Danica Bokal, LMHC
Warm, practical guidance for life changes
Details
| Name | Danica Bokal |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
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 who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life changes. She is attentive to LGBT concerns and to gendered needs such as women's empowerment and men's mental health.
Danica treats each person as an individual and listens to what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions combine education about skills with hands-on therapeutic work. She offers practical tools clients can use during the week between meetings and checks in on how those techniques are going. Her style is warm and empathetic while also being active and directive when that helps move things forward.
She draws on narrative ideas to help people reframe difficult stories, and uses approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral tools to address patterns that cause distress. Danica also considers attachment issues when she helps people understand relationship patterns and long-standing responses to stress or loss.
She supports people coping with addictions, career shifts, parenting strain, sleep and eating struggles, chronic illness, trauma and related challenges. People who want a therapist who balances compassion with practical steps may find this approach useful. Danica encourages clients to identify strengths they already have and to experiment with small changes that add up over time.
If someone is committed to creating more meaning and better functioning, she works collaboratively toward those goals.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Career difficulties among the things Danica works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Danica among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Danica directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Danica directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches for remote care
Danica blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to help people online. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and looks for alternate, more helpful ways to view those stories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and to take actions that match personal values. Attachment-based ideas help people see how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and close connections.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Danica will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they try tools and adjust the plan so the work fits the person’s life and priorities.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can support quick reflections or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules, travel, or different time zones while still working on meaningful change.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
Danica supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Sessions are warm and empathetic while also active and directive when needed. Danica uses narrative perspectives along with practical methods like ACT and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has eight years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with individuals facing a range of concerns including addiction, trauma, identity questions, and career changes.
Where is this therapist licensed and located?
Danica holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients in English.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
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