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.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English