Lavanniya Langa
BACP
Compassionate counsellor offering practical emotional support
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- 14 years experience
- BACP credential
- Speaks English and Tamil
About Lavanniya
Lavanniya Langa is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. She uses a respectful and compassionate approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and depression. Lavanniya aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs, and she acknowledges that starting therapy often takes courage.
Her background includes many years supporting people through life changes and challenging events. She draws on client-centred methods to listen carefully and build a workable plan together. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want practical steps to change thoughts and behaviours that contribute to distress.
Lavanniya also incorporates attachment-based perspectives to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Emotionally-focused ideas help when the main issue is overwhelming feelings or getting closer to others. Jungian concepts may be used to consider deeper personal meaning when clients are interested in that work.
She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, addictions, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and anger. Additional focuses include abandonment, adoption and foster care, long-term health and caregiving stress, and communication and control issues.
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil. Lavanniya stresses practical, down-to-earth support that fits into everyday life and adapts to each person’s goals and pace.
Her background includes many years supporting people through life changes and challenging events. She draws on client-centred methods to listen carefully and build a workable plan together. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want practical steps to change thoughts and behaviours that contribute to distress.
Lavanniya also incorporates attachment-based perspectives to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Emotionally-focused ideas help when the main issue is overwhelming feelings or getting closer to others. Jungian concepts may be used to consider deeper personal meaning when clients are interested in that work.
She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, addictions, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and anger. Additional focuses include abandonment, adoption and foster care, long-term health and caregiving stress, and communication and control issues.
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil. Lavanniya stresses practical, down-to-earth support that fits into everyday life and adapts to each person’s goals and pace.
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
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Tamil
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when people want to understand why they form certain bonds or repeat behaviours in relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood; the counsellor follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, offers practical steps for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with stress.Finding the right approach is often a joint process. The counsellor will listen to the person's goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. Plans can be adjusted over time if something is not working or new priorities emerge.
Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins by phone when needed, or avoid travel time to appointments. It can also let people work with a therapist who speaks their language or has relevant experience, even if they live elsewhere.
At a glance
- Listed location
- United Kingdom
- Experience
- 14+ years
- Credentials
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Tamil
- Registration (United Kingdom)
- BACP · No. 95379
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, anger and many related concerns.
What is the counselling style like?
The approach is warm and client-centred, with listening and collaborative planning. Practical cognitive behavioural tools and emotionally-focused methods are used when helpful.
How much experience does this therapist have?
She has 14 years of professional work experience supporting people through life changes and difficult emotions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Tamil and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
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