Shabina Kauser, NCPS

Shabina Kauser is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people through relationship strains, family conflicts, grief, and big life changes. She aims to make the room feel open and non-judgemental so people can say what matters to them. She encourages small steps toward greater confidence and clearer decisions.

With three years of practice in the United Kingdom, she draws on a mix of methods to suit each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques help with unhelpful thinking and practical coping. Mindfulness tools support awareness and managing intense feelings.

She has long experience working with Urdu-speaking communities and uses language carefully to reflect cultural meaning. She is fluent in spoken Urdu and Punjabi, and can work in those languages when helpful for the conversation.

Growing up in a multicultural environment gave her a strong sense of how traditions and family expectations shape choices. That experience informs work on issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family questions, and family of origin concerns.

Shabina also supports people facing isolation, immigration-related stress, guilt and shame, and struggles with life purpose. She takes time to understand cultural pressures and generational hurts while helping people find steps they can try in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person brings. It helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to them, which supports work on relationships and family issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, useful for low mood, anxiety and confidence work.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what they find most useful. Together they will try methods that feel like a match and adjust as needed over time.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into busy lives, fewer journeys and the ability to check in from different locations. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals often find online work helps keep continuity of care when travel or time makes in-person sessions harder.