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Dr. Amnah binti Dato' Maktar, K.B, P.A
Dr. Amnah binti Dato' Maktar, K.B, P.A
Registered Counsellor | 8+ Years of Professional Counselling Practice | Counselling Psychology Officer | Islamic-Integrative Counselling Researcher
I am a Registered Counsellor with more than eight years of counselling practice across public health, educational and community settings. I currently serve as a Counselling Psychology Officer with the Ministry of Health Malaysia, with professional experience in counselling, mental-health psychoeducation, crisis support, community mental-health programmes and counsellor training.
I hold a PhD in Counselling, with research interests in Islamic-integrative counselling, adolescent and community mental health, self-compassion and culturally responsive counselling. My doctoral research developed and examined the TR-TAN counselling approach, integrating Reality Therapy with Tazkiyah al-Nafs to enhance self-compassion (ihsan kendiri) among adolescents experiencing mental health difficulties.
My academic and professional work bridges counselling practice, research, counsellor education and knowledge translation. I am particularly interested in translating research into culturally responsive counselling interventions, psychoeducational resources and community mental-health initiatives.
Areas of Expertise:
Islamic-Integrative Counselling: Reality Therapy–Tazkiyah al-Nafs (TR-TAN)
Islamic Self-Compassion (Ihsan Kendiri) & Psychospiritual Well-Being
Adolescent & Community Mental Health
Counselling Interventions & Mental-Health Psychoeducation
Counsellor Education & Culturally Responsive Counselling Practice
Single-Subject / Single-Case Research Design in Counselling
Digital Psychoeducation & Knowledge Translation
Professional Philosophy:
My professional approach is grounded in the view that counselling should be evidence-informed, ethically responsible, culturally responsive and sensitive to the spiritual meanings that may be important to clients. I seek to connect research with practice so that counselling knowledge can be translated into interventions, education and community initiatives that are meaningful within their social and cultural contexts.
“Knowledge should accompany, not judge.”
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