Layla A. Asamarai is an Iraqi American Muslim residing in the United States since childhood. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently involved in a therapy practicum offering family, couples, and individual counseling, and co-facilitating two men's anger management groups for a non-profit organization serving inner-city minorities. Interested in culturally based therapy modalities, upon graduation she is eager to practice within her Muslim community and to adopt a theoretical orientation that encompasses Islamic values and teachings.