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Mental Health Services

Counseling/Therapy services

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Ahmad Jober Tarin AMFT

Jabir Tarin is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. In his work Jabir has experience providing individual, pre-marital, and marital counseling to Muslim individuals and couples. He also serves as a therapist providing weekly counseling consultations and “Ummah Talks” to UC Berkeley students through the Muslim Mental Health Initiative program. Jabir’s professional interests include the integration of Islamic spirituality with mental health care. Concurrently, Jabir is enrolled as a final-year student of Islamic Theology, completing his ‘Aalim studies. In his free time, he facilitates workshops on Islamically-integrated mental health, pre-marital preparation, and other topics related to spirituality and well being.

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Professional Religious Consultation

The Professional Religious Consultation (PRC) services are intended to provide clients with an opportunity to meet with and consult a qualified religious scholar about their religious concerns in relation to mental health, relationship dynamics, and much more. The religious scholar will meet with the client to discuss their area of concern, and go over physical, mental, and spiritual health history. *The goal of the PRC is to provide relief to the client either by way of direct one to one services (i.e., consultations) , referrals, or resources. The PRC may also contact alternative expert sources to provide additional relief as may be needed.*
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Parent Coaching Consultations

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Maryam Ahmed, BCBA

Maryam Ahmed, MS, BCBA, LBA is a licensed and board certified Behavior analyst in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She currently works at an autism clinic as a clinical supervisor providing support and direct services to children, their families, and registered behavior therapists (RBT).

Maryam’s work at Wasilah Connections consists of offering her expertise to the Muslim community via telehealth. Services include family guidance for parents or educators of children with autism and or behavioral concerns and remote supervision for RBTs in the BCBA program.

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Junaid Aasi

Junaid Aasi holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Systems from Cal State LA. He also holds an Master’s of Science from Boston University with Concentrations in Security and Health Informatics. Junaid holds an MBA from the University of Redlands where he has been serving as a Core Faculty Member for several years. Additionally he holds the Higher Diploma/Bachelors of Arts in Islamic Studies from the International Open University (IOU) and is currently working on his Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies degree. Furthermore, he serves as a California State Representative and Student Committee Chairperson for IOU. Br. Junaid has been blessed to work with many Masajid, Islamic Centers and various Islamic Organizations in the capacity of an Imam, Khateeb, Speaker, Emcee, Event Organizer, Counselor and Youth Group Director over a period of two decades. Professionally, Br. Junaid works in the field of Information Technology and Information Security with expertise In Network and Systems Engineering. Junaid has worked as a consultant and covered many industries including Non-profits. Junaid is experienced in the areas of Audits, Risk Assessments and complains.

Saud Inam

Saud Inam is a community strategist and Management Consultant at EEI Strategic Consulting. With over a decade of experience serving the Muslim American community at both a national and grassroots level, he gained a strong understanding of the challenges facing the Muslim American community at a national and grassroots level. Using his experience and understanding of community challenges he has advised and been a part of several national-level Muslim American non-profit organizations and advised organizational and community leadership on best practices, strategy, and sustainability.

Khizer Subhani

Khizer Subhani is a california native. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2015 with his Bachelors in Nursing. Throughout his schooling, he was very active in the muslim community and served as the President of the Muslim Student Association. His work in the community lead him to develop a close connection to many scholars, thus he has been studying Islam part time for the last 10 years. He is happily married and currently works as a Psychiatric Nurse Manager. He continues to play a active role in the Muslim community in supporting different non-profit organizations and facilitating classes, programs, and events.

Mudassar Haq

Mudassar Haq graduated with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and became registered by the Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. He has gained a lot of valuable experience during his time in school and as a graduate trainee in order to help those in need. He has counseled young children, teens, and young adults. He strives to work collaboratively with all those involved in the a person’s life in order to increase the chance of positive outcomes.
Currently, he is a Youth Group Coordinator at the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles. Mudassar works with a group of like minded individuals, who act both as teachers and mentor, to create programs, activities, and other learning experiences in order to enrich Islamic learning. In addition, he is a therapist for the Center for Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology providing mental health services in both private and the Islamic school setting.

Jabir Tarin

Mawlana Jabir Tarin is a registered associate marriage and family therapist. In his mental wellness work with Wasilah Connections, Mawlana Jabir has experience providing individual, premarital, and marital counseling to Muslim individuals and couples. Through the Muslim Mental Health Initiative program, he also serves as a therapist and spiritual and religious leader, providing weekly counseling consultations and “Ummah Talks” to students at the University of California, Berkeley. Mawlana Jabir’s professional interests include providing mental well-being and spiritual direction to the City of Fremont, integrating Islamic spirituality with mental wellness, and teaching Islamic theology to young adults and college students. Mawlana Jabir is also a teacher at Madrasah Darul Ulum al-Ashrafiyyah teaching the Islamic sciences.

Maryam Ahmed

Maryam is a clinical program manager with a Master’s of Science degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). She currently supervises a team of 5-10 behavior therapists under the supervision of a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA). She is also currently pursuing her own certification as a BCBA.

Before she became a clinical program manager, Maryam was a behavior therapist herself and provided 1-on-1 ABA therapy that helped empower her clients and allowed them to lead a more expressive and more independent lifestyle. Her responsibilities as a preschool teacher included the education and well-being of typical and ASD children aged 4 weeks – 5 years old.

Her diverse set of skills includes working within the marketing team as the design lead to collaborate on various internal and larger scale projects with several startups and small businesses. She is passionate about working with the Muslim community and has worked with Muslim women and children from 2010-2012 at the local mosque. Maryam’s own personal experience with divorce has inspired her to become a pillar of support for other divorced people in the community. 

Sanaa Subhani

Sanaa holds a Masters in Social Work, and a Bachelors in Human Development.  She has served in the mental health field since 2007 holding multiple roles from Residential counselor for emotionally disturbed girls, Activity Coordinator for Developmentally Disabled Adults, Recovery Counselor for a Substance Abuse recovery home, ABA Therapist, Medical Social Worker, to currently a Clinical Case Manager and a Crisis Specialist. 

Her internships consists of working with the low income, homeless population in a single resident occupancy (SRO) home and as a Clinical Therapist for a school with behavioral and emotionally challenged population.  Her volunteer work consists of being a minority affairs officer on her Community College Student body of government, and as a Northern California Events Coordinator for MSA WEST.

Sanaa continues to work with the community on an ongoing basis helping all those in need.  She has initiated support groups and is consistently networking with like minded individuals to create resources and programs that cater to the needs of the community.