Sambavi Venkatesan

Sambavi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Austin, Texas. She specializes in providing support to high school and college students and young adults, navigating the complexities of adulting and significant life transitions. Her clients are ready to unburden themselves from the weight of negative thoughts, anxiety, and self-doubt, which can cast shadows over their academic, professional, and personal aspirations.

Sambavi equips clients with practical tools to navigate these challenges effectively, allowing clients to feel confident in regulating emotions, reducing physical symptoms of anxiety and stress, and building more positive thoughts about themselves and their reality. She draws from a diverse toolkit of therapeutic modalities, including Relational-Cultural Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, and Restorative Practices.

Her therapeutic style is marked by warmth, an emphasis on building strong relationships, cultural sensitivity, and a focus on solution-oriented counseling. She strives to be an anti-racist and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist and is dedicated to offering decolonized mental health services that honor the strengths and identities of each individual.

Sambavi holds a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The George Washington University and completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology and Marketing at The University Of Texas at Austin.