Danica Rivello, LCSW
New Jersey · 25 years in practice
Danica Rivello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05232400 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1447554852 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Danica
Danica Rivello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. She uses clear, direct conversation to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and life changes. She creates a warm and nonjudgmental space where people can talk about grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and self-esteem.
She respects each person’s background and identity, including LGBT concerns, and aims to listen first before offering steps forward. Her approach blends existential ideas with practical methods like cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based skills.
Background and approach
That means she helps people name what matters, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small changes that fit their life. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical work are used when someone needs emotion regulation or grounding strategies. Danica has particular experience with addiction, bipolar disorder, and sleep or eating struggles, and she supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, or major transitions.
She also helps clients address intimacy issues, communication problems, and concerns around parenting and blended family dynamics. Sessions focus on collaborative problem solving and coaching-style tools when useful. People can expect practical takeaways each week and a steady, respectful presence as they work toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Danica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Danica names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches for meaningful change online
Existential Therapy helps people explore life choices, meaning, and personal values in simple, grounded terms. It can help when someone feels stuck, faces big transitions, or wants clearer direction in relationships and work.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based actions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic problems by teaching practical exercises to stay engaged in life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and uses specific exercises to change patterns. It often helps with sleep, eating issues, anxiety, and mood symptoms through concrete homework and skill practice.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Danica address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family-related concerns, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, combining existential perspective with practical techniques so sessions are conversational and focused on real-life steps.
How much experience does she have?
Danica has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders and trauma histories.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a New Jersey LCSW and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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