Lois Durrah, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Lois

Lois Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina. She uses person-centered and solution-focused strategies alongside cognitive behavioral therapy to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and make steady changes. Her approach is warm and encouraging, aimed at helping clients find practical steps toward more meaningful days.

Lois pays particular attention to relationship strains, self-esteem struggles, career stress, anxiety, and grief. She also focuses on trauma and abuse recovery, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with major life changes.

Background and approach

Coaching-style support is available for clients wanting clear goals and actionable plans. Before counseling, Lois spent more than three decades working with a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. That work shaped her belief in maximizing opportunities and looking beyond obstacles.

It also deepened her empathy for family caregivers and those trying to rebuild after loss. Lois holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and dual master’s degrees in Professional Counseling and Human Services - Executive Leadership from Liberty University. She lists three years of counseling experience and carries the LPC credential.

Sessions focus on exploring current problems, practicing new thought patterns, and setting small, achievable goals. Lois describes her interactions as supportive and encourages clients to take practical steps toward healing and greater peace.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Lois uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. CBT usually involves short exercises, practical homework, and step-by-step skill practice that fit well into video or phone sessions.

She also draws on solution-focused therapy, which zeroes in on small workable changes and clear goals. This approach is goal-oriented and forward looking, helping clients notice what is already working and build on it during brief check-ins.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on thinking patterns, short-term goals, coaching tasks, or a mix of methods.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit conversations into busy family schedules and to follow through on between-session tasks. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and goal work to whatever format feels most practical for the client.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She focuses on relationship issues, self esteem, career stress, anxiety, family matters, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching. Additional attention is given to caregiver issues and self-love.

What is the therapy style like?

Therapy blends person-centered support with solution-focused and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions emphasize practical steps, changing unhelpful thinking, and working toward clear goals.

What background and experience informs this work?

Lois has three years of counseling experience and over 30 years working with a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. That background informs a strengths-based and opportunity-focused outlook.

What credentials and region should I know about?

She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as SC LPC 8139, and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats allow flexibility depending on preferences.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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