Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
How Lavana works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arkansas
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lavana
Lavana Kindle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and career concerns. She writes and helps people struggling with communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, life purpose, and self-love. Lavana brings a calm, direct style to sessions and aims to make therapy practical and usable for daily life.
She has about eight years of counseling experience and moved into personal Christian practice in June 2020.
Background and approach
Before that she taught and held administrative roles at Southern Arkansas University for 13 years, and she provided part-time therapy while transitioning from academic work. Her background includes work in community counseling settings and past roles that combined teaching and counseling. Lavana has authored several books and has assisted others in getting their work published.
That experience shapes how she helps people tell their stories and set goals. In sessions she uses clear, structured conversations to uncover patterns and try new behaviors. Her approach blends practical problem solving with attention to personal values and spiritual concerns when clients wish to include those topics.
She encourages small, steady steps toward change and focuses on skills people can use between appointments. Sessions typically center on improving communication, managing strong emotions like anger, and finding purpose in work and life. Outside of counseling, Lavana lives in Arkansas with her husband.
She enjoys cooking, sewing, travel, and playing flute and harmonicas on her church praise team.
What Lavana works with
Everything Lavana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lavana's practice.
Approaches for managing strong emotions online
Two evidence-based techniques Lavana commonly uses are practical skills training and trauma-informed care. Practical skills training focuses on building specific tools for regulating emotions, improving communication, and managing anger through step-by-step exercises you can try between sessions. Trauma-informed care centers on recognizing how past hurt affects current reactions and pacing work to avoid overwhelming the person while addressing sources of distress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, challenges, and preferences, then adjust techniques as needed. Together they decide which methods feel most helpful and make a plan that suits the client's pace and life circumstances.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues during conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Lavana
What concerns does she help with?
Lavana supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and career challenges. She also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She offers a calm, direct approach that focuses on practical skills. Sessions emphasize clear conversation, skill building, and small steps people can use between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has about eight years of counseling experience and prior work in teaching and administration at Southern Arkansas University. She has run a personal Christian practice since June 2020 and has provided therapy in community settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Arkansas. The profile lists her as an AR LPC.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options offer different ways to connect depending on preference.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.