About

Ramzia Akbari Noor

Ramzia is a psychotherapist trained in the Islamic Counselling Model, with extensive experience providing support to individuals from diverse cultural and faith-based backgrounds. She currently leads the Mental Health Team at a charity focused on refugees and asylum seekers, while also supporting survivors of domestic abuse through her work with Nour. Ramzia offers culturally and faith-sensitive one-to-one counselling, seasonal group therapy, psychoeducation workshops, parenting sessions, professional training on refugee and migrant mental health, and supervision. Fluent in Dari/Farsi and English, she tailors her sessions to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of her clients. She is also trained in post-cult recovery therapy, with specialized expertise in addressing the dynamics of power and control in personal relationships, high-demand groups, and cult-like environments. In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Ramzia collaborates with a leading humanitarian organization in Afghanistan, providing essential support to professionals as they navigate the complexities of the country’s current challenges.