LaVina Weaver, LPC

LaVina Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people cope with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, career stress, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and end-of-life or hospice-related issues.

She brings 20 years of counseling experience across different settings. Her style is warm, patient, and accepting. She listens closely and works interactively with each person who comes to sessions.

LaVina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside psychodynamic and narrative ideas to help people notice patterns and try new strategies. She also draws on Jungian ideas and mindfulness when those approaches fit a person’s goals. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and small changes that add up over time.

She pays attention to culture and spirituality when they matter in a person’s life. LaVina aims to make the conversation feel respectful and tailored to each person’s background and concerns. She helps people set realistic goals and track progress between meetings.

If someone is ready to try talking through problems and testing new ways of coping, she offers steady support and coaching. LaVina encourages gradual growth and helps people find ways to feel more stable and purposeful.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

LaVina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new, more helpful behaviors. CBT is practical and can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and adjusting to life changes.

She also brings mindfulness therapy into sessions to teach simple attention and breathing practices. Mindfulness can help reduce stress, calm racing thoughts, and improve sleep and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adapt techniques from CBT, mindfulness, or narrative methods as needed. That collaboration helps match strategies to what actually feels useful for daily life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, follow up between sessions, and try different formats to see what helps most.