Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera , NCPS

Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a UK-licensed integrative psychotherapist with 16 years of professional experience supporting individuals, children, young people, and families. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification that reflects formal training and clinical standing in psychotherapy. Savi combines clinical training and lived understanding to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person she sees, working with sensitivity, respect, and compassion.

Her background includes postgraduate studies in clinical psychology, integrative counselling, and psychotherapy paired with extensive clinical experience. Her research and practice have focused on domestic violence, sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and work with Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities. To complement her integrative practice, she trains in psychodynamic, person-centred, Gestalt, transactional analysis, and cognitive approaches - including mindfulness-informed CBT techniques - and draws on transpersonal skills that attend to spiritual aspects of experience.

Savi has substantial experience with youth services and the YMCA, specialising in children, young people, and families, and has worked long term within BME community services as a practitioner and project coordinator. She has collaborated with referral agencies such as the NHS, addiction services, and The Women’s Hub. Her clinical work offers culturally sensitive psychological assessment, counselling, and consultation tailored to all ages and to diverse communities.

She supports people coping with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, bereavement, addictions, self-harm, LGBT issues, HIV-related concerns, and family or parenting challenges. Savi seeks to work alongside individuals and families to identify strengths, address practical barriers, and promote more fulfilling, resilient ways of living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take practical steps toward a more meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting them. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that arise from early relationships and seeks to repair and strengthen emotional bonds - this approach can be particularly helpful for relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and family concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic therapeutic relationship in which the therapist offers support and reflection to help the person discover their own solutions and build self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Savithri collaborates with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and may integrate techniques from different therapies to create a tailored plan. The decision about which methods to use happens together and evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - appointments can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and time zones. These options increase accessibility for people who live far from services, have mobility or scheduling constraints, or prefer the convenience of remote sessions while still working with licensed professionals and therapists.