Danica Bokal

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, relationship strain, substance-related concerns, life transitions, and identity questions. She is attentive to issues relevant to LGBT clients and to people navigating career shifts or caregiving stress.

Danica takes a direct, warm approach in sessions. She listens to each person’s story and uses evidence-based methods to work toward clear goals. Her style blends teaching skills with hands-on therapeutic work clients can practice during the week.

Her practice often focuses on building coping skills for everyday life. That includes managing mood changes, improving sleep and eating patterns, addressing addictive behaviors, and strengthening communication. She also supports people who are coping with grief, trauma, intimacy questions, ADHD, and chronic illness or disability.

Danica uses a mix of therapeutic approaches selected for the individual. Sessions can include skill-building from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies, values work from acceptance and commitment therapy, and attention to early relationship patterns with attachment-based ideas. She aims to be practical and collaborative, helping people apply strategies between sessions.

She encourages clients to notice their own strengths and to practice small changes that add up. People who want an active, skills-oriented therapist who is also empathetic may find her approach helpful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, habits, and what has or hasn't helped before. They collaborate to try methods that fit the individual and adapt strategies as needed.

Confirm the available session formats before booking to know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. Some people prefer shorter sessions or audio-only meetings for lower bandwidth needs or quieter surroundings, while others like video work for face-to-face conversation. Discussing practical preferences at the start helps shape a plan that fits everyday life.