- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
- Hypnotherapy options
About Beverly
Beverly Rivard is an LCSW with 22 years of experience and holds licenses in Utah and Alaska. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, depression, parenting challenges, and guilt and shame among other issues. She also supports people facing LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, and life transitions.
Beverly draws on a positive psychology outlook that looks for strengths to build on while addressing problems. She uses mindfulness and qigong practices in sessions to help people manage stress and regulate mood. Hypnotherapy and solution-focused methods are also part of how she helps people make practical changes.
Her style is down-to-earth and practical. Sessions often involve learning short practices, trying new ways of noticing thoughts and feelings, and setting small steps to test what helps. She welcomes both U.S. and international clients and respects differences in culture, gender, religion, race, and ways of thinking.
Beverly describes herself as spiritual and brings that perspective when it fits a person's beliefs. She also has a background as a counselor, social worker, life coach, and energy healing practitioner, and she maintains a personal practice of mindfulness and qigong.
People who want to work on painful experiences tied to identity or who feel stuck by guilt or shame may find her approach useful. The focus is on practical coping tools, short mindfulness practices, and exploring personal strengths so people can move forward at a manageable pace.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's lead. It helps people feel understood and clarifies what matters most to them when dealing with guilt, shame, grief, or stress.Mindfulness therapy teaches short practices for noticing thoughts and bodily sensations. These practices can reduce reactivity and help people respond to difficult feelings in clearer ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels workable, and then try methods together to see what fits best. That collaborative process helps shape whether mindfulness, solution-focused steps, or hypnotherapy techniques are used.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises and brief practices to an online setting so the work stays focused on managing guilt, improving coping, and building on strengths.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Alaska, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, compassion fatigue, and guilt and shame among other areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach with mindfulness and brief practical steps. That often means noticing thoughts and feelings, trying short practices, and testing small behavior changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of experience as a counselor, social worker, life coach, and energy healing practitioner and maintains a personal mindfulness and qigong practice.
Which credentials and region are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Utah and Alaska and is based in Alaska.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.