Exploring the Intersection of Islamic Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Healing the Soul

About G. Hussein Rassool

G.Hussein Rassool is a Professor at the Centre for Islmic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC) Charles Sturt University Australia; Professor of Islmic PsychologyIslmic and the Director of Studies for the Department of Islmic Psychology Psychotherapy and Counselling Al Balagh Academy. In addition he is the Chair of Al-Balkhi Research Institute (UK). Prof. Rassool was previously Consultant at the Centre for Islmic Psychology Riphah International University Pakistan and Director of the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islmic Psychology Riphah International University. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine St Georges Hospital Medical School (University of London) England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He was the first Head of Department of Islmic Psychology at the International Open University (Islmic Online University) and later became the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the same university. He also held the position of Professor of Mental Health and Addiction University of São Paulo Brazil. He is one of the leading academics in the areas of Islmic Psychology and psychotherapy and involved in the development of the first Bachelor of Science Islmic Psychology course at Islmic Online University. He also developed a university accredited certificate course in Islmic Psychology which was launched in Pakistan in October 2019 as well as the Advanced Diploma in Islmic Psychology and Psychotherapy which was launched in June 2022. His research interests include psychosocial and spiritual problems in relation to mental health psychosocial and spiritual interventions indigenous psychology Islmic counselling and psychotherapy Islmic ethics in psychology. He is an author /editor of ten books and has published over 130 papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals. He also works as a part-time Islmic psychotherapist He has been the recipient of Florence Nightingale Research Foundation (UK). He is a Fellow of the International Association of Islmic Psychology (FIAIP) and the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He works as a part-time Islmic psychotherapist.