Dr Shelia Rivers, LCSW

Licensed in Mississippi · 15 years in practice

Dr Shelia Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 15 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Mississippi: C8089 · expires April 2027
LCSW, Louisiana: 15049 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1003267444 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Shelia

Dr Shelia Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 15 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or big life changes. She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps people can take right away.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and what can be changed. She emphasizes coping skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding safety after difficult experiences.

Background and approach

Dr Rivers brings a public health perspective as well as clinical social work training. That background informs how she looks at a person’s situation within family, work, and community contexts. She also created a wellness program aimed at helping women move from surviving to living with purpose.

Typical concerns she addresses include relationship strain, separation or divorce, attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, and issues around sexuality such as kink and alternative sex culture. She also supports people coping with disaster, immigration stress, dissociation, domestic violence effects, fatherhood challenges, guilt, shame, and impulsivity. Therapy sessions are practical and paced to the person’s needs.

Dr Rivers works with clients to set clear goals and try small changes between sessions. Her approach aims to help people feel more capable, more connected, and better able to handle the next steps in life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shelia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Online support

How evidence-based approaches work online

Dr Rivers uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present-day coping and healing from trauma. Cognitive behavioral approaches help identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Trauma-focused strategies concentrate on stabilizing reactions, improving emotion regulation, and restoring a sense of control after difficult experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means trying approaches, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed rather than committing to one fixed method up front.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send shorter updates, handle quick concerns, or check in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or other schedules while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include attachment, codependency, divorce, and issues related to kink and alternative sex culture.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is compassionate and direct. She works collaboratively, helping clients set clear goals and learn practical coping skills they can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working in social work and mental health settings. That experience informs how she approaches trauma, relationships, and stress.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with credentials listed as MS LCSW and LA LCSW, and she practices in Mississippi.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client’s needs.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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