islamic perspective
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Relationship Coaching – marriage advice centered around traditional Islamic teachings, modern-day marital advice, and self-help tactics for singles, newlyweds, couples and any married woman
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Life Coaching – life guidance geared towards getting in touch with your Islamic purpose and forming life goals
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Deen Coaching – teaching the rulings related to the five pillars of Islam
- Live Events – courses and workshops teaching sisters about deen, marriage, life, and self-development
BENEFITS
Islamic Inspiration – solutions that are built upon Islam
Affordable Prices – more than half the price of other coaching services
Individual Consultation Sessions – unique personal sessions catered to your life circumstances
Complete Confidentiality – no one will know your stuff except us
WHO MUSLIMA COACHING CANNOT HELP
As much as we have the intention to help as many Muslims as possible, the reality is that some life problems involve things that coaching cannot resolve. We pray that Allah Most High makes things easy for everyone and protects the ummah and the believers from this worldly life.
We cannot help people in the following situations:
- the client or spouse is addicted to drugs, alcohol, or any other illegal substance
- the client or spouse is physically violent or emotionally abusive
- the client or spouse is not faithful to the relationship (exceptions may apply)
- the client or spouse has a medically diagnosed mental / psychological disorder or personality disorder
- the client or spouse has a history of unresolved trauma and has not sought professional help for it
- the client or spouse is suicidal
- the client or spouse is not interested in an Islamic faith-based service
We encourage individuals in any of these situations to seek immediate help from their local authorities, families, and communities. Our prayers are with you.
Disclaimer: Muslima Coaching is a coaching and counseling service that is centered around professional coaching tactics, CBT therapy techniques, counseling strategies, and religious guidance. It is not a replacement for professional psychiatry services, medical treatment, legal mediation, or fatwa from a mufti. Muslima Coaching’s tactics are based on the coach’s personal research and experience with clients / couples. Muslima Coaching does not endorse the marriage advice or coaching strategies of any specific scholar, spiritual path (tariqa), author or book.
We are not:
- Scholars – We base our coaching on Islamic rulings, are students of knowledge, and return to our teachers for guidance, but we are not shariah experts who have legal authority like an Islamic council.
- Legal Mediators – We only teach relationship and life skills and give heart-to-heart advice, and we do not resolve financial problems, in-law disputes, divorce, etc.
- Medical Professionals – We offer a professional coaching and counseling service, which should not be mistaken for professional medical help like a professional psychologist, psychiatrist, doctor, etc.
