Heal, Grow, and Rebuild With Support that understands you

We connect ExMuslims with licensed therapists experienced in religious trauma, helping you make sense of your past and create a future that finally feels like it fits.

You Deserve a Future That Fits

Leaving a religious environment can bring a kind of uncertainty you never expected. The rules you were taught to live by no longer fit, and you’re left trying to understand who you are without them. The guilt, the shame, the weight you carry—it’s real, and many ExMuslims feel the same.

Losing the community you once relied on, staying quiet to protect yourself, grieving old relationships or grieving the old you and what you’ve lost – facing this transition without support can feel deeply isolating. These feelings aren’t failures—they are the echoes of a journey that took immense courage.

Faithless Hijabi’s mental health program exists to give you a safe, understanding space to process all of this. Here, your feelings aren’t questioned—they’re heard, validated, and supported as you rebuild your sense of self and move toward healing.

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How the Mental Health Program works

Our Mental Health Program connects you with partnered therapists who are ExMuslims themselves or have extensive experience supporting ExMuslims around the world. They understand the unique forms of religious trauma, isolation, and identity challenges our community faces, and provide trauma-informed care.

Due to limited funding, full subsidies are prioritised for individuals in high-risk countries.

However, the program is open to all Ex-Muslims worldwide, with self-funded therapy sessions available at:

  • £50–£90 per session
  • £35–£40 concession rate for students or those unemployed

Please note: Our mental health program is not a crisis center and is not equipped to offer immediate assistance for individuals who are at risk of suicide or experiencing a mental health emergency. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call your local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency center.

Step 1: Fill out the form

Provide as much detail as possible in the form to help us prioritise your needs and match you with the right therapist. If you’re unable to fund your sessions, you’ll be added to our waiting list and contacted when a spot opens up.

Step 2: onboarding Call

If you’re eligible for the program and a spot becomes available, you’ll receive an email invitation for a 20-minute onboarding call. During this call, we’ll discuss your situation, understand your needs, and explain how the program works.
Please have an ID ready for verification during the call. But don’t worry, we won’t store it.

Step 3: Therapy Begins

Within two weeks of the call, you’ll receive an email from your assigned therapist to arrange scheduling directly. After your 6th session, we’ll reach out to gather your feedback, which is invaluable to ensure that we can continue offering the program to other ExMuslims who need it.

Voices from the Program

“Working with Alvaro has been transformative in my healing journey. As an Iranian refugee from an ExMuslim background, I felt that mental health wasn’t taken seriously in the Netherlands. Alvaro helps me recognize and reflect on my traumas. Each session leaves me feeling lighter and more confident. He has supported me through tough decisions and taught me to prioritize myself. His gentle, kind approach, including breathing exercises, has been key in my healing process.”
S.E
S.E
“The guilt of leaving my faith was a weight crushing my spirit. I wore my family’s expectations like a suffocating mask, hiding my true self. The fear of their judgment kept me trapped. Faithless Hijabi’s program was a turning point. Finally, I found a space where I could shed the mask. Their therapy helped me confront the shame and fear. Now, I’m finding peace with my choices, and the strength to build a life that’s authentically mine.”
Amina
Amina
“Living in the Middle East as a gay man, I faced immense difficulty finding support due to laws criminalising assistance for LGBT+ people. This program became a lifeline. The therapist helped me navigate the anxiety of living in an unsafe environment, process the pain of losing my family, and find self-acceptance. I’m deeply grateful for the care and understanding I received.”
Mustafa
Mustafa

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fill out the form on this page, when a spot is available, we’ll send you a link for a 20 minute chat to walk you through the program and discuss your situation briefly before sending out a referral. After the initial chat, if you’re eligible for the program, your therapist will get in touch with you directly within 2 weeks for your first session. If you’re funding your own sessions, the therapist will invoice you directly, if Faithless Hijabi is funding your sessions – you don’t need to worry about invoices.

