UKCP Psychotherapist · Therapeutic Coach
Living with the highs, the crashes, and the unsteady ground in between? I offer evidence-based DBT therapy that works alongside your psychiatric care, helping you catch mood shifts earlier, ride out episodes with less damage, and build a steadier baseline.
Planned support, not crisis care
Years of experience
If emotions feel harder to manage than they should, you’re not imagining it.
A small moment, a shift in someone’s energy or an unexpected change of plan, can trigger something that feels completely disproportionate.
This isn’t a personality flaw or a lack of effort. It’s a particular way of experiencing the world, one that DBT was specifically designed to work with.
DBT was built for emotional intensity, and bipolar disorder is intensity at both ends. DBT doesn’t replace the care of your psychiatrist or GP; it works alongside it, adding the day-to-day skills to notice early-warning signs, manage impulsivity in the highs, soften the crashes, and protect the routines that keep you stable between episodes.
A heaviness that colours everything, even the good days, and won’t budge no matter what you try.
DBT helps you spot early-warning signs and act before an episode escalates
Spending, risk-taking, snap decisions that feel right in the moment, then the guilt and the clean-up once mood settles.
DBT distress-tolerance skills create a pause between urge and action
The depressive low after a high can be the hardest part: heavy, slowed, and hard to climb out of.
DBT behavioural-activation and self-soothing skills shorten and soften the lows
Bipolar is sensitive to rhythm. Disrupted sleep and lost routine can trigger the next shift before you see it coming.
DBT builds the routines and regulation habits that protect your baseline
Loved ones brace for the next swing; you carry the guilt of what happened during the last one.
DBT interpersonal-effectiveness skills help you communicate and repair without crisis
Even the calm periods can feel like waiting for the next episode, so you never fully relax into your own life.
DBT helps you build a values-led life that isn’t organised around the next episode
Every session connects directly to your relationships, daily emotional experiences, and real challenges, not abstract models
Two decades of NHS and private practice means I bring deep clinical understanding to emotional patterns, stress responses, and trauma.
I use DBT principles where helpful and combine them with CBT, psychodynamic thinking, and schema therapy for a richer approach.
We explore your story in depth, your patterns, strengths, and what keeps showing up. Together we identify exactly what we’re working with and agree on your therapy goals.
We develop personalised DBT strategies for your specific challenges, practical skills you can apply between sessions, starting from week one.
We solidify your progress, review goals, and build resilience for the long term, preparing you for a more stable, fulfilling life with or without ongoing support.
Studied CBT at King's College London
My name is Sabbir, and I am a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and DBT-informed therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, including significant time within NHS mental health services and private practice.
I trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and King’s College London. I combine clinical depth with genuine warmth, offering DBT-informed individual therapy that’s personalised to you, not a one-size-fits-all programme.
No packages to decode and no insurance panels. The first step is always a free call.
Starting from
£225
Practical changes we can work towards, without promises or fixed timelines.
Learn to pause, regulate, and respond, rather than react and spend days recovering from the fallout.
Fewer all-or-nothing sprints, more steady energy. Clearer on what’s actually getting in the way, and what to do about it.
Less shame, less harsh self-talk. More belief in your ability to handle pressure, and more consistent follow-through.
Know who you are and what you value, not just who you become in other people’s presence.
With Sabbir’s continued support and guidance, I am better at dealing with negative thoughts and emotions, have improved the quality of the most important relationships in my life.
Author and Entrepreneur
I am deeply grateful for Sabbir’s profound positive impact on my life. His unique approach has been truly transformative. I feel empowered to live authentically and to build the life I’ve always dreamed of.
AI Product Manager
Sabbir’s professionalism and expertise have been instrumental in navigating various aspects of my life. He provides practical tools and strategies that extend well beyond our sessions.
Corporate Lawyer, London
If yours is not here, ask me on the discovery call. There is no such thing as a silly question.
Many clients notice meaningful changes within 6–12 sessions. Others prefer longer-term work, especially when processing deeper patterns. We review progress regularly and adjust the pace to what’s right for you.
No, and it isn’t designed to. DBT-informed therapy works alongside your psychiatrist or GP, not instead of them, and any decisions about medication stay with your prescriber. What DBT adds is the day-to-day skills layer: noticing early-warning signs, managing impulsivity in the highs, softening the crashes, and protecting the sleep and routine that keep you stable between episodes.
No diagnosis is required to start DBT therapy. Many people come with emotional difficulties they want to address, without a formal label. If assessment would be helpful, I can signpost you to appropriate services.
DBT is structured, evidence-based psychotherapy which teaches specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Neuroinclusive coaching, in contrast, focuses on practical systems, executive function strategies, and strengths-based support for daily life. Some clients benefit from both, utilising DBT to build emotional resilience, and coaching to build practical structures that they can implement in their life. At Kind Soul Psych, I offer both services and can help you identify which would suit you better.
I offer DBT-informed individual therapy. This means we use DBT principles and skills in a personalised, one-to-one format. At present, I don’t run DBT groups or provide 24/7 phone coaching. If a full structured programme would suit you better, I can refer you to therapists who provide this option.
Yes. I regularly integrate DBT with CBT strategies, psychodynamic insight, and schema-focused techniques where they’re clinically appropriate for your situation.
I provide in-person sessions across my two therapy practices, based in 96 Harley Street and 335 City Road (Angel), London. I also provide online sessions to clients across the UK and internationally via secure Zoom and WhatsApp video calls. We can decide together which format works best for you, and switch if your needs change.
Book a free initial consultation to help map your path, from overwhelmed to in control.
Harley Street: 96 Harley Street, London W1G 7HY
London City Road: 335 City Rd, London EC1V 1LJ (Angel)
Online: Secure video sessions UK-wide and globally
