Ivanilda Silva, LICSW

Ivanilda Silva is a licensed clinician and the CEO and Creative Wellness Director at I.N.V.A.L.I.A. Holistic Center (IHC), where she blends clinical training with creative arts to support healing and growth. She draws on a lifelong passion for dance and writing, and is actively exploring expressive practices such as Biodanza to inform a whole-person approach to wellness.

Silva holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Cameron University (2005) and a Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma (2008). She completed a Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies - Dance/Movement Therapy at Lesley University in 2017 and became a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist in 2018. She also holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential - LICSW - in Massachusetts, and is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, qualifications she integrates into clinical and community work.

Her clinical background includes work as a mental health technician and triage specialist in an inpatient adult psychiatric unit from 2006 to 2008, and later outpatient counseling focused on adults facing PTSD, learning challenges, and life transitions. She has facilitated community workshops and support groups, including a couples workshop titled "The Art of a Positive Relationship" and a parents support group called "Parents Helping Parents." Silva has provided telehealth services through contract work since 2015 and brings 17 years of professional experience to her practice.

Across individual and group settings she combines evidence-informed psychotherapy with expressive methods to offer tailored tools and strategies that address stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, parenting concerns, grief, and other life changes.

Approach-Focused Care Offered Online

Ivanilda Silva combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to support clients in online settings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - helps people clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility by teaching practical skills for managing difficult thoughts and feelings; it is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns show up in current relationships and parenting - it can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment concerns, and family or blended family issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Silva works with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time and inviting client feedback throughout treatment.

Online therapy with Silva is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and engage in therapy from locations that work best for the client.