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Gulsan Abubakar Karbani

Therapist

Gulsan Abubakar Karbani

NCPS

United Kingdom · 37+ years of experience

An experienced, practical counsellor for life changes

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  • 37 years experience
  • Multilingual support
  • Practical tools

About Gulsan

Gulsan Abubakar Karbani uses conversational, person-focused counselling to help people facing life changes and emotional strain. She speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, and draws on 37 years of professional experience. Gulsan encourages clients to notice their strengths and to use those strengths to move forward.

She works with common problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, and intimacy-related difficulties. Gulsan supports people dealing with anger, self-esteem and eating issues as well as ongoing health or caregiver stress.

Her practice integrates several approaches, including cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas. She also uses attachment-focused and emotionally-focused ways of working when relationships are central to the difficulty. This mix allows sessions to be practical and grounded in everyday life.

Sessions are conversational and aim to clarify what matters most to the person seeking help. Practical tools and small behaviour changes are used alongside reflection about patterns and values. The goal is to help people make steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.

Gulsan accepts international clients and is based in the United Kingdom. Her NCPS credential is shown as provided. To begin, people follow the service's Start Therapy process and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteem

Also works with

Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

37+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

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Practical therapy approaches for online support

Gulsan uses a few grounded methods that translate well to online work. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, actions and feelings and gives simple tools to change unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values even when difficult feelings remain. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relationship patterns and early bonds, helping people understand how these patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped in the past to find a method that fits. Over time the approach can be adjusted so sessions stay relevant to the person's needs.

Practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling, less travel and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking so you know what is offered. Online sessions can allow shorter check-ins, quieter conversations or longer therapy slots depending on what suits the person best.

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can this counsellor help with?

Gulsan helps people with stress, anxiety and depression, plus relationship and family concerns. She also works with grief, self-esteem, trauma and other life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and person-focused. Sessions mix practical strategies with reflection on values and relationship patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 37 years of professional experience to her practice. That experience informs practical approaches and steady support.

What credentials and region are listed?

Her profile shows NCPS as the credential and lists the United Kingdom as her location.

Which languages can sessions be held in?

Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can arrange sessions.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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