Beverly Rivard, LCSW

How Beverly’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard, clarify priorities, and decide what to change in daily life. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management. These tools suit worries like anxiety, grief, and compassion fatigue. Solution-Focused Therapy zooms in on small, achievable steps and quick experiments to move toward clear goals, which works well for career decisions, relationship problems, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Beverly will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She collaborates with each person to try methods and adjust the plan so it fits their needs and values.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a break. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, written reflection, or when a person prefers not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care across locations and busy schedules.