Ivanilda Silva, LICSW
Massachusetts · 17 years in practice
Ivanilda Silva is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience.
License and registration
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- 121715 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1134302714 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
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About Ivanilda
Ivanilda Silva is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She brings a creative, person-focused approach and draws on psychotherapy and expressive practices to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship strains. Ivanilda blends practical talk therapy with an interest in movement and the arts to tailor work to each person's needs.
She prefers short, honest sessions where people name what feels hard and try small changes.
Background and approach
Ivanilda uses everyday language and concrete strategies so someone can take steps between meetings. She also pays attention to how relationships, attachment, and life purpose affect mood and coping. Over her career she has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings and community programs.
That background shaped her understanding of crisis, trauma, and long-term recovery. She has also led workshops for parents and couples and facilitated peer support groups in community settings. Ivanilda trained in social work and expressive therapies, and holds an MA and a License in Clinical Social Work.
She combines evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral work and acceptance strategies with attachment-focused conversations to address patterns that keep people stuck. People who reach out often want help with depression, grief, parenting stress, identity and intimacy questions, or major life changes. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ivanilda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ivanilda names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Ivanilda uses Existential Therapy to help people examine meaning, choice, and what matters most in life. That approach is useful for questions about purpose, major life changes, and feeling stuck in recurring patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, appears in her work as practical exercises in accepting difficult feelings while committing to values-based actions to move forward.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape emotional reactions and communication. That work helps with intimacy issues, attachment wounds, and recurring relationship difficulties. These approaches are offered in collaboration - she will discuss options and help decide what fits a person's needs and goals rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options provide flexibility so people can try different formats and find what helps them engage most effectively.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, career changes, and related concerns like self-esteem and isolation.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is grounded and collaborative, mixing talk therapy with expressive ideas and practical tools. Sessions focus on clear steps and understanding patterns that matter in daily life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Ivanilda has 17 years of clinical experience, including work in inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient counseling, and community workshops and support groups.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Master of Arts and a Master of Social Work and practices as an LICSW in Massachusetts.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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