Beverly Rivard, LCSW

Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, midlife concerns, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, career shifts, depression, and compassion fatigue. Beverly works with clients across cultural and identity differences and accepts international clients. She draws on a strengths-based outlook that looks for what is already working. That outlook is paired with mindfulness practices and gentle movement to help manage stress and lift mood. Sessions often include practical strategies that people can try between meetings and simple breathing or body-based routines to reduce overwhelm. Beverly uses client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep work grounded and goal-oriented. She also brings existential questions into conversation when clients are rethinking life purpose or facing big changes. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness approaches are available as tools for managing symptoms like anxiety, sleep disruption, and persistent negative thinking. Her practice style is collaborative and respectful. Beverly listens for each person’s values, cultural background, and personal strengths before suggesting next steps. She encourages small, achievable changes that fit daily life. Outside of clinical work she maintains a personal mindfulness and qigong practice and enjoys writing and making art. Beverly lives in the desert southwest while holding active LCSW licenses in Alaska and Utah. If you are navigating a midlife shift, grief, or ongoing stress, Beverly offers a calm, practical approach to help you find clearer next steps.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. Online sessions can keep that same respectful, nonjudgmental tone while helping people clarify goals and values. Existential Therapy invites questions about life purpose and meaningful change and can be helpful for people facing midlife transitions or major decisions. Mindfulness Therapy uses attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve sleep and mood; these skills translate well to conversations over video or phone and to short daily practices between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beverly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one method up front.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes working with a licensed professional across state or international lines more feasible while focusing on practical strategies you can use day to day.