Ivanilda Silva, LICSW

Ivanilda Silva is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She brings clinical social work training together with creative practices like dance and expressive arts. Ivanilda has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings and runs a wellness center focused on practical tools for healing.

She blends talking therapy with movement and expressive techniques when helpful. Sessions emphasize clear goals, small steps, and skills clients can use between meetings. Ivanilda uses everyday language and straightforward exercises so people can try ideas quickly.

Her background includes work on inpatient adult psychiatric units and outpatient counseling for people with trauma, PTSD, and life transitions. She has led parent support groups and a workshop on positive relationships. She also has experience offering remote services since 2015.

Common concerns she helps address include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting strain, and jealousy. She also works with challenges such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, body image, and caregiver stress.

Therapeutic methods Ivanilda uses include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Emotionally-Focused work, and client-centered techniques. She draws from these methods to match strategies to each person's situation and preferences.

Ivanilda practices in Massachusetts and offers sessions in English. Her approach aims to be practical, creative, and grounded so clients leave with usable tools and clearer next steps.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed actions that move a person toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and change ways of relating that cause pain or distance.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ivanilda works with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She often blends elements from different approaches so sessions match what is most useful in the moment.

Discuss the practical arrangements before beginning therapy online. Confirm the current session options, fees, and appointment schedule, and raise any access needs or communication preferences. The aim is to understand the next steps and decide whether the proposed arrangements work for you.