Waheeda Islam is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, clinical hypnotherapist and amateur poet. She is the Chief Executive of Nour, a charity working with survivors of abuse and trauma. Waheeda passionately believes in working in a compassionate and heart-centred manner, which is rooted in her training as an Islamic Counsellor with Stephen Maynard & Associates. She has her own private practice, Inner Rewilding Therapy, specialising in trauma and working with survivors of abuse. Waheeda is also Clinical Lead at Sister Circle who provide trauma-informed counselling to FGC/Cutting survivors. Following her Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision, Waheeda provides clinical supervision to counsellors in private practice and at Sisters Circle, and for counsellors at Afghan Association Paiwand, a charity working with refugees and asylum seekers. In her chapter, ‘Themes in an intercultural approach to supervision: working with survivors of abuse’, published in ‘Intercultural Supervision in Therapeutic Practice: Dialogues, Perspectives and Reflections’, Waheeda provides a compelling case for mental health professionals to actively champion social justice.