Gulsan Abubakar Karbani

Gulsan Abubakar Karbani is a counsellor with NCPS and more than 37 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and anger, and supports those coping with grief, relationship strain and family tensions. Her style respects each person’s story and strengths, and she aims to help people take practical steps toward feeling better.

Gulsan believes the client is the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on understanding what is causing distress and on building everyday tools to manage it. She uses therapies that encourage clearer thinking, emotional awareness and stronger relationships to help people move forward.

Her background spans many years of clinical work with adults dealing with life changes and difficult emotions. That experience informs a steady, patient approach in sessions. She listens for patterns such as attachment concerns, control issues or problems with communication, and then helps people test simple changes.

Treatment conversations are intended to be collaborative and practical. Gulsan draws on cognitive approaches for unhelpful thoughts, emotionally-focused work for relationships and acceptance-based methods for coping with loss or chronic problems. Her aim is to help people find manageable ways to cope and to build on existing strengths.

Sessions can also address areas like body image, parenting stress, chronic illness adjustment and commitment challenges. People who speak English, Hindi, Punjabi or Urdu can work with her, and she accepts international clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Gulsan commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test new ways of thinking that reduce stress and mood problems. EFT focuses on emotional patterns in relationships and can help people understand and change how they respond to close others.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when coping with loss or ongoing difficulties feels overwhelming. ACT encourages accepting hard feelings while taking small steps toward what matters most, which can be useful for grief, chronic issues and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what fits into daily life, then try methods that suit the person’s needs. This is a collaborative process where adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life, reducing travel time and making it easier to keep regular appointments. If you want to confirm which session formats are currently offered, please check the booking details before scheduling so you know what options are available.