African American Muslim women seeking outpatient mental health counseling for spousal abuse face a variety of inter-and intrapersonal barriers that may prevent them from accessing services. Many of these barriers stem from the lack of cultural awareness in the mental health field of the differences between various Muslim populations. This article addresses how racial and religious identities may influence the counseling process for African American Muslim women who are in abusive relationships. To address how counselors can support African American Muslim women averting spousal abuse, we present a revised version of the transtheoretical model incorporating racial and religious identity factors.