Davina Kavanaugh

Calm guidance for complex life challenges

LPC South Carolina

Experience: 18 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Davina

Davina Kavanaugh is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina with 18 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and other complex life concerns.

Background and approach

She focuses on practical strategies that support emotional regulation, improved communication, and recovery from difficult experiences while honoring each person's individual story. Her work emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, guiding clients to build resilience, strengthen coping skills, and clarify personal values.

Davina integrates evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed practices to tailor interventions to a person’s needs and goals. Clients come to her for help with issues ranging from depression, parenting struggles, and substance-related concerns to compassion fatigue, body image, and chronic illness adjustment.

She aims to create a respectful space where people can explore patterns, practice new skills, and develop sustainable approaches for navigating life changes and relationship dynamics.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured, goal-focused work. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems by teaching concrete skills for managing symptoms and improving daily functioning.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines mindfulness and values-based action, encouraging clients to accept difficult internal experiences while committing to steps that align with what matters most to them. This approach can support coping with chronic stress, life transitions, and persistent emotional pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the clinical process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they may blend elements from different models over time to address changing concerns and priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can engage from home or other convenient locations. These formats make it simpler to schedule consistent care around work, family, and other commitments while maintaining continuity of therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does this therapist address?

Davina focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting, addictions, self esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, plus related areas such as attachment issues and body image.

How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending CBT, ACT, DBT, existential ideas, and mindfulness to help clients develop practical skills and deeper self-understanding.

What is her clinical experience?

She has 18 years of professional experience working with people through a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.

What credentials and location information are listed?

She is licensed as an LPC in South Carolina with license number SC LPC 8126 and maintains practice based in that state.

Does she offer sessions in multiple languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

Addictions Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English