Davina Kavanaugh, LPC
Experienced therapist focused on everyday coping
Details
| Name | Davina Kavanaugh |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | South Carolina |
| Licensed in | South Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Davina
Davina Kavanaugh is a licensed professional counselor with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She focuses on practical, steady support so people can feel more able to cope day to day.
Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps easier for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. Davina draws on Narrative work alongside other well-known approaches to help clients tell their story differently and find new meaning in painful events.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques to clarify values and strengthen personal choice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and dialectical skills are used when people need specific tools to manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Her background centers on supporting adults through relationship and family difficulties, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem.
She also works with people facing chronic illness, body image challenges, or compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. Davina pays attention to how past losses, abandonment, attachment patterns, and dissociation shape current problems. Sessions focus on practical steps and real-world tools.
Clients can expect help sorting priorities, practicing coping strategies, and trying small changes between meetings. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Davina practices in South Carolina as an LPC.
All sessions are conducted in English and are offered through a variety of online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Davina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Davina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Davina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Davina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-focused approaches work online
Davina often combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to guide online work. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps people reframe those stories so painful events feel less defining. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that align with those values while learning to sit with difficult feelings. Client-centered work emphasizes being heard and understood so clients can make changes from a place of self-acceptance.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Davina will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they pick or blend methods that feel most useful, then adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls make it possible to meet face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or work when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text messaging are available for shorter check-ins, journaling support, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel while still getting practical tools and reflection time with a licensed professional.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Davina commonly help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, addictions, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She blends Narrative perspectives with ACT, client-centered care, CBT, and DBT skills to match what each person needs.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Davina has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions, relationship strain, chronic health challenges, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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