Possible solution for custom profiles for user roles

add_action( 'xprofile_filter_profile_group_tabs', 'mar_define_profile_by_role' );

    function mar_define_profile_by_role( $group_names ) {

        global $current_user;
        $user_roles = $current_user->roles;
        $user_role = array_shift($user_roles);

        if ( is_user_logged_in() && bp_is_profile_edit() ) {

            if( $user_role == "writer" ) {
                for ($x=0; $x<=sizeof($group_names); $x++) {
                     if ( $x != 2 ) echo $group_names[$x]; //3 is the order number (from 0) of the tab that I need to hide in the profile edit page. This is not the group ID.
                }
            } elseif( $user_role == "publisher" ) {
                for ($x=0; $x<=sizeof($group_names); $x++) {
                     if ( $x != 1 ) echo $group_names[$x]; //3 is the order number (from 0) of the tab that I need to hide in the profile edit page. This is not the group ID.
                }
            }
        }

    }