Zoila (Mimi) Danta, LMHC

Zoila (Mimi) Danta is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings nearly four decades of experience to therapy. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, substance concerns, depression, relationship struggles, parenting strains, grief, trauma, and life transitions.

She uses direct, practical methods to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her approach, along with Solution-Focused Therapy, so sessions often focus on clear goals and small steps that can change daily routines.

Her background includes leadership roles overseeing DUI education programs and quality assurance for state and county services. That work involved offering individual and group therapy, designing treatment plans, and training other clinicians on ethics and assessments.

Mimi has long worked with adults and older adults and has experience with people affected by substance use and domestic violence. She emphasizes respect for cultural differences and aims to listen with empathy and practical support.

In sessions she moves between structured skill practice and short-term goal work, depending on what a person needs. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, focusing on what can be done now to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.

How her approaches work online

Zoila (Mimi) Danta uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and try practical behavior changes. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing small new responses to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which zeros in on a person’s strengths and clear goals. That approach is useful for short-term problems, decision points, and building specific steps toward desired changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mimi will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try together. Plans can shift if something isn’t helping, so therapy stays focused on what works for the individual.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or brief coaching during a busy day. These options allow people to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines while keeping continuity of care.