Our Leads

“ The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of the member is the Team.” – Phil Jackson

Our Co-Founders

Sayema Zulfeqar

Chief Executive Officer

Ishma Imroz

[Former] Chief Operating Officer

Shaher Ban

[Former] Chief Operating Officer

Sayema Zulfeqar

Supervisor

Ishma Imroz

Supervisor

Shaher Ban

Supervisor

Connect with our team

Counselor

Sayema Zulfeqar, MSc PSY

Sayema Zulfeqar is a Mental Health Counselor based in Metro Vancouver, Canada. She holds a double bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Psychology, along with a post-graduate diploma in Islamic Psychology from Cambridge Muslim College. Currently, she serves as an Islamic Psychology Research Mentee at the Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab. Sayema is a member of the International Association of Muslim Psychologists (IAMP).

With over five years of experience working with clients globally, Sayema utilizes a solution-focused approach that integrates Islamic wisdom into her therapeutic practice.

Areas of focus: OCD, Anxiety disorders, Grief, Marital conflicts, and Spirituality.

PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Sadaf Parkar, MA PSY

Sadaf Parkar is a Counseling Psychologist and Psychotherapist, holds a Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in counseling, based in Navi Mumbai, India. With over nine years of experience as a RE-CBT practitioner, she has undergone intensive training in RE-CBT for children, teenagers, adults, as well as for relationship and personality disorders. 

Sadaf excels in conducting therapy sessions for clients, including teens, young adults, and middle-aged adults, who are facing challenges such as anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, relationship issues, work-related stress, and exam or career pressures. 

Areas of focus: Special Needs, PTSD, Depression, Relationships, Anxiety Disorders, and Career Guidance.

Psychotherapist

Mariya Zainab, MSc PSY

Mariya Zainab is a Psychotherapist based in Bangalore, India. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Mariya has over three years of experience working with teens and adults. She specializes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eclectic Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Trauma Focused Therapy.

With over three years of experience counseling clients from across the globe, Mariya is passionate to meet the growing mental health needs of the South Asian Muslim diaspora.

Areas of focus: Anger Management, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family conflict, Grief, Internet Addiction, Peer Relationships, Self-Esteem, Stress, and Trauma.

A global dedicated team at your service

Afaf Aslam

Community manager, sri lanka

Azka Nadeem

Designer, pakistan

Azma Sheikh

content writer, india

Ayesha

Live chat listener, malaysia

Wall of Gratitude

Our journey from Aspiring Counsellors Club to Afiyah Counsel & Care wouldn’t have been possible without the following dedicated sisters who started out with us and were an important part of our story: (old members who helped us reach where we are today):

Aasia Nadhira, Aaliyah Bashir, Adesina Yusuff, Afsha Kazi, Alina Bint Asif, Ambreen Abbasi, Arshi Dokadia, Arsh Aimen, Erem Nasir, Fathima Faisal, Fayeza Zulfeqar, Fazila Kazi, Husna S, Indah Fatmawati , Ishma Imroz, Ishmah Sarah,  Isra Imroz, Kanza Baber, Lumha Ibrahim, Mahnoor Nadeem, Maryam Chaudary, Maryam Patel, Maryam Nabaath, Nimrah Abid, Naairah Fatima, Rabah Khan, Sahlah Nayyar, Sara Tariq, Sara Fathima, Shaherban, Shifa Fawas, Sumayya, Suha Murad, Timea Aya Csanyi, Umm Khair, Wafaa, Zaina Siddiqui, and Zulfah Solomon