- 14 years experience
- BACP credential
- English and Tamil
About Lavanniya
Lavanniya Langa is a counsellor who uses attachment-focused and client-centred ways of working to help people navigate difficult feelings. She brings 14 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she adapts sessions to each person’s needs.
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction concerns and major life changes. Adoption and foster care is listed among her additional focus areas and may come up in conversations about attachment and belonging.
Sessions are shaped around what the person wants to achieve. Conversation is practical and down-to-earth. The counsellor and client set goals together and try methods that suit the client’s pace and situation.
Lavanniya uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused work when these match a person’s needs. She also draws on Jungian ideas to explore personal meaning when that feels helpful.
She works in English and Tamil. Her British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy membership is shown as BACP. If taking the first step feels hard, she acknowledges that and aims to make the initial sessions straightforward and supportive.
Approaches that translate to online counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in connection, abandonment worries and attachment issues so they can try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s own experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s lead to build clarity and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and actions together. It uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and to develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss aims and preferences, and they will adjust methods as trust and insight grow. That means starting with what feels manageable and changing course if something does not fit.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats were not specified in the original profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people take part while living abroad, since the counsellor accepts international clients. Practical arrangements such as scheduling and subscription billing are handled when you sign up and book sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Tamil
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, plus grief, addictions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is attachment-based and client-centred, with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural and emotionally-focused approaches when useful.
How much professional experience does she have?
The counsellor has 14 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients according to the details provided.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a counselling relationship?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.