About LaVina
LaVina Weaver, LPC, supports people facing anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and major life changes. She offers a steady, patient presence and listens closely to what each person brings to the room. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people take small steps toward feeling more capable and stable.
She has twenty years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. Over that time she has worked in different settings and helped people with relationship strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also focuses on hospice and end-of-life counseling, multicultural issues, and seasonal affective disorder. Her counseling style is warm and accepting. Sessions are interactive - she asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people try new ways of thinking and acting.
LaVina draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and on psychodynamic and narrative ideas to look at personal stories and long-standing patterns. She also uses mindfulness practices to help people manage physical tension and stay present. Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants clear steps to change.
Therapy is tailored to each person’s needs and paced to what feels manageable. LaVina honors each person’s cultural background and spiritual life when it matters to them. She encourages people who are ready to make changes and offers practical support as they work toward their goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
LaVina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce physical tension and help people stay grounded during stress.She also draws on narrative ideas to help people reframe their personal stories. Narrative work invites clients to describe the events and meanings that shape them, then consider alternative chapters that support healthier choices and self-understanding. Choosing the right approach is a team effort - the therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then try techniques that fit the person best.
Online therapy with LaVina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different rhythms of life. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, homework, or when written reflection helps. These flexible formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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