- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Alaska, Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Grief
About Beverly
Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and focuses on building strengths alongside solving problems. Beverly practices from a positive psychology perspective and uses techniques that are easy to apply between sessions.
She blends client-centered conversations with mindfulness and solution-focused tools. That means sessions usually center on what matters most to the client and on small, doable steps to make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Beverly also uses hypnotherapy in some cases to support behavior change and to reduce intense stress reactions. Beverly has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, caregiving stress, and issues linked to identity such as gender dysphoria and LGBT-related hurt. She also helps with sleeping problems, ADHD-related challenges, career questions, and midlife or life-purpose struggles.
Her approach is practical and tailored to each person’s needs. She holds LCSW credentials in Utah and Alaska. Sessions are offered in English and she works with both U.S. and international clients.
Beverly values cultural differences and aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for clients from diverse backgrounds. Outside of work she practices mindfulness and qigong and enjoys travel, writing, and making art by hand. Her style is gentle, straightforward, and focused on helping people feel healthier and more capable over time.
What Beverly works with
Everything Beverly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Beverly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Beverly lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. Sessions center on what the client wants to change or strengthen, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting back what matters. This approach is useful for parents who want practical support and clearer direction.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and calm the mind. It can help with sleep problems, anxiety, stress, and day-to-day overwhelm by training awareness of thoughts and bodily signals. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and practical strategies. It helps people set short-term goals, try new behaviors, and notice what works so progress builds quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beverly will talk with each client about their goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed, making changes based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone can be less bandwidth intensive, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting routine and to try different formats to see what works best.
Questions people ask about Beverly
What concerns does she address related to parenting?
She helps parents with stress, sleep problems, communication issues, blended family challenges, and balancing caregiving demands with personal needs.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are client-centered and practical, focusing on strengths and small steps. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used to manage stress and improve daily routines.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of experience as a counselor and social worker and has combined coaching and energy-healing practices into her work.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with credentials in Utah and Alaska and is currently associated with Alaska as a location.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she works with both U.S. and international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.
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