Beverly Rivard, LCSW

Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and caregiving strain. Beverly also supports those facing life changes, relationship worries, ADHD challenges, and concerns tied to aging and geriatric issues.

Her approach centers on building strengths as well as solving problems. She uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most to each person. Mindfulness practices and qigong are woven into sessions to help with stress, sleep, and focus.

Beverly also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction during transitions. Solution-focused techniques are used for short-term goals and practical steps. Hypnotherapy may be offered as an adjunct to address habits, sleep, or concentrated emotional work.

She has worked with U.S. and international clients and aims to respect differences in culture, gender, religion, race, and neurodiversity. Beverly mentions experience supporting people who have experienced harm related to identity or neuro-divergence. Her style is warm, direct, and geared toward everyday results.

Outside of clinical work she maintains a personal mindfulness and qigong practice and enjoys creative crafts and writing. Beverly practices as an LCSW licensed in Utah and Alaska and brings two decades of varied helping work to her sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Client-centered therapy places the client's needs and perspective at the center of sessions. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people set the pace and topics for their work. This approach suits people who want a supportive, respectful space to figure things out.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve sleep and focus. It can be helpful for anxiety, caregiver fatigue, and coping with life transitions. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small practical steps and clear goals to make progress quickly; this can suit people who want concrete strategies and short-term gains.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Beverly will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That matching can change over time as needs evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during the day, and reduce travel time. It also gives therapists and clients flexibility to try different ways of meeting while focusing on practical steps and mindfulness tools that transfer into everyday life.