Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi

Program Director of Islamic Psychology and Assistant Professor

Email

hkeshavarzi@hbku.edu.qa

Office location

C.02.035

Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi

Program Director of Islamic Psychology and Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications

Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D)

MA in Clinical Psychology

Entity

College of Islamic Studies

Division

Islamic Psychology

Biography

Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi is the Program Director and Assistant Professor of Islamic Psychology at the College of Islamic Studies. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and holds a Doctorate and Master's in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Science – specialist psychology track/minor in Islamic Studies. He is also a visiting scholar at Ibn Haldun University (Turkey) and an adjunct faculty member at Hartford Seminary.

Dr. Keshavarzi is the founding director of the Khalil Center, the first Islamically-oriented professional community mental wellness center and the largest provider of Muslim mental healthcare in North America. He is also a senior fellow at the International Association for Islamic Psychology (IAIP), conducting research on topics related to Islam, Muslims, and mental health. Dr. Keshavarzi is an international public speaker and trainer providing education on the intersection of Islamic studies and behavioral health.

Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D)

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, United States

2019

MA in Clinical Psychology

Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, United States

2010

BS in Psychology

University of Toronto, Canada

2008

  • Islamic psychology
  • Clinical mental health practice
  • Psychology in the Islamic classical scholarly tradition
  • Character development
  • Psychology in Islamic law

Assistant Professor

College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2024 – Present

Assistant Professor

Psychology, Ibn Haldun University, Turkey

2018 – 2024

Executive Director

School of Islamic Psychology & Research, Khalil Center, United States

2010 – Present

Keshavarzi, H., Elzamzamy, K., & Ansari, B. A. (Eds.) (2025). Psychological themes in classical Islamic literature: A primary source reader [with translation and commentary]. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishing.

Keshavarzi, H, Yanık, M., Keçeci, E., & Ciniseli, F. (2024). A reclassification of al-Ījī’s Akhlāq al-ʿAḍudiyya into a model of Traditional Islamic Virtues (TIV). Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 18(1): 5.

Khan, F., Keshavarzi, H., Ahmad, M., Ashai, S., & Sanders, P. (2023). Application of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) and its clinical outcome on psychological distress among American Muslims in outpatient therapy. Spirituality in Clinical Practice: American Psychological Association.

Khan, F. & Keshavarzi, H. (2022). Theoretical foundations and clinical applications of traditional Islamically integrated psychotherapy. In P. S. Richards, G. E. K. Allen, and D. K. Judd (Eds.), Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies (pp. 193–212). American Psychological Association.

Keshavarzi, H., Khan, F., Ali, B. & Awaad, R. (Eds.). (2020). Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care: Introducing Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy. New York: Routledge.

Complete Publication Listing(s): ResearchGate