Dr Shelia Rivers, LCSW

Dr Shelia Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 15 years of experience helping people navigate stressful and painful life moments. She holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in social work as well as a master’s in public health, combining clinical training with a broader understanding of community and population health.

Licensed to practice in both Mississippi and Louisiana, she concentrates on supporting individuals facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. Her practice also includes focused work on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, communication and commitment struggles, dissociation, and parenting or fatherhood challenges.

Dr Rivers developed Girl Get Your Life Together, a wellness program designed to help women move from survival mode toward a more grounded, purposeful life. Her clinical approach is compassionate, honest, and collaborative; she draws on evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral therapy - which helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns - trauma-focused interventions tailored to healing trauma responses, and solution-focused techniques that emphasize practical steps toward immediate goals.

Sheila prioritizes an open, nonjudgmental environment where people can explore difficult feelings and build practical coping skills. She aims to guide clients toward meaningful growth while honoring each person’s unique story and pace of change.