Working with Shame, Guilt, and Self-Criticism in Muslim Clients

Integrating Cultural Considerations into Evidence-Based Practice in the UAE Context

April 8th, 2026

Shame, guilt, and harsh self-criticism often sit at the center of depression, anxiety, relationship distress, trauma reactions, and religious scrupulosity. In many Muslim and UAE contexts, these experiences are shaped by powerful cultural and spiritual meaning systems, like honor and reputation, family dynamics, authority expectations, gender role pressures, and clients’ personal understanding of God.

This training by Insights Psychology gives you insights for practical, clinically grounded ways to integrate these realities into evidence-based and culturally informed care for Muslim populations.

The course is led by C. Muhammad Kasprowicz, Wellbeing and Psychology Coach at Adults by Insights, with expertise in cross-cultural psychology and Islamically integrative practice. He incorporates faith-based values, ethics, and culturally informed understandings of the psyche into evidence-based methods, supporting clients’ personal and professional development across German, Arabic, and English-speaking contexts.

DHA Approved – 2 CPD Points.

Who is this training for?

This training is suitable for Allied Health Professionals, Medical and Social Care Professionals, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychotherapists, School Counsellors, and other Mental Health Professionals working in the UAE (or with Muslim clients internationally).

What to Expect:

• Understand how honor/reputation, collectivist norms, and family-system dynamics can intensify shame-based avoidance, concealment, and under-disclosure, and adjust engagement and pacing accordingly.
• Apply culturally aligned spiritual/religious concepts to translate evidence based psychotherapeutic interventions into the client’s cultural and spiritual framework in an ethical, client-led way.

Course Details:

Date: 8th April 2026

Time: 8:00am–10:00am

Venue: MPC Training Room, 6th Floor, Building 71, Dubai Healthcare City

For more information:

For questions, group bookings, or to arrange this training at your workplace, please contact:
training@insightspsychology.com