Lavana Kindle
Arkansas LPC focused on trauma, grief, and spiritual counseling
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About
Lavana Kindle blends years of classroom, administrative, and counseling work into a thoughtful counseling presence. After a 13-year teaching tenure at Southern Arkansas University, she transitioned into therapy work while continuing scholarship and writing. Her path includes roles in higher education and clinical settings, and she has been in a Christian practice since June 2020. She also retired from Newhaven Counseling and Health Services in February 2024.
As an LPC with eight years of practice experience, she has provided trauma counseling for children, youth, and adults, as well as support for couples and spiritual concerns. She is an author and has assisted others with publishing projects, bringing a detail-oriented and reflective approach to therapeutic work. Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, grief, anger, career questions, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
At home in Camden, Arkansas, Lavana and her husband Lee have been married nearly fifty years. They are active in Victory Church and enjoy a large family that includes two daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Outside of practice she spends time traveling, cooking, sewing, and playing flute and harmonicas on the church praise team.
- Location:
- Arkansas, United States
- Years Experience:
- 8
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- No
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Career difficulties
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: AR LPC P2407004
- NPI Number: 1932712064
- License: LPC (Arkansas)
Remote care and communication options
The profile does not specify formal clinical approaches. Lavana brings experience in trauma counseling, couples work, and spiritual counseling, and she frames remote sessions around those professional interests. She also has a background in teaching and administration, which informs how she explains concepts and structures conversations with people who seek guidance. When collaborating online she emphasizes partnership and clarity about goals, using her experience with grief, anxiety, stress, anger, career concerns, and matters such as forgiveness and self-worth. Prospective participants can expect a conversational format that attends to personal and relational concerns while drawing on her training and published work. Teletherapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for different rhythms of communication so that people and couples can choose the mode that best matches their needs and schedules.What is Lavana Kindle's professional background?
She has eight years of experience as an LPC and previously taught and worked for 13 years at Southern Arkansas University. Her career path includes teaching, administration, and counseling, and she has provided trauma counseling and spiritual counseling.
What credentials and licensure does she hold?
Lavana is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Her license details are AR LPC P2407004.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English.
Where is she based?
She is based in Arkansas and has lived in Camden for more than 35 years.
How can clients work with her remotely?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to work together.
Does she accept international clients?
No. The profile indicates she does not accept international clients.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to get started?
To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.