Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera , NCPS

Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a licensed psychotherapist in the United Kingdom with 16 years of professional experience, and she holds the NCPS credential, indicating training in clinical psychotherapy. She practices as an integrative psychotherapist, combining approaches such as psychodynamic work, person-centered methods, gestalt, transactional analysis, and cognitive behavioral techniques to tailor care to each individual. Her background includes postgraduate studies in clinical psychology, integrative counselling, and psychotherapy, supported by extensive clinical experience working across youth services and community settings.

Savi has developed specialist expertise in areas including domestic violence, sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, and support for BAME communities, children, young people, and families. She has served as a youth service practitioner and YMCA clinician and has long experience as a BME practitioner and project coordinator. Her work often includes collaboration with referral agencies such as the NHS, addiction services, and women’s support hubs to ensure comprehensive care for those she supports.

She offers culturally sensitive psychological assessment, counselling, and consultation services for clients of all ages, addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, addictions, self-harm, bereavement, parenting challenges, and LGBT issues. Savi emphasizes respectful, compassionate engagement and believes people carry strengths and wisdom that can guide their growth. She aims to co-create treatment plans that reflect each person’s values, culture, and specific needs while maintaining strong safeguarding practice and a focus on positive outcomes.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages mindful awareness of thoughts and feelings while helping clients clarify personal values and take meaningful action in line with those values. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and difficulties with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and relating formed in early relationships, aiming to improve trust, emotional regulation, and closeness in adult relationships and family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, commonly applied to depression, anxiety, and trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Savi works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts her integrative training to create a plan that reflects the client’s cultural background, strengths, and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity when travel or relocation occurs, and receive support from wherever the client is located. These options support consistent engagement and make it possible to choose the format that feels most comfortable and effective for each individual.