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You don’t have to carry it alone.

A space to talk, be heard and find your way forward.

Life can feel heavy sometimes.

Whether you’re struggling with a relationship, bereavement, loneliness, financial pressure, emotional exhaustion, family difficulties, feeling stuck or simply need someone to listen, Sakinah Space is here.

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  • Sessions on Zoom
  • Private
  • 30 to 60 minutes
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What can we help with?

Whatever you’re carrying, you can talk about it.

  • Relationships & Marriage

    Communication difficulties, conflict, emotional disconnection and relationship challenges.

  • Separation & Divorce

    Support while navigating relationship breakdown, separation, divorce and the impact on family life.

  • Bereavement & Loss

    A compassionate space when you’re grieving or adjusting to loss.

  • Loneliness & Isolation

    When you feel alone, disconnected or misunderstood.

  • Stress & Emotional Exhaustion

    When everything feels like too much.

  • Feeling Stuck or Lost

    When you don’t know what to do next.

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  • Parenting & Family

    Parenting pressures, family challenges, communication and understanding children’s emotional needs.

  • Financial & Life Pressures

    When money, work or difficult circumstances become overwhelming.

  • Faith & Personal Struggles

    A welcoming space to talk about personal or faith-related difficulties.

Or simply… you need someone to listen.

How we can help

Choose the support that fits where you are right now.

Listening Support is free, and always will be.

  • Free, always

    Listening Support

    30-minute session on Zoom

    Sometimes you don’t need advice or solutions. You just need someone to listen.

    A free, compassionate space to talk about whatever you’re going through.

    No judgement. No pressure. No cost.

    More about this session

    This may include loneliness, grief, bereavement, anxiety, low mood, feeling overwhelmed, financial or family pressures, faith struggles, or simply feeling lost or stuck.

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  • Personal Coaching

    60-minute session on Zoom

    For when you want to work on yourself and your life.

    A supportive conversation focused on understanding where you are and deciding where you want to go.

    What this helps with9
    • Self-esteem and self-worth
    • Confidence
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Understanding and managing emotions
    • Life direction and feeling stuck
    • Personal goals and motivation
    • Boundaries
    • Relationships with yourself and others
    • Moving forward through difficult life changes
    £40Book personal coaching
  • Individuals & couples

    Relationship Coaching

    60-minute session on Zoom

    For when the difficulty is within a relationship or family relationship.

    Support with communication, conflict, trust, emotional connection, separation and divorce, co-parenting and family wellbeing.

    What this helps with10
    • Communication
    • Conflict and recurring arguments
    • Emotional connection
    • Marriage and relationship difficulties
    • Trust and understanding
    • Separation and divorce
    • Co-parenting
    • Supporting children through separation or divorce
    • Family wellbeing during relationship breakdown
    • Moving forward after separation or divorce
    £40the same for a coupleBook relationship coaching

How it works

Simple. Private. Online.

  1. Choose

    Choose the support that’s right for you.

  2. Book

    Select a date and time.

  3. Pay

    Pay securely online, or not at all if your session is free.

  4. Talk

    Receive your confirmation and session details.

About Sakinah Space

Sometimes you don’t need someone to fix everything.

You just need someone to listen.

Sakinah Space was created from a simple belief:

People shouldn’t have to carry difficult things alone.

Our work brings together practical experience, psychological knowledge and a deep understanding of parenting, emotional intelligence, relationships and family life.

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We support people navigating:

  • Parenting and family challenges
  • Emotional wellbeing
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Separation and divorce
  • Communication and emotional connection
  • Personal and family challenges

Our approach is simple:

  1. Talk

    Have space to express what’s happening.

  2. Connect

    Feel heard, understood and supported.

  3. Grow

    Explore your options and identify meaningful next steps.

Our team

The people behind Sakinah Space.

Between us: psychological training and traditional Islamic scholarship, and years of work with families, children and young people.

