Beverly RivardLCSW

Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She supports concerns that include parenting, sleep problems, ADHD, relationship stress, depression, compassion fatigue, and issues related to gender and LGBT identity. Beverly works with both U.S. and international clients and conducts sessions in English.

She uses a strengths-focused, client-centered way of working. Beverly helps clients notice what is already working and builds on those strengths. She includes mindfulness practices and qigong to help regulate stress and improve day-to-day wellbeing.

Beverly draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning during transitions. She also uses solution-focused strategies to set clear, practical goals and track progress. Hypnotherapy is part of her toolkit when appropriate and requested by the person she is working with.

Her background combines counseling, social work, life coaching, and energy-based practices. Beverly is licensed as an LCSW in Alaska and Utah, and she brings a personal practice of mindfulness and qigong into sessions when helpful.

She respects cultural, gender, and belief differences and welcomes clients who want to recover from pain connected to identity or neurodivergence. Beverly describes herself as spiritually oriented and enjoys creative hobbies outside work.

If someone wants to begin, they follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How Beverly’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace. Beverly creates a space where clients describe their goals and she helps them name what matters most. This approach suits stress, grief, and life-change concerns because it starts from the client’s experience.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices for grounding and noticing thoughts and bodily signals. These techniques help with anxiety, sleep problems, and managing daily stress. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small changes that move people toward the life they want, which is useful for parenting challenges, career decisions, and coping with transitions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Beverly will collaborate with each person to decide what helps most, adjusting methods as goals and preferences emerge. The process is meant to be hands-on and goal oriented while honoring personal values and cultural differences.

Session format options were not specified in the profile, so confirm current choices before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and giving access to a therapist across regions. Licensed professionals can use a range of approaches in remote sessions to practice mindfulness exercises, guide solution-focused planning, or teach simple qigong and breathing techniques that fit into daily routines.