Gulsan Abubakar Karbani

Gulsan Abubakar Karbani, NCPS, brings more than 37 years of professional experience to her counselling practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, family tensions, grief and loss, and the everyday challenges that come with major life changes. She speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu and welcomes international clients.

Her approach begins with listening. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them notice strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be tried between meetings, so progress can be measured in small, clear ways.

Gulsan uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation about what matters to them now. Gulsan helps people make plans for things like coping with loss, improving communication, managing anger, and steadier day-to-day routines. She aims for clear goals and realistic steps rather than abstract theory.

With a long history of practice, she also works with issues such as body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. People who prefer a calm, respectful space to talk about hard things may find her style steady and practical.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling