Beverly Rivard, LCSW

Beverly Rivard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience who blends clinical training with complementary practices to support people through stress, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. She draws from a strengths-based, positive psychology orientation, helping clients build on what is working well while also addressing painful patterns and symptoms. Beverly integrates mindfulness and qigong practices into her work to offer practical tools for managing stress, improving sleep, and enhancing overall well-being.

Licensed to practice in both Alaska and Utah, Beverly has served clients in the United States and internationally and honors differences in culture, gender, religion, race, neurodiversity, and lifestyle. Her background includes roles as a counselor, social worker, life coach, and energy healing practitioner, which inform a flexible, person-centered style that respects each client’s values and goals. She welcomes people seeking recovery from hurt related to identity, beliefs, or neuro-divergent experiences.

Outside of her clinical work, Beverly maintains a personal mindfulness and qigong practice and enjoys traveling, writing, and hands-on creative activities such as working with paper, yarn, beads, and clay. She approaches each therapeutic relationship with compassion and a commitment to helping clients move toward greater happiness and health.

Mindful, Client-Focused Approaches for Online Care

Beverly uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where the client’s own goals and values guide the process. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration to help people explore choices, relationships, and life changes. Mindfulness Therapy features attention-training practices and present-moment awareness exercises that reduce stress, improve sleep, and help manage anxiety and mood concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy is goal-oriented and practical, inviting clients to identify small, achievable steps that lead to meaningful change and relief from immediate problems.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Beverly works with each person to match methods to their needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting strategies over time so the work stays useful and relevant. Clients are invited to participate actively in shaping their plan of care.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - so people can access support from home, during travel, or across time zones. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting sessions into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.