Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre
Yasin Ahmed is an experienced leader in community development and fundraising, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre since October 2023, where strategic leadership is provided to ensure accessible intercultural psychotherapy services. Previous roles include Fundraising Manager at Nour, successfully securing over £400,000 in funding, and Customer Engagement Manager at One Housing, where Yasin revolutionized resident engagement practices. With a strong background in project management and community regeneration, Yasin has held various significant positions, including Programme Manager at Toynbee Hall and Neighbourhood Investment Manager at L&Q. Yasin holds a Bar Practice Course from The University of Law and an LLM from Birkbeck School of Law, complemented by extensive experience in strategic planning and policy influence across multiple sectors.
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Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre
Nafsiyat exists to reach those who are systematically failed elsewhere in society, isolated by skewed power dynamics which underly, and/ or intensify, the experience of mental ill health. Nafsiyat was established in 1983 by psychotherapist Jafar Kareem as a grassroots, community-based response to the need in North London-based BAME communities. We were the first therapy centre in the UK to take account of the cultural background of the patient and therapist and recognise its importance in therapy. We exist to ensure that the diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic communities in London can access culturally sensitive psychotherapy and counselling services; we also provide therapy in over twenty languages. Our staff and volunteers come from diverse cultural backgrounds.