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Danica Rivello, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Career
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Danica

Danica Rivello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws from evidence-informed methods to offer practical skills for managing depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma reactions, and challenges related to addiction, grief, and intimacy. Danica emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and works to create a warm, welcoming environment where people feel heard and understood.

Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive and dialectical techniques, adapting interventions to each person’s needs and goals. She has extensive experience addressing self-esteem, relationship and communication difficulties, LGBT concerns, and a wide range of behavioral and emotional issues including eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.

Based in New Jersey, Danica brings a calm, interactive counseling style that values collaboration and practical problem solving as clients pursue meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Danica commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult emotions while committing to actions that support a meaningful life; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for stress, mood concerns, and many everyday challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work in therapy. She partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then adapts techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, or mindfulness-based methods as appropriate to the situation and what the client finds most helpful.

Online sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase accessibility and scheduling flexibility. These options allow clients to engage in skill-building, values work, and problem solving from home or elsewhere, making it easier to maintain consistency and fit therapy into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danica work with?
She addresses a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy-related struggles, self-esteem, ADHD, and relationship and family concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her style is warm, interactive, and tailored to each person, combining acceptance-oriented work with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical strategies alongside motivational interviewing to build skills and clarify values.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
Danica brings 25 years of experience as a practicing clinician, working with people who have mood disorders, trauma histories, and a wide variety of life adjustment concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC05232400.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and schedule.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English

What Danica can help with

Danica Rivello works with clients on stress and anxiety, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes.

Danica works with individuals experiencing life adjustments, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues.

How Danica approaches therapy

Danica's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Danica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New Jersey.

Therapy style

Danica aims to support and empower you on your journey.