Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera, NCPS
Experienced integrative counsellor for diverse needs
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Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a counsellor with 16 years of professional experience practising in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with trauma, addictions, grief and issues related to self-esteem and motivation.
She aims to meet people with respect, sensitivity and compassion and adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. Savi trained in postgraduate clinical psychology and integrative counselling and psychotherapy, and she uses those studies to shape her practice.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with domestic violence, sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and communities from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. She has carried out assessment and therapeutic work with children, young people and adults across community and youth services. In practice she draws on an integrative approach that blends psychodynamic, person-centred, gestalt, transactional analysis and cognitive behavioural ideas.
She also applies transpersonal perspectives that consider a person's spiritual and inner life when relevant. This mix allows practical techniques alongside space to understand patterns and meaning. Savi has worked in youth services, the YMCA, addictions services and projects supporting BAME communities.
She has experience collaborating with NHS teams, women’s support services and other referral agencies. That background informs her attention to safeguarding and partnership working. She speaks English, Hindi, Sinhala and Urdu, and she accepts international clients.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers a supportive, goal-focused style to help people move towards a better quality of life.
What Savithri works with
Everything Savithri lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Savithri is listed here; the rest shows what else Savithri works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Savithri lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches can work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviours that contribute to distress, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep or eating issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, communication and relationship wounds.Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and needs, and then suggest approaches that seem to fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as work progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and reduce the need to travel to appointments, helping therapy fit into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Savithri
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
Savi helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem and motivation concerns. She also works on relationship strains, grief, parenting challenges and LGBT issues.
How does she approach therapy in sessions?
She uses an integrative approach, combining practical CBT techniques with person-centred and attachment-informed ways of working. Conversations are tailored to the person's needs and may include skills practice and reflective exploration.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The profile records 16 years of professional work experience in psychotherapy and related youth and community roles.
What credentials and location are listed for this counsellor?
The profile shows the credential NCPS and that the counsellor practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Sinhala and Urdu, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to start working with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the counsellor's availability.
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