At a glance
- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS22-01210
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English, Punjabi, Urdu
- Location
- United Kingdom
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.
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- Relationship focus
- Family concerns
- Multilingual support
About Shabina
Shabina Kauser, NCPS, focuses on helping people find clarity and motivation in difficult times. She aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about relationship stress, family tensions, grief, self-esteem and major life changes.
She uses Motivational Interviewing alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches to help people uncover what matters to them. Sessions are practical and conversational, aiming to identify small steps that feel doable. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas may also be used to understand patterns and feelings.
Shabina brings three years of professional experience and a long history of community work with Urdu-speaking people. That background shapes how she listens and how she helps people make sense of cultural expectations, parental pressures and generational trauma.
She is fluent in spoken Urdu and Punjabi, and able to support clients in those languages while noting limits with reading and writing in them. She has worked with people from across Asia and the Far East and is familiar with collectivist cultural dynamics that affect autonomy and emotional expression.
People can expect straightforward conversation, gentle challenge and practical ideas to try between sessions. The focus is on what a person wants to change, and on finding achievable ways to move towards those goals.
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How therapeutic approaches work online with Shabina
Shabina commonly uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change and to build momentum toward personal goals. That approach is conversational and useful when someone feels stuck or unmotivated. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and reflecting what matters to the person rather than directing them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, when used, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and supports practical experiments to try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to prioritise. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as understanding grows.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, enable shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also allow people in different regions to work with a therapist who understands their culture and language. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in the room to an online setting to help continue progress between sessions. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyExperience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Punjabi, Urdu
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She helps with relationship stress, family problems, grief, low self-esteem and coping with major life changes. There are also specialist interests in adoption and foster care, blended family issues and immigration-related matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends Motivational Interviewing with client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods. Sessions are conversational and focus on practical steps and personal goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience and prior community work, especially with Urdu-speaking groups.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, Punjabi and Urdu, with fluency in spoken Urdu and Punjabi and more limited reading and writing ability in those languages.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients and has experience with people from Asia and the Far East.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to talk to her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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