Biography
Samar Harfi is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois. She holds a Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She is a fellow at the International Association for Islamic Psychology (IAIP). She has co-authored, trained and presented on topics related to Islamic psychology, Muslims and Mental Health. She has also served as a peer reviewer for scholarly and professional submissions to the annual American Psychological Association (APA) and the Muslim Mental Health (MMHC) conferences. During her formative education, she completed introductory Islamic classes in Aqeeda, Fiqh, Hadith, Tajweed and Quran.
Dr. Samar’s clinical approach is interpersonal with a focus on Islamically integrated psychotherapy. She is passionate about social justice and multicultural counseling and participated in national and international mental health projects. She received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her work with refugees in Chicago in 2012.
Clinical Focus
Psychological Trauma (i.e. sexual, socio-political/historical trauma, vicarious trauma, etc.)
Mood and Personality Disturbances
Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Scrupulosity) وسواس قهري
Adjustment problems (i.e. grief, life transition, and stress management, etc.)
Veteran Mental Health
Modalities
Individual Therapy (Adults)
Psychological/Cognitive Evaluations
Clinical/Professional Supervision
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic