Lavanniya Langa

• Attachment-based work
• Client-centred approach
• CBT techniques

About Lavanniya

Lavanniya Langa helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and trauma concerns using conversations shaped around the person's needs. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 14 years of professional experience.

She works by listening first and then choosing an approach that fits each situation. Sessions are grounded in practical talk and reflection, with attention to feelings, patterns and day-to-day coping. This can include looking at attachment patterns, beliefs that keep problems going, or emotional responses in relationships.

Her practice covers a wide range of issues including relationship and intimacy concerns, loss and grief, addictions, parenting pressures, eating and sleeping difficulties, and stress from work or life change. There is also experience with attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, chronic illness and caregiver strain, and matters linked to identity such as LGBT concerns.

Lavanniya draws on several recognised therapeutic approaches as tools rather than fixed rules. She uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person, cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and attachment-informed methods to understand patterns in relationships.

Sessions are conducted in English and Tamil, and she works with people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. The first appointments focus on understanding immediate difficulties and agreeing practical next steps. Booking starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Lavanniya uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and interactions; this can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and communication problems. She also draws on client-centred counselling which focuses on following what matters most to the person and allowing the conversation to guide the work. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to identify thoughts and behaviours that maintain problems and to try practical strategies for change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options, test what helps in practice and adjust plans based on the person's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow short check-ins when needed. They also let people access therapists who practise in different locations, which can be useful for international clients or those with specific language needs.

Topics Lavanniya lists

• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Lavanniya

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety using practical talk and techniques that address thoughts and behaviour.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred, attachment-based and cognitive behavioural approaches among other methods to match what the person needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience working with stress, trauma, relationships and related concerns.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works with people in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in Tamil or English?

Sessions are offered in English and Tamil.

Can international clients arrange sessions?

Yes. She accepts international clients as stated in her profile.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Start by selecting the Talk to a counsellor online button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.