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Danica Bokal

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Danica Bokal, LMHC

Florida

LMHC - Anger and Life Transitions

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMHC
  • LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH18086
  • NPI1992302475
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • ACT informed
  • CBT strategies
  • DBT skills

About Danica

Danica Bokal is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with eight years of experience in the mental health field. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship strain, life changes, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Danica meets each person as an individual and asks what they are dealing with first. She uses evidence-based techniques and blends education with therapy tasks clients can practice between sessions. The therapist’s style is active and directive while also listening to what matters to the client.

Her work often focuses on transitions such as career changes, identity questions, and recovery from substance use. She also supports people navigating trauma, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and attention-related difficulties. Danica notes attention to LGBT needs and to men’s and women’s mental health concerns.

In practical terms she teaches coping skills, communication tools, and strategies for reducing reactive anger and built-up resentment. Clients work on small, concrete steps they can try during the week. Psycho-education is paired with goal-focused therapy exercises to track progress.

Danica draws from several clinical approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She helps people recognize patterns, practice new responses, and clarify what they want to change. If someone is ready to try a more deliberate way of managing anger, she guides that work with direct feedback and concrete practice.

How sessions work

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful when anger or avoidance gets in the way of what someone wants to do. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments; it often targets patterns that feed irritability and reactive behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can reduce explosive responses and resentment.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust what is used based on how well the techniques fit the client’s needs and preferences. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to focus on in sessions.

This profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills between meetings and report back on results, which supports steady progress without promising specific outcomes.

Areas of focus

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

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting struggles, and related life transitions.

How would you describe her approach in sessions?

She uses an active, directive style that combines psycho-education with therapy tasks clients practice between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working in the mental health field.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She accepts international clients; confirm any regional requirements before booking.

How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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