Lavanniya Langa, BACP

Lavanniya Langa is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. She approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity and compassion. She aims to tailor conversations and a treatment plan to each person’s needs. She encourages people who feel nervous about starting to recognise that the first step matters.

Her work often focuses on relationships, trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression. She also supports people facing big life changes, grief, stress and issues with intimacy. Additional areas she helps with include addiction, self-esteem, eating and sleeping concerns, and the strain that caregiving can bring.

Lavanniya uses a mix of approaches to guide sessions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past bonds shape current relationships. She also uses client-centred ways of working to keep the conversation based on the person in front of her, and she applies cognitive behavioural techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Her practice also references emotionally-focused and Jungian perspectives when these fit the work. She offers sessions in English and Tamil and accepts international clients. She will work with each person to develop a plan that fits their situation and goals.

Lavanniya asks clients to be open about what they hope to get from therapy so she can adapt the work. She emphasises simple, practical steps alongside deeper emotional exploration as needed.

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional patterns; online sessions can use this approach to trace recurring hurtful cycles and rebuild more secure ways of relating. Client-centred therapy centres the person's experience and priorities, giving space for the client to lead the conversation while the counsellor reflects and supports emotional clarity. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try together. It is common to combine techniques from different approaches so sessions match what you need at each stage.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. That said, online work often makes it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and enabling sessions from a quieter space. Many people find this flexibility helps keep therapy consistent alongside work, caregiving and other commitments.