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Danica Bokal, LMHC

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Career
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Danica

Danica Bokal is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, identity questions, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With eight years of clinical experience, she brings an empathic, active, and directive stance that balances psychoeducation with practical therapeutic work clients can apply between sessions. She highlights sensitivity to LGBTQ+ issues as well as gender-specific needs for women and men.

Danica tailors evidence-based techniques to each person’s situation, drawing from approaches that emphasize internal parts work, mindful acceptance, attachment patterns, and cognitive change. Her style aims to be inviting and nonjudgmental while also offering clear structure and skills coaching.

She encourages clients to discover and use internal strengths as part of pursuing a more meaningful and fulfilling life and supports those committed to change with collaborative goal-setting and concrete interventions.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps clients explore internal parts and cultivate a compassionate relationship with those parts, which can be useful for trauma, identity issues, and self-regulation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful actions, which supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relational patterns formed early in life and helps rebuild healthier ways of relating, which can aid relationship, intimacy, and family concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to determine which methods best match current goals, preferences, and the nature of the concerns, and will adjust the approach as needed over time to support practical progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes, reduce travel time, and allow clients to practice skills between meetings in ways that integrate with daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, identity concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is the overall therapeutic style and approach?
The approach blends empathic, client-centered listening with active, directive interventions and psychoeducation so clients can practice skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has eight years of experience working in the mental health field with individuals and families across diverse concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - FL LMHC MH18086 - and provides services from Florida.
Are sessions offered in any languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

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

Florida

Languages

English