Mustabshira Durrani
Compassionate counsellor guiding practical change
About Mustabshira
Mustabshira Durrani is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 13 years of professional experience and a BACP credential from the UK. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression. Her manner is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to guide clients toward a clearer view of their life and choices.
She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful memories and difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at uncovering new perspectives so old patterns can change. Mustabshira emphasises practical steps alongside emotional understanding to help people move forward. Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress.
She also addresses related issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness and communication problems. These areas often overlap, and she helps clients untangle them at a comfortable pace. Mustabshira works collaboratively to identify what matters most to each person.
She listens for patterns that hold people back and helps develop realistic strategies to reduce distress and build confidence. The focus is on small, achievable changes that fit everyday life. People who choose her often want a compassionate guide who understands hardship from personal and professional experience.
She encourages steady progress and celebrates practical gains as clients reclaim more control and a greater sense of wellbeing.
What Mustabshira works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online therapy and practical change
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people understand how past experiences shape current reactions. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviours and testing small changes to reduce symptoms such as anxiety, panic attacks and low mood. This helps with everyday coping and decision-making.Another approach addresses traumatic memories and their impact on emotions and relationships by gently processing difficult events and learning grounding skills to manage intense feelings. This can assist people dealing with post-traumatic stress, grief and intrusive memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and make decisions together with each person based on their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions and set practical, achievable steps.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial expressions and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier if someone prefers not to use video or has limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing written reflection between sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy routines and make support more accessible for different lifestyles.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
