About Rivka
Rivka Silverman is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of practice in New York. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, caregiver strain, trauma and big life changes. Rivka prioritizes clear, practical steps that people can use right away.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps clients notice unhelpful patterns, build better communication skills, and strengthen emotional resilience. Sessions emphasize small, manageable goals so progress feels steady.
Background and approach
Rivka often works with parents who are juggling responsibilities and the stress that comes with caregiving. She supports people who want to improve relationships with themselves and others and who want tools for calmer daily life. The work can include learning to set boundaries, managing intense emotions, and adjusting to new life chapters.
She relies on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions. That means choosing approaches that match a person's needs and trying practical exercises tailored to real-life problems. The focus is on skills people can practice between sessions.
Rivka aims to create a respectful and collaborative space. She helps clients identify strengths and build confidence to handle challenges. Her practice seeks to make therapy feel useful and grounded in everyday life.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Rivka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One commonly used approach helps people learn skills to manage overwhelming emotions and reduce anxiety through gradual practice and behavior changes. Another approach emphasizes building clearer communication and healthier relationship habits by identifying interaction patterns and trying new ways of speaking and setting boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rivka collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helping and what feels useful to the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or caregiving responsibilities. Video calls let therapists and clients work face-to-face when helpful, phone sessions can fit into tight windows or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins and support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing everyday demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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