LaVina Weaver , LPC

LaVina Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 20 years of experience supporting people through life transitions, grief, anxiety, depression, and cultural complexities. She has practiced in a variety of settings and brings both professional training and life experience to her work, creating a warm, patient, and accepting atmosphere where people feel heard and respected. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic insight, and she tailors interventions to each person’s unique history and goals.

Weaver values the interactive nature of the counseling relationship and emphasizes listening as a foundation for helping clients explore issues such as spirituality, relationships, career concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with change. She also works with family concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, compassion fatigue, and mood conditions including bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder. As an LPC, she holds a professional credential that reflects licensure to provide clinical mental health counseling in Virginia.

Clients can expect a collaborative process in which small, practical steps are encouraged and supported. Weaver recognizes the courage it takes to seek greater fulfillment and offers guidance and coaching to help people move toward their goals while honoring their individuality.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

LaVina Weaver draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this practical approach is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep difficulties. She also incorporates Jungian Therapy when exploring deeper personal meaning, symbols, and themes that influence identity and relationships, which can be helpful for life transitions and spiritual concerns. Mindfulness Therapy is used to cultivate present-moment awareness and coping skills that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, useful for trauma responses, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Licensed professionals and therapists typically work collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Weaver partners with clients to tailor techniques and adapt the focus of sessions as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and access care from familiar surroundings while working on relationships, grief, career issues, or mood concerns.