Faith and therapy, in the same room

Online care with a licensed Muslim therapist for clinical care and an imam, chaplain or spiritual advisor for spiritual guidance. One shared care plan.

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You shouldn’t have to choose

Between therapy that skips your faith and spiritual care that skips the clinical work.

Usually

  • Therapy and spiritual support happen separately, and you connect the two.
  • Your imam can offer guidance, but not clinical care.
  • You explain everything twice.

With Zaha

  • Your therapist and spiritual advisor work from one shared plan.
  • You get both, each from someone suited to it.
  • Both hear your story together at your first session.

Your care team

Two providers One plan

  1. Therapist

    Licensed in your state

    Helps with what you’re going through, using evidence-based therapy.

  2. Spiritual advisor

    Imam or chaplain

    Offers space for questions of faith, meaning and spiritual practice. They don’t diagnose or provide therapy.

  3. One plan

    Shared from your first session

    With your permission, they aim to keep each other updated, so you don’t have to repeat yourself.

Some of the people on our team

Meet all our providers See how it works

  • Therapist

    Mariam Saibu

    Much of what women carry has never been said out loud to anyone. Mariam’s work starts by making it safe to say.

  • Chaplain

    Tauseef Akbar

    Grief, doubt and belonging are less problems to solve than weights to carry with someone beside you.

  • Therapist

    Saliha Qadir

    Most couples are really asking one question: can we find our way back to each other. Saliha keeps faith in the room while they do.

Programs

Find the program that fits

Sakina

Anxiety and depression

When worry won’t switch off, or low mood won’t lift.

$200 a session · 8 weeks

See the program : Sakina

Fajr

Divorce recovery

After separation or divorce, whether or not you chose it.

$200 a session · 8 weeks

See the program : Fajr

Sabr

Grief and loss

After losing someone: a parent, a spouse, a child, a friend.

$200 a session · 8 weeks

See the program : Sabr

Mithaq

Premarital, for couples

Before your nikah: rights, responsibilities and shared values.

$200 a session per couple · 3 sessions

See the program : Mithaq

Rahma

Marriage counseling, for couples

When communication, trust or in-laws strain things between you.

$250 a session per couple · 12 weeks

See the program : Rahma

Not sure which program fits? Choose “Not sure yet” on the waitlist, and we’ll talk it through with you.

Sakina

Anxiety and depression · 8 weeks

For anxiety that won’t quiet, low mood that lingers, or burnout that won’t lift. Therapy with a licensed therapist most weeks, with your spiritual advisor at the start, midpoint and end. Sakina means tranquility: the peace Allah sends down on hearts (Qur’an 48:4).

Week by week

  1. Week 1Kickoff session60 min · with your therapist and spiritual advisor
  2. Weeks 2–3Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  3. Week 4Midpoint session45 min · with your spiritual advisor
  4. Weeks 5–7Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  5. Week 8Final session60 min · with both providers

Also included: a custom digital workbook for weekly reflection.

$1,600

$200 a session, one a week · charged at booking

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Yaqeen

OCD · 12 weeks

For OCD: a doubt that won’t let go, like whether your wudu or salah counted, and the urge to repeat it until it feels right. An evidence-based treatment for OCD with your therapist most weeks, with your spiritual advisor at the start, midpoint and end. Yaqeen means certainty.

Week by week

  1. Week 1Kickoff session60 min · with your therapist and spiritual advisor
  2. Weeks 2–5Weekly therapy50 min each · with your therapist
  3. Week 6Midpoint session45 min · with your spiritual advisor
  4. Weeks 7–11Weekly therapy50 min each · with your therapist
  5. Week 12Final session60 min · with both providers

Also included: a custom digital workbook for weekly reflection.

$2,400

$200 a session, one a week · charged at booking

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Fajr

Divorce recovery · 8 weeks

For separation and divorce, whether or not you chose it. Therapy most weeks to work through the loss and rebuild, with your spiritual advisor at the start, midpoint and end. Fajr means dawn: a new beginning.

Week by week

  1. Week 1Kickoff session60 min · with your therapist and spiritual advisor
  2. Weeks 2–3Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  3. Week 4Midpoint session45 min · with your spiritual advisor
  4. Weeks 5–7Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  5. Week 8Final session60 min · with both providers

Also included: a custom digital workbook for weekly reflection.

$1,600

$200 a session, one a week · charged at booking

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Sabr

Grief and loss · 8 weeks

For losing someone: a parent, a spouse, a child, a friend. Grief therapy most weeks, and an Islamic framework for loss from your spiritual advisor at the start, midpoint and end. Sabr means patient endurance: not numbness, but staying with Allah’s decree while feeling everything.

