Danica Rivello

Experienced LCSW blending skills and compassion

LCSW New Jersey

Experience: 25 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Career, Bipolar
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Danica

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

Background and approach

She blends practical, evidence-informed strategies with a compassionate, person-centered stance to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance-based and mindfulness-informed practices, which she adapts to each client’s circumstances.

Clients seeking support for relationship and family challenges, career stress, self-esteem struggles, parenting difficulties, or complex medical and caregiving stressors can expect a collaborative approach that combines skills training, values-based work, and problem-solving. Danica places value on the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for progress, offering a warm, nonjudgmental environment where practical tools and compassionate guidance come together.

She works with people facing a wide array of concerns including trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and issues around identity and sexuality, tailoring interventions to individualized goals and needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Danica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and reshape unhelpful thinking patterns and the behaviors that follow, providing concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and support committed action even when difficult emotions are present, which can be especially useful during major life transitions and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques over time so treatment remains relevant and useful rather than fixed or prescriptive.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity when life gets chaotic, and use skill-building between sessions in real time with therapist feedback.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, and many other life challenges.

How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?

The clinician uses a warm, interactive style and integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), existential and mindfulness-informed methods tailored to each person.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

This practitioner has 25 years of experience working with individuals across a broad range of concerns, including mood disorders and trauma histories.

What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?

The provider holds an LCSW and is licensed in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC05232400.

Which languages are available and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does the therapist offer?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

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 OCD Panic 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