- Years in practice
- 37
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Gulsan
Gulsan Abubakar Karbani is a counsellor with NCPS and more than 37 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She focuses on practical support for parents and adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She combines talking therapy with structured methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at clear, manageable steps rather than abstract theory. Gulsan listens for what matters most to each person and tailors the work to those priorities. Her practice draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address daily worries and stuck thinking.
Attachment-based ideas help when relationships and closeness are under strain. Emotionally-Focused Therapy offers ways to understand feelings and improve communication. Gulsan has worked across many areas including parenting concerns, family tensions, grief, trauma and long-term health challenges.
She also supports people with issues around body image, caregiving stress, and major life changes. Her multicultural language skills include English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. People who choose her often want practical tools and a calm, steady presence during hard times.
The process starts with a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions that suit the client.
What Gulsan works with
Everything Gulsan lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gulsan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gulsan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages small committed actions that reflect personal values and can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with everyday problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how earlier relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help when people struggle with intimacy, trust or repeated relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that fit your needs and adjust the work if something is not helping. Decisions about focus and techniques are made together, with attention to what feels most useful.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins and text messaging can suit ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Gulsan
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Parenting and family-related worries are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and respectful, combining listening with practical steps. She helps clients try different ways of responding to problems rather than relying on abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 37 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. That background includes work with grief, trauma, long-term illness and relationship issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom. NCPS is shown as the credential provided in her profile.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. International clients are also accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This offers flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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