The home of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) — an integrative model of mental health care grounded in the core principles of Islam while drawing upon empirical truths in psychology. Learn its foundations, connect with trained practitioners, and grow the field together.
What is TIIP?
TIIP is situated within an Islamic epistemological and ontological framework — offering an account of the nature and composition of the human psyche, its drives, health, pathology, mechanisms of psychological change, and principles of healing. An integrative approach lets clinicians draw on empirically validated interventions, culturally and religiously adapted, alongside exploratory Islamic interventions of promising value.
An interactive walkthrough of the TIIP framework — the faculties of the soul, the mechanisms of change, and the structured therapeutic process.
Discover the frameworkA private network for trained practitioners — discussion forums, peer support, and structured case consultation with experienced supervisors.
Enter the communityVideos, modules, and clinical resources live in the member area — sign in to your portal to watch the training series and keep advancing.
Open member resourcesFoundations of TIIP
From the Khalil Center Foundations of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy training — the philosophical and clinical ground the model is built on.
Three sources of knowledge held in equality: the senses (ḥissī), truthful reports (khabar — revelation and creation), and reason (ʿaql). Mental health sits at the meeting point of empirical, revelational, and rational knowledge.
The human being is outer (ẓāhir) and inner (bāṭin): one subtle essence (al-laṭīfah al-rabbāniyyah) manifesting as heart (qalb), intellect (ʿaql), spirit (rūḥ), and inclination (nafs) — interacting, interchangeable, and interconnected.
Health is more than symptom relief: proximity to God and His Messenger, God-consciousness (iḥsān), and a meaningful life tied to original purpose — melting bio-psycho-social-spiritual barriers along the way.
Illness is the maladaptive functioning of the psyche's elements — read on a continuum from clinical range to saintly rank, distinguishing exogenous and endogenous presentations after al-Balkhī, and weighing spiritual as well as clinical dysfunction.
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Open to everyone
Registration is free and open to all. Every member starts as a TIIP Trainee at Level 0 and can progress — at their own pace — through three training levels to full certification.
For anyone interested and eager to be engaged. Watch selected introductory modules, follow community events, and explore the model.
No consultations · not listed in the directoryComplete the foundations coursework and assessment in the TIIP ontological framework.
Directory listing beginsAdvanced seminars, applied skills training, and entry into supervised practicum work.
200 supervised practice hours and 10 completed cases, reviewed and approved by a TIIP supervisor.
Full clinical and consultation privileges, and eligibility for the TIIP Supervisor track.
The framework at a glance
TIIP conceptualizes the psyche as interacting elements — cognition, spirit, inclination, and emotion — all feeding into the qalb, the heart. Distress is read not only through symptoms, but through the state of each element and how they fall in and out of balance.
From this map, the model derives a structured, four-stage process of change — one that honors the patient’s faith as a resource and aims at qalb salīm, the sound and healthy heart.
See the full interactive model →Find care
Search clinicians trained in Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy around the world — by country, state or province, and city — or browse by specialty, TIIP level, and gender. The public directory lists only fully certified clinicians, TIIP supervisors, and Level 3 trainees; Level 1–2 trainees appear in the members-only directory inside the portal.
Directs a specialty clinic for scrupulosity and religious OCD, pairing exposure-based care with TIIP’s model of the nafs. Supervises certification cohorts and consults internationally.
Senior TIIP supervisor with two decades of trauma work. Leads the monthly group consultation on trauma and the heart, and mentors clinicians entering the model.
Built a TIIP-informed recovery program integrating twelve-step work with tazkiyah practices. Special interest in fathers, providers, and men returning to faith.
Consultant psychiatrist bridging medication management and spiritually integrated care. Advises TIIP clinicians on complex presentations and psychiatric referral.
Works with expatriate and multicultural families navigating identity, belonging, and transition. Anchors the Gulf regional supervision circle.
Trains residents and community clinicians in Islamically integrated psychiatry. Leads South Asia’s TIIP study group and supervises early-career therapists.
Blends TIIP formulation with trauma-focused CBT for first- and second-generation clients. Writes and teaches on anxiety, tawakkul, and the regulation of the heart.
Couples therapist helping partners rebuild trust and rahmah at home. Known in the community for his dhikr-based grounding protocol for acute anxiety.
Sees engaged and newly married couples through a TIIP lens — aligning expectations, families, and faith before conflict patterns set in.
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
“Verily, in the remembrance of God do hearts find tranquility.”— Qur’ān 13:28
Inside the community
Topic forums to ask, share, and learn with peers across the world.
Structured, confidential sessions to consult on complex cases.
Recorded lectures, demonstrations, and training modules.
Workshops, retreats, conferences, and certification cohorts.
Clinical tools, worksheets, protocols, and reading lists.
Publications and ongoing studies advancing the evidence base.
Pathways linking new clinicians with seasoned supervisors.
Registration is open to everyone
Create a free account and begin as a TIIP Trainee at Level 0 — watch introductory modules and follow the community. Then progress through Levels 1–3 to full certification, tracking every step in the member portal.
