Beverly Rivard, LCSW

Beverly Rivard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Utah and Alaska with 22 years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family matters, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Beverly also lists support for LGBT issues, compassion fatigue, sleeping problems, and parenting stress.

Beverly emphasizes strengths alongside problem solving. She uses mindfulness habits and movement practices to manage stress and increase day-to-day wellbeing. Sessions tend to mix practical suggestions with reflective conversation. She draws on approaches that focus on the person’s experience and present resources.

Her background includes long experience as a counselor, social worker, and life coach. Beverly has worked with both U.S. and international clients and says she respects differences in culture, gender, religion, race, lifestyle, and belief. She also notes experience helping people recover from hurt tied to race, gender, or neurodivergent ways of thinking.

Practical work may include goal-focused planning, short-term strategies, and mindfulness practices to help with sleep, stress, and day-to-day routines. She mentions hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques alongside client-centered and existential approaches. These tools are used to address issues like midlife questions, career decisions, and family communication concerns including blended family issues.

Outside her clinical work Beverly practices mindfulness meditation and qigong. She lives in the desert southwest, enjoys travel and creative crafts, and has a long-standing personal interest in spiritual practice.