Gulsan Abubakar Karbani, NCPS - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Client-Centred approach

About Gulsan

Gulsan Abubakar Karbani is a counsellor registered as NCPS with over 37 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss. She also supports those dealing with low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, anger, depression and changes such as separation or bereavement.

Gulsan uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches. In sessions she listens for the emotions under recurring patterns and helps name what is hard to put into words. She combines that focus on feeling with methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.

Her work is grounded in client-centred principles. She treats people as the experts on their own lives and helps them draw on strengths already present. Conversations are direct and clear, aimed at helping people notice what matters most and try small changes between sessions.

People see her for a wide range of problems, including intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, eating and body image concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She also works with abandonment and attachment issues and practical challenges such as communication problems and coping after separation.

Sessions can be conducted in English, Hindi, Punjabi or Urdu. International clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment via the online booking flow.

Using EFT, ACT and attachment ideas in online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people and couples notice the emotions that drive repeating patterns and name those feelings. It is often used where patterns of disconnection, hurt or strong emotion are getting in the way of relationships and intimacy.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, and on taking actions that match personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of relating and how they shape responses to others now, which can be useful for attachment and abandonment concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as work progresses so sessions stay relevant.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel, or choose a shorter check-in when time is limited. It can also allow for clearer continuity with international clients. Registered or accredited professionals who offer remote sessions vary in how they run them, so check the available session types when you choose to book.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Self esteem

Also works with

Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy 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 Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral 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

Experience

37+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, anger, depression and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

She lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy as a core approach and also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

How long has she worked in the field?

She has 37 years of professional experience supporting people with emotional and relational difficulties.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered as NCPS.

Which languages are supported?

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

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted.

How are sessions paid for?

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

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.