Team

At Al-Kindi Counseling Services, we are proud to serve as a training site for emerging mental health professionals. Our team includes highly trained clinicians and licensed supervisors with extensive experience across a wide range of therapeutic modalities, including psychoanalytic-psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, expressive art, and culturally responsive approaches. We are committed to nurturing the next generation of counselors and social workers by offering enriching internship opportunities for graduate-level students. Interns receive close supervision, didactic training, and hands-on clinical experience in a supportive, team-based environment that values curiosity, cultural humility, and ethical practice. Guided by our mission to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to a diverse community, we ensure that interns are well-equipped to grow both personally and professionally while contributing meaningfully to the healing work we do.

Basel Zayed, LMHC, Owner.

Basel has been practicing as a psychotherapist since 2012, offering his expertise both locally and internationally. Basel is a professor of mental health counseling at Lesley University and a dedicated member of the research team at the Brain and Behavior Laboratory at Curry College. He leads his own research lab in music psychology, where he explores the intersections of music, identity, and mental health.

Francesca Vitale, LISCW, Training Director.

Francesca is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with many years of experience. Francesca uses a strength-based (SBT), person-centered therapy (PCT), collaborative approach to therapy. Francesca uses a holistic approach to collaborate with clients while also highlighting the benefits that physical activity, nature, nutrition, sleep, and mindfulness have on our overall well-being.

Maryam Rahmani, Resident in Training.

Maryam brings eight years of experience as an educator in the Brookline school district and is currently pursuing her training in Mental Health Counseling at the University of Massachusetts Boston as a master’s level clinician. She holds licenses in elementary and special education and certification in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Maryam has a strong background in science and research, and she is an advocate for evidence-based practice in psychotherapy, with extensive experience working with diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

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