Islamic Trauma Healing Coach

Islamic Trauma Healing Coaching — CPD Course

Now available as a recorded, self-paced course

The live cohort has concluded. The full programme is now available as a recorded course: enrol at any time, study at your own pace with lifetime access, and earn the same CPD-accredited certificate carrying 12 CPD credits. Every session from the live programme is included in full.

About the course

A six-module professional training course for coaches, educators, mentors, chaplains, community leaders and helping professionals who want to support people experiencing emotional distress through a safe, ethical and faith-centred approach.

The course combines trauma-informed practice with Islamic psychology. You will learn how trauma affects the mind, body, emotions and spiritual wellbeing, how to recognise trauma responses, how to hold professional boundaries, how to integrate Islamic principles appropriately, and when to refer.

Course details

Format: Recorded, self-paced, lifetime access
Modules: 6
CPD credits: 12
Accreditation: The CPD Group (Sakeena Institute is an Approved CPD Provider and IPHM recognised)
Certification: Written assignment, submitted at any time, no deadline

How it works

1. Enrol and get immediate access to your student dashboard.
2. Watch the recorded sessions and read the materials for each of the six modules.
3. Submit your written assignment when you are ready.
4. Receive your CPD-accredited certificate once it is reviewed and passed.

What is included

Full session recordings for all six modules
Reading materials for each module
Written assignment brief

Course modules

Module 1: Understanding Trauma Through Psychology and Islam
Trauma and adversity, trauma-informed coaching principles, Islamic psychology and holistic wellbeing, scope of practice.

Module 2: The Traumatised Brain, Body and Nervous System
Stress response, fight, flight, freeze, fawn and shutdown, window of tolerance, grounding techniques, recognising when referral is needed.

Module 3: Safety, Ethics, Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries
Psychological safety, coaching agreements, confidentiality, safeguarding, risk assessment, ethical use of the Qur'an and duʿāʾ.

Module 4: Trauma-Informed Coaching Skills
Structuring sessions, active listening and validation, stabilising conversations, client autonomy, strengths-based coaching, safe questioning.

Module 5: Shame, Attachment, Grief and Spiritual Struggle
Relational trauma, shame and self-worth, grief, spiritual struggles after trauma, faith-sensitive coaching, supporting reconnection with worship.

Module 6: Integration, Professional Practice and Coach Sustainability
Session planning, supervision, preventing compassion fatigue, reflective practice, ethical growth, final coaching integration.

Certification

Watch all six module recordings, go through the reading materials, and submit the written assignment: a coaching scenario between coach and client with a short reflection. Once passed, your certificate is issued through The CPD Group with 12 CPD credits and a unique verification number. It is identical to the certificate awarded to the live cohort.

Who it is for

Coaches, counsellors and wellbeing practitioners
Educators, mentors, chaplains, imams and youth workers
Anyone seeking an accredited pathway into faith-based trauma-informed coaching

Scope of practice

This is a Continuing Professional Development course offered by Sakeena Institute (operated by Sakeena for Publishing and Training FZE LLC).

Enrol now for immediate access to the full recorded course. Study at your own pace and submit your assignment whenever you are ready.