Mustabshira Durrani, BACP

Mustabshira Durrani is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Mustabshira aims to offer steady support while people work through difficult emotions and situations.

She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about painful memories and current worries. Sessions are intended to help people spot new choices and perspectives that were not obvious before. The emphasis is on small, real changes that make daily life easier.

Mustabshira draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues like panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and mood disorders. She also helps with concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, guilt and shame, and isolation. Practical tools and talking work are combined to rebuild confidence and coping skills.

People who are caring for others or living with chronic illness can expect support aimed at managing stress and balancing demands. Mustabshira also addresses communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose.

She understands how daunting the first step can feel and works with clients at a steady pace. The goal is clearer thinking, fewer stuck patterns and a greater sense of being able to move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online delivery

The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people process traumatic memories by gently working through what happened and how it still affects daily life; this is useful for post-traumatic stress and abuse recovery. Another approach concentrates on mood and anxiety by identifying unhelpful thought patterns and developing clearer, steadier ways of coping; this helps with panic, ongoing anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and adapt methods as therapy progresses. Together you will pick techniques that feel manageable and relevant to your situation.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful when visual connection helps build rapport, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow for brief check-ins or reflective writing between sessions, making it easier to keep therapy going alongside work or caregiving duties.