Week by week

  1. Week 1Kickoff session60 min · with your therapist and spiritual advisor
  2. Weeks 2–3Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  3. Week 4Midpoint session45 min · with your spiritual advisor · on sabr, qadr, and faith through loss
  4. Weeks 5–7Weekly therapy50 min each · one-on-one with your therapist
  5. Week 8Final session60 min · with both providers

Also included: a custom digital workbook for weekly reflection.

$1,600

$200 a session, one a week · charged at booking

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Mithaq

Premarital · 3 sessions

For couples preparing for their nikah. Three sessions with both providers on rights, responsibilities, communication and shared values. Mithaq means solemn covenant, the Qur’anic word for the marriage bond (4:21).

In Mithaq, both partners are clients. Matching, scheduling, confidentiality, and care plans are set with both of you in mind from intake, with no one-sided side conversations. If you ever don’t feel safe with your partner, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is free, confidential and open 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

Session by session

  1. Session 1Foundation60 min · joint · rights, responsibilities, expectations
  2. Session 2Communication60 min · joint · therapist-led · conflict, family-of-origin patterns
  3. Session 3Pre-nikah conversation60 min · joint · led by your spiritual advisor, building a shared spiritual life

Also included: a custom digital workbook for shared reflection between sessions.

$600

$200 a session · charged at booking

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Rahma

Marriage counseling · 12 weeks

For married couples: communication, trust, in-laws, intimacy, or feeling disconnected. Couples therapy most weeks, and guidance on mercy, patience and shared purpose from your spiritual advisor at the start, midpoint and end. Rahma means mercy, which the Qur’an says Allah placed between spouses alongside affection (30:21).

In Rahma, both spouses are clients. Matching, scheduling, confidentiality, and care plans are set with both of you in mind from intake, with no one-sided side conversations. If you ever don’t feel safe with your partner, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is free, confidential and open 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

Week by week

  1. Week 1Kickoff session60 min · both spouses and both providers
  2. Weeks 2–5Weekly couples therapy50 min each · both spouses with your therapist
  3. Week 6Midpoint session45 min · both spouses with your spiritual advisor
  4. Weeks 7–11Weekly couples therapy50 min each · both spouses with your therapist
  5. Week 12Final session60 min · with both providers

Also included: a custom digital workbook with shared exercises and individual reflection space.

$3,000

$250 a session, one a week · charged at booking

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أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.

Qur’an · 13:28

Common questions

Where do you operate?

Online, in the US. We open one state at a time, because therapists can only see clients in states where they’re licensed. Join the waitlist with your state and we’ll email you when we open there.

Is this confidential?

Yes. Your sessions are private, and we never sell your information or share it with advertisers. Our privacy policy explains what is shared and with whom.

There are a few legal exceptions every therapist must follow: if someone is in immediate danger, if a child, older or dependent adult may be abused or neglected, or if a court orders it. Your therapist explains these at your first session, and your spiritual advisor follows the same rules. Because we don’t bill insurance, no diagnosis goes to an insurer unless you choose to send a superbill yourself.

How much does it cost? Do you take insurance?

Programs cost from $600 (Mithaq) to $3,000 (Rahma) in total. Most are $200 a session, one a week, charged to your card when each session is booked, so there’s no big upfront payment. HSA and FSA cards work where your plan allows.

We don’t bill insurance. If you want to claim out-of-network, we can give you a superbill for your therapy sessions. It includes a diagnosis code that goes on your insurance record, so if that matters to you, just don’t submit it. Your care is the same either way.

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Can I ask for a man or a woman?

Yes. For each provider you can choose a man, a woman, or no preference, and we’ll tell you plainly if we can’t match it. Right now all our therapists are women, and some of our spiritual advisors are too. If you’d prefer a male imam, that’s common, and we’ll look for one for you.

Can sessions fit around prayer times?

Yes. Before you start, tell us which times to avoid, like prayer times or jumu’ah. It doesn’t change the price or the number of sessions.

Is Zaha right for me?

You don’t need to be in crisis. We help with anxiety and low mood, OCD, divorce, grief, preparing for marriage, and marriage itself. We don’t yet have a program for trauma.

Zaha works best if you want both a therapist and a spiritual advisor. If you only want one, or another kind of care would suit you better, we’ll tell you honestly.

Zaha is not emergency care. If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. In crisis or distress, call or text 988, or call Naseeha at 1-866-627-3342.

How much will faith come into it?

As much or as little as you want. Du’a and other religious elements are offered, never assumed.

What happens after I join the waitlist?

Nothing, for now. Joining doesn’t start care or hold a place. When we open in your state, we’ll email you the program, price and times, before you share anything about your health. If the timing isn’t right, just say so and you’ll stay on the list.

How do I sign in?

Use “Log in” at the top of the page. You don’t sign up on this site: when you’re ready to start, we’ll email you an invitation to set your password.

Forgot your password? Use “Forgot password?” on the sign-in page. If your invitation has expired, email care@zaha.health and we’ll resend it.