Donice Holbrook, LCSW

Donice Holbrook is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and substance concerns. She focuses on practical coping skills and steady support during hard times. Donice creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and start building manageable routines.

Her work includes helping with self-esteem, panic and social anxiety, and obsessive thoughts. She also offers support around adoption and foster care concerns, chronic health challenges such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and money and financial stress. Donice pays attention to co-occurring issues so care feels coordinated rather than fragmented.

Donice brings a values-aware approach informed by her Christian perspective, which she uses when clients want faith to be part of sessions. She aims to match therapy to each person’s beliefs and goals, whether the focus is practical problem-solving or exploring meaning and values.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, simple strategies, and steady encouragement. Donice helps people find coping techniques that fit everyday life, whether the goal is reducing panic, improving communication, or maintaining recovery from addiction.

She practices in California and works in English. People interested in starting fill out a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability using the Start Therapy button.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Donice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in straightforward ways. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills that reduce anxiety and manage panic - teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral changes to lower distress. Another approach emphasizes building routines and relapse-prevention strategies that support recovery from addictions and stabilize mood for people with depression or bipolar symptoms.

Choosing a method is a collaborative process. Donice works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then tries approaches that fit their needs. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan so therapy stays useful and relevant over time.

Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy lives. It can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking to see what is offered and what best fits your routine.