Beverly Rivard, LCSW

Beverly Rivard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience based in Alaska. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, and life changes. Beverly also supports clients facing ADHD, sleep difficulties, compassion fatigue, and questions about gender and sexual identity.

Her approach centers on building strengths alongside addressing problems. Beverly draws on client-centered methods to listen and clarify goals. She uses mindfulness practices and qigong to teach practical stress-management skills. Solution-focused techniques are used for short-term goal work and concrete steps forward.

Beverly combines existential ideas about meaning with hands-on methods like hypnotherapy for people who want a deeper process. Sessions may include breathing and attention exercises, guided imagery, and simple behavioral strategies. She respects differences in culture, gender, religion, race, and neurodiversity.

She has worked with both U.S. and international clients and maintains licensure as an LCSW in Utah and Alaska. Her background includes counseling, social work, life coaching, and complementary practices gathered over two decades in clinical and community settings.

In a session, Beverly typically helps people name patterns that trace back to family of origin issues and past roles. She talks through how those patterns show up now and tests small changes to reduce stress and improve relationships. Practical skills and short-term goals often accompany deeper conversations about values and purpose.

Outside clinical work she practices mindfulness meditation and qigong, and spends time writing and making crafts. Her varied background informs a flexible way of working that balances reflection with concrete tools.

Approaches used in online sessions