Therapist in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Marie Riviere, Therapist

Marie Riviere, LICSW, helps individuals and families across New Hampshire find healing, resilience, and clarity through life’s challenges. She works with children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide range of mental health concerns, offering a compassionate and clinically grounded approach. Through both individual and family therapy, Marie supports clients in building stronger relationships, navigating emotional distress, and developing skills for lasting change. Marie is especially passionate about supporting individuals through significant life transitions, with a strong focus on women’s issues, midlife and later-life changes, and postpartum anxiety and depression. She brings empathy and deep clinical insight to those navigating identity shifts, grief, and the complex emotional terrain that can arise during pivotal moments in life. Whether helping a new mother adjust to the demands of parenthood or guiding someone through the uncertainty of retirement, Marie offers a steady and empowering presence. With over three decades of experience, Marie specializes in treating anxiety, trauma, and childhood behavioral issues using evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and family therapy. She also supports couples in improving communication and rebuilding connection. Clients appreciate her collaborative style, cultural sensitivity, and her ability to adapt therapy to meet their unique needs. Marie offers services in Arabic and French in addition to English, making care more accessible to diverse communities. Outside of her clinical work, Marie enjoys swimming, biking, painting, reading, and spending time walking or playing with her grand dog. Her multifaceted interests mirror the creativity and warmth she brings into her sessions.