Beverly Rivard, LCSW
Alaska · 22 years in practice
Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Alaska
- CSWS1028 · expires June 2026
- LCSW, Utah
- 12972640-3501 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1821250606 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Beverly
Beverly Rivard is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, relationship and family strains, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Beverly welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and works with LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns as well as issues around identity and isolation. Beverly uses a strengths-based, client-centered style.
Background and approach
She leans on Existential ideas to help people find meaning and purpose when life feels confusing. Mindfulness and qigong are folded into sessions to teach breathing, grounding, and simple practices for stress relief. She also offers solution-focused work to set clear, practical goals and hypnotherapy when clients want a different way to access change.
Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. Beverly helps people name what matters, try small shifts, and track what actually changes. Beverly holds LCSW licenses in Utah and Alaska.
She has worked as a counselor, social worker, life coach, and energy healing practitioner over two decades. That range gives her many tools to draw from while keeping the client's needs central. She sees people in Alaska and also supports international clients.
Sessions use straightforward techniques that can be practiced at home. Beverly emphasizes collaboration and will work at a pace that fits each person's life and responsibilities.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Beverly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Beverly names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Beverly Uses Therapeutic Approaches Online
Existential Therapy helps people tackle big questions about meaning, purpose, and identity. Beverly uses it to help clients notice what matters to them and make choices that align with those values. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person’s experience leads the work; this approach is useful for people who need a steady, empathic space to sort through feelings. Mindfulness Therapy brings simple breathing, attention, and movement practices into sessions to reduce stress and improve focus, and Beverly often pairs these with qigong-based exercises for calm.Finding the best approach is part of the process. Beverly works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and pace. She may combine elements from different approaches and adjust as progress unfolds, so the plan changes if something isn't helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and guided practices, while phone calls can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options aim to make scheduling easier and to keep therapy accessible across distances.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Beverly support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and family difficulties, sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and many identity-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Beverly works in a conversational, client-centered way that builds on strengths. She combines meaning-focused conversations with practical exercises and mindfulness techniques.
What is her background and experience?
She has 22 years of experience as a counselor, social worker, life coach, and energy healing practitioner, using a variety of approaches to support client goals.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Utah and Alaska, with practice based in Alaska and willingness to work with international clients.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English for both U.S. and international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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