- Anxiety and stress
- Addictions support
- Adoption and foster care
About Donice
Donice Holbrook is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of clinical practice in California. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She also pays attention to issues related to adoption and foster care alongside other life challenges. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people find practical ways to feel steadier day to day.
Her sessions emphasize clear goals and steady progress. Donice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's situation. She draws on a Christian-informed perspective when it is relevant to a client’s values and decisions.
She often helps people who are moving through major life changes, coping with chronic health or end-of-life concerns, or handling the stress of caregiving and financial strain. She also addresses communication problems, social anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and substance-related difficulties. The work typically centers on building coping skills, improving self-understanding, and creating realistic plans for change.
Donice brings a warm, respectful presence to sessions and aims to make therapy understandable. She emphasizes practical coping tools, clearer communication, and steady steps toward better daily functioning. People can expect a caring space to talk things through and to set achievable goals.
Her practice is based in California and she conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How evidence-based approaches guide online care
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building coping skills. Cognitive-based methods help people notice thought patterns that fuel anxiety or depression and replace them with more balanced thinking. These approaches are useful for panic, social anxiety, low mood, and stress.Behavioral strategies target actions and routines. That can mean setting small goals, practicing exposure to feared situations in safe steps, or creating healthier daily habits to reduce mood swings and compulsive behaviors. These techniques often help with addictions, OCD symptoms, and panic responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and day-to-day realities. That collaborative process includes checking what helps and adjusting techniques over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use methods learned in sessions directly in their usual environments, which supports practicing new skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Donice address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction issues, and self-esteem problems, along with related areas like obsessions, panic, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and step-by-step progress.
What experience does she have?
She has about 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex life challenges and transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.