Finding Your Path To Healing & Growth With The Care You Deserve.
Life's challenges don't always come with clear answers. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or the impact of trauma and discrimination, you deserve support that truly understands your experience.
I am Dr Shirin Mustafa, a Clinical Psychologist offering therapy that honours your whole self—your culture, faith, identity, and lived experiences. With expertise in working with diverse communities and a deep understanding of how systemic inequalities affect mental health, I create a safe space where you can explore, heal, and grow.
Compassionate, Faith & Culturally-Informed Support
About Me
I believe that true healing happens when therapy meets you where you are—acknowledging not just your symptoms, but your story, your strengths, and the context of your life.
My Journey
As a Bangladeshi-Muslim woman working in East London's diverse communities, I understand the intersection of identity, culture, and mental health. My work bridges faith and psychology, tradition and modernity, individual wellbeing and community connection.
Since completing my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, I've dedicated my career to making psychological support accessible and genuinely helpful for communities historically underserved by mainstream mental health services.
My Approach
I draw on evidence-based approaches, including:
Trauma-focused therapies – EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy) for processing traumatic experiences
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Adapted to fit your cultural and spiritual framework
Narrative Therapy – Honouring your story and separating you from the problem
Systemic approaches – Understanding how relationships and wider systems shape our experiences
Trauma-informed practice – Recognising how past experiences affect present wellbeing
But more than any single approach, I believe in the power of a genuine therapeutic relationship. I work collaboratively, meaning we explore together what makes sense for you, drawing on your values, strengths, and hopes for the future.
Professional Credentials
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), University of Hertfordshire
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Member of the British Psychological Society
Specialist training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
Specialist training in NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy)
Advanced training in trauma-informed practice and cultural adaptation of psychological interventions
Get In Touch
To schedule a free 20 minute consultation for therapy, please click here
Alternatively, please use the contact form on the right to send me an email. I aim to reply to all enquiries within two working days.
You can also get in touch with me via email or phone at:
drshirinmustafa@outlook.com
0203 667 9713