The Rahma Counselling Centre
Holding Space for Muslim Women to
Heal, Grow, and Thrive
At The Rahma Counselling Centre, we offer compassionate, one-on-one online counselling primarily for Muslim women, with additional support for couples and families.
Our mission is to empower women by nurturing their mental and emotional well-being—because when women are supported, families and communities flourish. We hold space for your unique journey with cultural sensitivity, spiritual understanding, and a deep respect for your lived experience..
Our approach
Providing you with quality mental health care from the comfort of your own home.
Online counselling offers privacy, ease, and flexibility—making it easier for Muslim women to access support from the comfort of their own space. Whether you're a busy mom, a student, or simply prefer a discreet setting, online sessions allow you to focus on your wellbeing without needing to leave home.
Our services
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Individual Online Therapy
Confidential, faith-sensitive support tailored to your unique emotional, mental, and spiritual needs—from the comfort of your own space.
350ZAR
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Pre-Marital Counselling
Prepare for marriage with guided conversations around expectations, communication, faith, and compatibility, all within an Islamic framework. Female Only.
350ZAR
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Guidance Counselling
Empowering young women with emotional support, goal setting, and faith-aligned guidance through the unique challenges of adolescence and early adulthood.
350ZAR
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Support Groups and Workshops (In-person)
Connect, learn, and grow with others through facilitated discussions and practical workshops on topics relevant to Muslim mental health. Hire us to speak at your school, place of business, or institution.
500-700ZAR
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Marital Counselling
Support for couples navigating challenges in their marriage, with a focus on healthy communication, reconnection, and shared values.
550ZAR
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Divorce Mediation
Compassionate, neutral support to help couples navigate separation or divorce with dignity, clarity, and respect for Islamic principles.
550ZAR
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Postnatal Debriefing
A safe space to process your birth experience, adjust to motherhood, and receive emotional support during the often-overlooked postpartum period.
300ZAR
Meet our team
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Yasmina Samaai Salie
Yasmina is a qualified Social Worker holding a degree from the University of Cape Town. Her academic journey has been uniquely enriched by a deep and abiding passion for Islamic Sciences, in which she pursued a degree in Islamic Sciences and is currently engaged in postgraduate studies.This parallel exploration revealed a profound alignment between the core principles of social work and her Islamic values. This inspired her to integrate these two vital fields in her professional practice.
Yasmina practices privately where she focuses on individual counselling, premarital and marital counselling as well as religious OCD counselling. She has also supervised social work students at The University of Cape Town, where she is known for her thoughtful, empathetic and thorough teaching style.
Driven by a desire to contribute meaningfully to the Muslim community, her commitment to continuous learning extends to the intersections of social work, Islamic sciences, and both South African and Islamic law, areas she particularly enjoys.
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Aqeelah Idas Saiet
Aqeelah Idas is a qualified social worker trained in clinical psychotherapy, with a strong academic foundation from the University of Cape Town, where she completed both her undergraduate and clinical honours degrees in Social Work.
With several years of experience in guidance counselling, Aqeelah is especially passionate about the ways in which early life experiences shape the human psyche. Her therapeutic work centres on trauma, attachment, and the mother-infant relationship, drawing on object relations and attachment theory to support clients in deep, meaningful ways.
She has also worked at the University of Cape Town for several years as a clinical supervisor, mentoring and supporting social work students in their field practice and therapeutic development. Currently, her research explores postnatal mental health—an extension of her enduring commitment to maternal wellbeing and the emotional lives of women and families.
Compassionate, grounded, and clinically informed, Aqeelah brings depth, care, and insight to her work with individuals navigating life’s emotional complexities.