Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera
Experienced integrative counsellor focusing on practical support
NCPS United Kingdom
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Sinhala, Urdu
About Savithri
Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a counsellor with 16 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and works with people facing stress, anxiety and depression.
Background and approach
Savi aims to treat everyone with respect and sensitivity while tailoring conversations to each person's needs. She approaches therapy in an integrative way, drawing on several counselling methods to match what a person needs.
Sessions tend to focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns, building emotional awareness and developing practical steps to cope with day-to-day problems. Savi has worked extensively with Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and has a background supporting young people and those affected by domestic and sexual abuse.
That experience informs a culturally aware style that pays attention to background and lived experience. Her work includes support for relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, addiction and issues around identity and intimacy.
She also helps people with parenting strain, career stress, sleep and eating concerns, and managing life changes. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person.
Savi draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural tools and attachment-based thinking to help people understand patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It emphasises values and small, actionable steps so someone can move towards what matters despite hard emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand their needs and try new ways of connecting and relating to others.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, background and preferences, then recommend ways of working that make sense for them. Plans are adjusted over time so the style of therapy stays helpful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversational work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, written reflections and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family, work and travel, and allow people to continue support when in different locations.
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Experience
16+ years
Registered with
NCPS
Languages
English, Hindi, Sinhala, Urdu