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Danica Bokal

Compassionate, practical therapy for life change

LMHC Florida

Experience
8 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Career
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Danica

Danica Bokal is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with eight years of experience in the mental health field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, career shifts, identity questions, and trauma.

Background and approach

Danica is attentive to LGBT concerns and aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space for growth. Danica treats each person as an individual and starts by listening closely to what is happening now.

She blends teaching and therapy so clients learn skills they can use during the week. Sessions are active and directive when needed, with clear tools to manage emotions and behavior.

Her work draws on several practical therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques. These approaches focus on values, committed action, and changing unhelpful thinking.

She also integrates attachment-informed ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and closeness. Danica often supports people through life transitions such as separation, grief, or job changes.

She also addresses intimacy, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, chronic illness, and co-occurring issues like ADHD and bipolar symptoms. She uses straightforward strategies to improve day-to-day functioning.

Her style is authentic, empathetic, and goal-oriented. Clients who want concrete steps and weekly practice find her approach helpful.

If someone is ready to try new ways of coping and building meaning, Danica offers practical guidance toward that goal.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Growth

Danica uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and committing to meaningful steps even when feelings are hard. She also draws on the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns and build better communication and connection through structured exercises and clear feedback.

Attachment-Based Therapy is another part of her toolkit, helping people identify how early patterns shape current closeness and trust. Danica collaborates with each person to decide which mix of approaches fits their situation. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try practical tools together and adjust as needed.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for check-ins, while chat or messaging supports brief check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Danica commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and other life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and authentic while also active and directive. She mixes teaching with therapy so clients practice skills between sessions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Danica has eight years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to connect.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed in

Florida

Languages

English