- Relationship matters
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety and stress
About Lavanniya
Lavanniya Langa is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and other life changes. She speaks English and Tamil and approaches each person with respect and compassion.
Her background includes supporting people after trauma and abuse and helping with depression and addictions. Lavanniya adapts conversations and plans to what each person needs. She aims to make sessions practical and focused on what matters most to the client.
Lavanniya uses several approaches to guide the work. Attachment-based ideas help when past relationship patterns affect current life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of reacting. She also draws on client-centred methods to keep the conversation centred on the person's own goals.
People come to her for everyday problems like sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, or career stress as well as deep losses and chronic health challenges. She is familiar with special situations such as adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, and ageing concerns. The emphasis is on practical steps and steady progress.
Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process. Lavanniya works with each person to shape the sessions and plan next steps, recognising that change often comes in small, steady moves.
Her background includes supporting people after trauma and abuse and helping with depression and addictions. Lavanniya adapts conversations and plans to what each person needs. She aims to make sessions practical and focused on what matters most to the client.
Lavanniya uses several approaches to guide the work. Attachment-based ideas help when past relationship patterns affect current life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of reacting. She also draws on client-centred methods to keep the conversation centred on the person's own goals.
People come to her for everyday problems like sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, or career stress as well as deep losses and chronic health challenges. She is familiar with special situations such as adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, and ageing concerns. The emphasis is on practical steps and steady progress.
Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process. Lavanniya works with each person to shape the sessions and plan next steps, recognising that change often comes in small, steady moves.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English, Tamil
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and reactions; online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to notice these patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's own concerns and goals at the centre, with the counsellor following the person's lead and offering supportive listening and gentle feedback. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and suggests small practical experiments to change unhelpful cycles.Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. The counsellor will listen to what matters to the person, try out methods together and adjust the plan over time. That means the model used can change as goals and needs become clearer.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to keep momentum between sessions. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that's helpful or avoid travel time so people can use their break for a session. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which approach and session length will best suit a person's goals during the initial planning conversation.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a mix of attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods and keeps sessions focused on practical steps the person can try.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.