Dr Shelia Rivers , LCSW

Dr Shelia Rivers helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an MS and a doctorate in social work and brings 15 years of experience to her work. She is based in Mississippi and offers care in English.

Her style is direct and compassionate. She aims to build a clear plan with each person and focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life. Sessions often include learning skills to cope, noticing thought patterns, and practicing small behavior changes between meetings.

Dr Rivers created a wellness program called Girl Get Your Life Together to help women move from survival mode toward a more grounded, purposeful life. That program reflects her interest in women's issues and in supporting people who want to rebuild routine and meaning. She works with concerns like attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and shame.

She has worked with trauma, domestic violence, divorce and separation, immigration stress, and disaster-related adjustment. Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address dissociation, impulsivity, dependent personality tendencies, and relationship distress. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's needs.

New work with Dr Rivers often begins by clarifying goals, trying concrete coping tools, and checking what helps most. She describes the process as honest and practical, and she focuses on skills that carry into daily life.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Dr Rivers commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice unhelpful thinking and practice different behaviors. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.

She also uses trauma-focused methods that focus on stabilizing symptoms, building safety, and developing coping tools for people who have experienced abuse or other traumatic events. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify strengths and set short-term goals that lead to practical change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to concerns, try techniques that match goals, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the client's needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity when travel or life changes occur.