Faithless Hijabi’s mental health sessions are conducted virtually, using video conferencing platforms such as Zoom or Skype. To ensure that your therapist can effectively support you, you need to be able to use both video and audio during your sessions. If you do not have a private and quiet space where you can use both video and audio, we suggest waiting on starting the program until you have a suitable environment for virtual therapy.

Yes, your mental health sessions are confidential. Your therapist is legally and ethically bound to keep everything you say in your sessions private. This means that they cannot share your information with anyone else, including your family, friends, insurance company, or employer, without your written consent.

There are a few exceptions to this rule. For example, if your therapist believes that you are a danger to yourself or others, they may need to break confidentiality in order to protect you or others. Additionally, if you are involved in a legal case, your therapist may be required to share your information with your lawyer or the court.

However, in general, you can be assured that your mental health sessions are confidential. Your therapist is there to help you, and they will take all necessary steps to protect your privacy.

Please let your therapist know in advance if you are unable to make your session. This will help them to plan their schedule and to make sure that they are available to meet with other clients who may need their support.

If you miss a session without prior notice, Faithless Hijabi is still charged for the session. This is because we believe that it is important to honor the commitment that our clients make to our program. However, we will deduct the cost of the missed session from the client’s remaining sessions.

If you miss two sessions, we will discontinue your participation in the program. This is because we want to make sure that our sessions are available to as many people as possible. We also want to ensure that the sessions are as effective as possible, which requires that clients are able to attend regularly.

Faithless Hijabi uses the information you provide on the form to connect you with a qualified therapist who can provide you with mental health support. They will also use this information to track the number of people who are seeking support and to improve their services.

Here is more detail about how they use your information:
To connect you with a therapist: Faithless Hijabi will review your information and match you with a therapist who has experience working with ExMuslims. They will also consider your location, language preferences, and other factors to ensure that you are matched with the right therapist.
To track program usage: Faithless Hijabi tracks the number of people who submit the form and the number of people who are matched with therapists. This information helps them to understand the need for their services and to make sure that they are reaching as many people as possible.

To improve services: Faithless Hijabi uses the information they collect to understand the challenges that ExMuslims face and to develop new and innovative services. They also use this information to identify areas where they can improve their existing services.

Your information is stored securely and will not be shared with anyone else without your permission. Faithless Hijabi is committed to protecting your privacy and confidentiality.

The mental health support program is designed for one-on-one sessions with a trained therapist. This allows for a safe and confidential space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings without feeling judged or exposed.

If you would like to connect with other ExMuslims, we can recommend some Discord channels. However, please be mindful that these channels are not affiliated with Faithless Hijabi and may not have the same level of privacy and safety protections in place. It is always important to be cautious about sharing personal information online, especially in spaces where you may not know everyone who is participating.

Due to limited funding, Faithless Hijabi can only offer up to 12 free therapy sessions. If you require additional sessions, you’ll need to arrange it directly with your assigned therapist and cover the costs yourself.

Faithless Hijabi does not offer group sessions. We believe that one-on-one therapy is the most effective way for ExMuslims to receive the support they need. This is because one-on-one therapy allows for a more individualized and personalized approach to treatment. Therapists can tailor their interventions to the specific needs and experiences of each client, which can help to ensure that they are getting the most out of their therapy.

In addition, one-on-one therapy can help to protect the privacy and confidentiality of ExMuslims who are in vulnerable situations. By meeting with a therapist in private, they can avoid the risk of their identities being exposed to others. This can be especially important for ExMuslims who live in countries where apostasy is a crime or who face discrimination from their families or communities.

We are however part of a larger ExMuslim Coalition https://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/intl-coalition with whom we have aligned values and goals, many of them offer meetups regionally or online that you can connect with other ExMuslims, some of them have thorough vetting processes to ensure that individuals who join are ExMuslims, but as always please proceed with caution when you join support sessions available.