Dr. Malik Raheem
Dr. Malik Aqueel Raheem, NCC, LCPC, ACS, is an assistant professor in the Counselor
Education and Rehabilitation department. Dr. Raheem is a National Certified Counselor,
Approved Clinical Supervisor, and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the great state
of Illinois. Dr. Raheem was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Chicago State
University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Arts in
Community Counseling. He has worked for several years in hospital and community agency
settings. He worked for four years at River-edge Hospital, the largest psychiatric hospital in
Illinois. He worked for an organization named One Hope United. His clinical focus includes atrisk youth, adults, families’ in-crisis, groups, and couples. He has a clinical focus on (a) intimate
partner violence, (b) psychosocial mental health development issues, (c) personality disorders,
(d) interpersonal relationships, (d) group dynamics, and (f) intergenerational trauma issues. In
2012, he completed the requirements for his doctorate in Counselor education and Supervision
from Northern Illinois University. His research interests include (a) ethnic and racial identity
development, (b) racial Microaggressions, and racial battle fatigue (c) multiculturalism in
counselor education, (d) counseling Muslims, (f) interpersonal relationships, (g) personality
disorders, and (h) mental health issues with people of African descent.