Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera, NCPS

Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a UK-licensed integrative psychotherapist with 16 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation challenges and confidence building. She combines a range of therapeutic methods to create tailored treatment plans that reflect each person’s background, cultural values and personal goals. Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity and compassion while helping clients move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Trained in an integrative model that draws on psychodynamic, person-centered, Gestalt, transactional analysis and cognitive behavioral approaches, she often uses mindfulness-informed CBT techniques to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also integrates transpersonal perspectives that consider spirituality and a deeper sense of meaning where appropriate. Savithri holds NCPS, a credential indicating qualification in counselling and psychotherapy.

Her clinical work has included research and practice in domestic violence, sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS, with a long history of supporting BAME communities, children, young people and families. She has provided one-to-one support for vulnerable children with complex needs and has extensive experience as a youth worker, counsellor, BAME counsellor/psychotherapist and project coordinator. She has collaborated with referral agencies including the NHS, addiction services and women’s support hubs.

Savithri offers culturally sensitive assessments, counselling and consultation for all ages, with particular attention to the challenges of migration, family separation and adapting to life in a new country. She works with a broad range of issues - from grief, bereavement and parenting concerns to addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, bipolar, intimacy and many relationship dynamics - and provides services in English, Hindi, Sinhala and Urdu. She is open to working with international clients and tailors her approach to each individual’s needs and circumstances.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Savithri Jayaweera

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people clarify their values and develop psychological flexibility so they can act in ways that matter to them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often used for anxiety, stress and life transitions). Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections - it can be helpful for relationship issues, parenting challenges and healing from abandonment or attachment wounds). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT is a structured approach that identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression and coping with everyday stresses).

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Savithri takes a collaborative stance - she will work with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences and adapt techniques over time as progress unfolds. Registered professionals tailor interventions to the individual rather than relying on a single method.

Online therapy with Savithri is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities or who live far from specialist services. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access regular sessions and continue therapeutic work from wherever the client is located.