Building Support Circles

How are you currently building and strengthening your support circle?

In this webinar, we discuss the need for community and having support circles in a family, community and psychological recovery setting. We discuss the inner, middle and outer circles. As well as the different roles others play in building your support circle.

This is based of Myira’s latest book “The Muslim Guide to Wellbeing” published Jan 2026 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers) is a comprehensive 256-page resource. It blends Islamic psychology with therapeutic approaches like CBT, covering topics such as self-esteem, trauma, and mental health through a three-tiered focus: self, others, and Allah.

Date: Thursday 16 April 2026

Time: 7pm (UK)

Myira Khan is an award-winning BACP Accredited Counsellor, Therapeutic Coach, and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. Based in Leicester and working internationally online, she is a leading voice in advocating for accessible mental health support and culturally responsive therapy.

Through her private practice, Myira Khan Counselling and Coaching, Myira provides comprehensive long-term and short-term counselling services. She works with a diverse range of clients, including adults, couples, children, and young people. To ensure her services are accessible and flexible, she offers both face-to-face sessions in Leicester and online therapy via Zoom, telephone, and email. Myira draws upon a robust theoretical framework, integrating psychodynamic, integrative, and Islamic counselling modalities to meet the unique needs of her clients. In addition to her clinical work, Myira is a Qualified Clinical Supervisor, offering dedicated supervision to both fully qualified and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists. She is also available for Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) work

Myira is the pioneering Founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN), an organization dedicated to supporting Muslim mental health professionals and clients alike.

Recognized for her expertise and advocacy, Myira actively works as a consultant and contributor across print, television, and radio productions, sharing her insights on counselling, diverse mental health needs, and community wellbeing. In 2015, Myira’s outstanding contributions to the field were recognized nationally when she was named a winner of the Mental Health Heroes Award, an honour chosen and presented by former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.