Counsellor profile
Lavanniya Langa, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with LavanniyaWhere Lavanniya stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 95379
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English, Tamil
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- Client-centred work
About Lavanniya
Lavanniya Langa is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 14 years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing major life changes and struggles with intimacy or grief.
Lavanniya uses a mix of approaches to help people make sense of patterns that feel stuck. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness. She uses client-centred work to listen and reflect so people can find their own next steps. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical tools are helpful for managing mood and anxiety.
In sessions she pays attention to how people cope with control issues, communication problems and codependency. She also works with concerns such as body image, addiction, caregiving stress and the effects of chronic illness. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what the person wants to change or understand.
Lavanniya speaks English and Tamil. Her practice includes helping people who identify as LGBT and those dealing with adoption, abandonment or attachment issues. Where needed she blends talking work with practical exercises to build new ways of relating and managing emotions.
To begin she asks people to explain what feels hardest right now. From there she and the client agree on a plan that sets small, realistic steps. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and increase clarity about boundaries, needs and choices.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Lavanniya uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early and close relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or repeated relationship hurts keep coming up. She also uses client-centred work which means listening carefully and reflecting back so people can find their own answers. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used for practical steps - identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lavanniya will talk with each person about their goals and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and review how those methods are helping over time. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Confirm the exact session formats when you book as the biography does not specify them here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life - for example they remove travel time, can allow shorter check-ins during a busy week, and let people choose audio or video depending on what feels manageable. Registered or accredited professionals use these options to help sessions fit practical schedules and reduce barriers to getting started.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Tamil
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and related problems such as grief, intimacy issues and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural tools to match conversations to practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practises in 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; confirm practical arrangements when you book.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.