Islamically-Informed
Marriage Counseling
for Muslim Couples
Marriage in Islam isn't just romance and partnership — it's a trust from Allah, a place of sakinah (tranquility), mercy, and dignity. ميثاق غليظ (The Quranic expression for a weighty responsibility one makes with God Himself). But when the emotional connection cracks, when trust is shaken, or when resentment builds silently, a marriage can feel more like exile than home. If you're here, it's because you're tired of:
Feeling like roommates instead of spouses
Arguing that leads to harboring silent resentment
Feeling unseen, unappreciated, or misunderstood
Losing intimacy, attraction, or “the spark”
Carrying emotional pain with no safe way to release it
Trying to honor your faith while struggling privately
You’re not broken. Your marriage isn’t doomed. All you need is a safe space to heal with dignity, learn about your tendencies as well as your partners, and understand your religious obligations to renew your oath to each other and to God.
Your pain-pattern is real
This isn't just about “communication issues.”
This is deeper — and you know it.
Porn addiction often grows in the quiet moments of pain, loneliness, or frustration — when the soul is aching for peace and the mind seeks refuge in pleasure. For many Muslim men, this isn’t just a behavioral struggle; it’s also spiritual. The heart longs for connection while the body chases temporary relief. Over time, that pattern erodes self-worth, distances you from your values, and replaces purpose with shame. You begin to believe you are permenantly broken, yet what’s truly broken is the system of coping you’ve built around your pain.
Through faith-based therapy, we uncover those hidden wounds and guide you toward healing that restores both spiritual integrity and psychological balance.
The Solution:
Islamically Grounded, Clinically Sound Approach to Understanding
Yourself
“How do I quit porn?” is often the first question men struggling with porn or sex addiction ask. But few understand the deeper motivations driving those behaviors. Every act communicates something — a message about the self, its pain, and its perceived worth. At Undercurrent Therapy, we help you uncover your personal relationship with intimacy, pleasure, and self-image, so you can gain the clarity and discipline needed to finally overcome porn addiction and restore balance through an Islamically informed framework.
What to Expect
Discover the root cause of your addiction.
Delve deeper than the surface and uncover the psycho-spiritual motivations behind your behaviors and emotions while learning to address them at their source.
Gain clarity of your self-image and reclaim your God-given worth
Rebuild dignity and self-respect through Islamic sources centered on honor and human dignity.
Apply faith-based practical techniques
Manage and redirect your natural urges, reframe thoughts and coping mechanisms, and rebuild healthier patterns of intimacy and connection in your marriage and relationships.
Build an effective, tailor-made recovery plan
Integrate cognitive, behavioral, spiritual, emotional, and social interventions designed to keep you consistent and accountable in your healing.
Understand the psyche via the Islamic tradition
Explore frameworks from Imam al-Ghazali, al-Balkhi, and contemporary scholars that illuminate how the nafs, intellect, and soul interact in addiction and recovery.
Embody traditional masculinity
Draw from historical and textual examples of bravery, courage, self-respect, and discipline to lead yourself and others with integrity.
With: Tariq Elsaid, LMSW, TiiP
Work with a Muslim clinician who has formally studied the Islamic sciences under authentic scholars and institutions across the world. Mr. Elsaid is certified by the Khalil Center to approach the sensitive human experiences of sexual desire, lust, shame, guilt, and self-worth through traditional Islamic paradigms integrated with modern psychological techniques. Drawing on ongoing training from leading theologians and psychologists, Mr. Elsaid walks alongside you in a therapeutic process designed to restore spiritual integrity, emotional balance, and healthy masculinity — helping you align your inner life with your faith and purpose.
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Now providing faith-based counseling for Muslim men in DC, Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco areas.
Specializing in porn addiction recovery/ sex addiction therapy, couples counseling and marital dissatisfaction, and masculinity coaching — all from Islamically informed counseling rooted in authentic scholarship and modern psychology.