Davina Kavanaugh , LPC

Davina Kavanaugh is a licensed counselor based in South Carolina with 18 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. As an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), she blends evidence-based techniques with an empathetic, client-centered stance to help individuals manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma.

Her practice emphasizes relationship and family work, including communication problems, blended family issues, parenting concerns, and recovery from abuse. She also addresses addictions, codependency, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, chronic illness and pain, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment concerns, personality-related patterns such as avoidant or dependent tendencies, dissociation, and mood or behavioral regulation difficulties.

Davina draws from several therapeutic methods to tailor care to each person’s needs, combining practical skills training with exploration of personal meaning and values. Her aim is to help clients build resilience, develop healthier coping strategies, and deepen self-understanding while navigating transitions across life stages. She provides professional guidance with a respectful, strengths-based approach that supports steady progress toward emotional and relational goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Davina Kavanaugh uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mood concerns.

She also integrates client-centered principles, offering a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens deeply and supports each person’s goals. Finding the right approach is part of the process and Davina will work with clients to determine which methods fit best based on individual needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Davina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access to care. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy schedule, continue work during life transitions, and maintain regular contact with a licensed professional when in-person visits are not convenient.