Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera, NCPS

Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera is a counsellor with 16 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and completed postgraduate studies in clinical psychology, integrative counselling and psychotherapy. Savi aims to listen with respect and compassion, and she adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation.

Savi uses an integrative way of working that draws on a range of therapies rather than a single method. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the person - feelings, thoughts, relationships and practical steps. She places value on clients' own strengths and life experience when planning next steps.

Her day-to-day practice includes supporting people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and trauma and abuse. She also works with intimate and sexual wellbeing concerns, addictions, grief and major life changes. Savi has longstanding experience with diverse communities and issues that affect marginalised groups.

She has particular experience in work connected to domestic violence, sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS, and has provided services in youth settings including the YMCA and other referral agencies. Her background includes project coordination and roles supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

Savi speaks English, Hindi, Sinhala and Urdu and is comfortable working with international clients. She uses clinical skills from psychodynamic, person-centred, gestalt, transactional analysis and cognitive approaches to help people make practical changes.

To begin, she invites people to reflect on what they want to change and to take one step at a time, with a tailored plan that fits their goals and circumstances.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - appointments can be scheduled around work, study or caregiving, and sessions can reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or a mix of conversation and practical exercises that suit each person’s energy and focus levels. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can adapt exercises and tools used in ACT and CBT to online settings to keep sessions practical and goal focused.