About Lavana
Lavana Kindle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arkansas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and career concerns. She also supports people working on communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love. Her approach is straightforward and grounded in real life.
She moved into counseling after a long career in teaching and administration. She began personal Christian practice in June 2020 and later worked part-time at Newhaven Counseling and Health Services until early 2024.
Background and approach
That mix of roles shaped a practical style that values clear steps and personal meaning. Sessions focus on understanding what’s causing distress and finding doable changes. Lavana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people rebuild after hard experiences and manage everyday pressures.
Conversations are aimed at concrete coping skills and healthier habits. Lavana has eight years of counseling experience alongside more than a decade in higher education. She is also an author and has assisted others with publishing projects, which feeds into her interest in life purpose and meaningful work.
Outside of counseling she is part of a long marriage and a large extended family, and she spends time traveling, cooking, sewing, and making music with her church praise team. Those life roles influence her focus on resilience, relationships, and practical growth.
Practical therapy methods for online care
Many of the techniques Lavana uses are evidence-based and focused on clear change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches breathing, grounding, and stress-management tools to reduce anxiety and manage anger. These are short exercises that can be practiced between sessions to lower daily tension.Another approach involves trauma-informed strategies that help people process painful events at a pace they can handle. This work combines careful talk with step-by-step coping plans so memories feel less overwhelming and everyday functioning improves.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve, and then recommend which techniques to try first. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan stays relevant.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, shorter updates, or more frequent contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English