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LaVina Weaver

Compassionate counselor guiding practical growth

LPC Virginia

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Jungian Therapy
Languages
English
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About LaVina

LaVina Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, relationship strains, and career concerns.

Background and approach

She brings a calm, patient presence to sessions and focuses on practical coping skills alongside deeper exploration of life transitions and multicultural issues. Her work also addresses sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and hospice or end-of-life questions.

Her therapeutic manner is warm and accepting, emphasizing attentive listening and an interactive partnership. LaVina integrates cognitive behavioral methods with psychodynamic and narrative perspectives to tailor treatment to each person’s needs, and she draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques as appropriate.

Based in Virginia, she offers a respectful space to explore spirituality, cultural complexities, and the personal changes that often accompany significant loss or life shifts. Clients can expect a collaborative approach that honors individual strengths while offering concrete strategies for relief and growth.

Those ready to pursue change will find support aimed at practical progress and emotional understanding under LaVina’s steady guidance.

CBT and Mindfulness-Based Work in an Online Setting

LaVina Weaver draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. CBT emphasizes skill-building and active problem solving to create measurable changes in mood and behavior. Mindfulness Therapy is offered alongside CBT to cultivate awareness of present-moment experience and reduce reactivity; mindfulness practices can support coping with grief, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Choosing the approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and the nature of the concerns to determine whether CBT, mindfulness, narrative exploration, or a blend of methods fits best. That shared decision-making guides how sessions are structured and which techniques are emphasized.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, caregiving, or mobility limits. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access consistent support during life transitions, grief, or periods of high stress while allowing licensed professionals to tailor interventions to each person’s circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
LaVina Weaver works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, family issues, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and related topics including hospice and end-of-life counseling, multicultural concerns, and seasonal affective disorder.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The counseling style is warm, patient, and accepting, combining attentive listening with interactive collaboration. Treatment blends cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic and narrative elements, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 20 years of experience working in a variety of settings, which informs a balanced mix of practical skills and depth-oriented work.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
LaVina Weaver is an LPC licensed in Virginia with license number VA LPC 0701005842 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for online work?
The clinician provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Hospice and end-of-life counselingMulticultural concernsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English