He/Him

MS, Co-Occurring Disorders Recovery Counseling: Metropolitan State University
MA, Community Psychology: Metropolitan State University

Mohammad (Humi) strongly believes in building a genuine connection with his clients on their journey of discovery, healing, and moving forward. Humi uses a non-judgmental approach in meeting clients where they are at. Humi identifies himself as an immigrant of South West Asian ethnicity and as a Muslim, connected within the Somali and other Muslim communities. Humi is also a United States Marine Corp veteran and connected with veteran community. Humi has a solid understanding of Deaf culture.

Humi finds empathy and understanding in the human struggle of life based on folks being marginalized, disenfranchised, isolated, and negatively being affected through sexism, Islamophobia, racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. Humi understands the impact of micro-aggressions (that are not actually “micro” in impact). Humi’s passion is to assist client discover positive tools and coping mechanisms for optimal health.

As a community psychologist and a psychotherapist, Humi is passionate about helping you build the best version of who you are, and assisting you in finding your voice, confidence and resiliency. By forming a healthy trustful relationship with the client, Humi uses a therapeutic and collaborative approach to help client in understanding their needs, while helping them find the best fit solutions. Keeping clients’ cultural background, history, intersectionality, and surroundings in mind, Humi assists clients discover their positive and healthy selves, so they can understand themselves as an already whole person, their diagnoses, journey of treatment, and recovery.

Humi is genuinely interested in his client’s journey, by which they see the world, their diagnoses, their struggles, and their narrative. Mohammad clinical interest is being client-focused and believes in a person-centered therapeutic relationship to build trust. Mohammad has extensive knowledge and ability to take in the client’s concerns, so they can collaboratively build the best treatment plan for clients, groups, and families. Mohammad uses Motivational Interviewing (MI), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Model. Mohammad is also interested in helping clients identify triggers and coping strategies. Helping clients through finding useful alternatives to negative ideas, experiences, emotions, and for clients to work through anxiety, conflicts, and other life challenges. Mohammad helps clients explore meaningful and effective alternatives to negative thoughts, beliefs, challenging experiences and heavy emotions.

Humi works collaboratively with clients to understand and build trust as the assessment and therapy progress. He discerns the best approach to treatment drawing from a Person-Centered philosophy of therapy; Motivational Interviewing, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Conflict Resolution and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Humi loves to travel the world and get to know everyday people in their communities. He loves running around the world, winter running, sports training with his children, cooking for his family, exploring Minnesota, advocating and doing wellness presentations.