Yousuf Shah, Founder of Sakinah Space
Yousuf ShahFounder of Sakinah Space

Yousuf has extensive experience working with children, parents, families and communities, alongside academic expertise in psychology and emotional intelligence.

His experience includes parenting education, emotional education, family support and work with individuals and families experiencing relationship difficulties, separation and divorce.

Read Yousuf Shah’s full biography

He has also worked extensively with families and communities from diverse backgrounds, supporting people through challenging circumstances and helping them develop stronger emotional understanding and relationships.

Alongside his professional work, Yousuf is undertaking doctoral research in psychology exploring emotional intelligence, mental health and wellbeing in children.

His approach is grounded in:

  • Compassion
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Psychological Understanding
  • Practical Experience

At the heart of his work is a simple principle:

Listen first. Understand deeply. Then explore the way forward.

Shaykh Abdul Hameed, Islamic Scholar
Shaykh Abdul HameedIslamic Scholar

Shaykh Abdul Hameed is a traditionally trained Islamic scholar from Leicester. He graduated as an ‘Alim from Jamea Uloomul Quran, Leicester, under the patronage of Hazrat Shaykh Adam حفظه الله. During his studies, he also completed the memorisation of the Qur’an.

Grounded in traditional Islamic scholarship, Shaykh Abdul Hameed has a particular passion for making the Qur’an accessible to people from all walks of life. He has a unique ability to simplify Qur’anic passages and present their timeless guidance in a way that speaks to the realities, challenges and questions of contemporary life.

Read Shaykh Abdul Hameed’s full biography

Having studied modern psychology and education, he has developed a deep interest in human behaviour, emotional wellbeing, relationships and the connection between the inner self and our outward lives. His understanding of psychology complements his traditional Islamic education, allowing him to explore emotional and relational challenges through both contemporary and faith-based perspectives.

His work is driven by a desire to serve people and strengthen communities. He has a particular passion for supporting young people and has been involved with a number of organisations working to meet their educational, emotional and spiritual needs.

With experience as a secondary school teacher in a Leicester state school, Shaykh Abdul Hameed has developed a deep understanding of the challenges facing young people and families today. Alongside his educational work, he lectures extensively across the UK and has also been invited by organisations in different parts of the United States to deliver lectures and programmes.

Beyond his scholarly and professional life, he has a passion for martial arts, motorbikes and cars. These interests, together with his diverse experiences, enable him to connect naturally with people from different backgrounds and generations.

His work brings together the insights of modern psychology and Islamic psychology, with a particular emphasis on developing emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. Through this integration, he seeks to help people understand not only the mind and emotions, but also the heart, soul and deeper purpose of human life, and ultimately to help individuals and families move towards greater sakinah, meaning and wellbeing.

His work is grounded in:

  • Traditional Islamic Scholarship
  • Qur’anic Teaching
  • Islamic Psychology
  • Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing

At the heart of his work:

A desire to reconnect people with the Qur’an, and to help them understand themselves, their relationships and their lives through the guidance of Islam.

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Our approach

We don’t believe in simply telling people what they should do.

We listen first.

We try to understand the person, the relationship and the circumstances around them.

Then we work together to explore what may help and what could happen next.

You don’t need to have everything figured out before you reach out.

Not sure what you need?

That’s okay.

You don’t need to know exactly which service is right for you.

Tell us briefly what’s going on and we’ll help you decide.

Which one sounds like you?

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Whatever you’re carrying…

You don’t have to carry it alone.

If you’d like someone to listen, support with your relationship, help you navigate family difficulties or simply give you space to talk, you’re welcome to reach out.

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Important

Sakinah Space provides listening support, personal coaching and relationship coaching.

It is not an emergency or crisis service and does not replace medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment.

Where appropriate, we may recommend additional professional or specialist support.

If you need urgent help

Sakinah Space is not a crisis service. If you are in danger or need support right now, these services are available.

  • Emergency services999If there is an immediate risk to life.
  • Samaritans116 123Free, 24 hours a day, every day.
  • NHS 111111For urgent medical help that is not an emergency.