Ja'far completed his training on the MSc in Intercultural Therapy program at University College London in conjunction with Nafsiyat, leading to UKCP registration as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. After qualifying, he lived and worked for many years in Saudi Arabia as an English language lecturer and student counsellor. 

Now back at Nafsiyat, currently working in an honorary capacity, he remains firmly committed to the intercultural therapeutic vision of supporting minoritised individuals holistically.