- 37 years experience
- Money and financial issues
- Multilingual support
About Gulsan
Gulsan Abubakar Karbani is a counsellor with 37 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss, and related life changes. She believes people bring their own strengths and knowledge to therapy and that taking the first step takes courage.
In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person and helps them make sense of painful experiences. Her work often focuses on building everyday coping skills, improving communication, and managing emotions like anger, shame and sadness. She uses straightforward conversation and practical exercises rather than jargon.
Gulsan draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. She adapts these ideas to suit the individual and their goals, explaining techniques in plain language and practising them together in sessions.
Her background includes long clinical experience helping people through major life events, trauma and abuse, struggles with self-esteem and body image, and challenges linked to illness, caregiving and ageing. She also supports those coping with parenting stress, divorce or separation, and changing relationship commitments.
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. International clients can be seen. To begin, clients use the platform Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the counsellor's availability.
How therapy approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It focuses on values and small, practical steps to live a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and teaches clear strategies for reducing anxiety and changing unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship experiences influence current bonds and helps people develop more satisfying ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together they test what helps most and adjust the plan over time so it fits the person's needs.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online working can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can reduce the time spent on travel. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while audio calls can be a shorter check-in when time is tight or bandwidth is limited. Many people find online sessions help them use therapy in everyday life without major schedule changes.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
The counsellor supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship or family difficulties. She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating concerns and problems around intimacy.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a conversational, down-to-earth style and focuses on practical skills and understanding what matters to each person. Techniques are explained plainly and practised together in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with people through major life events, relationship challenges and emotional difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credential is NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.