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Lois Durrah

Compassionate counselor blending practical strategies

LPC South Carolina

Experience
3 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Self esteem, Career
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages
English

About Lois

Lois Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused, person-centered work to help clients shift unhelpful patterns and pursue clearer goals.

Background and approach

She draws on three years of direct counseling experience alongside extensive nonprofit work spanning over three decades to inform a practical, strengths-based approach. Lois emphasizes helping people reconsider how they think, speak, and live so they can move toward more meaningful, purposeful lives.

Her practice focuses on relationship concerns, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related struggles, depression, and coping with significant life changes. She also offers coaching around caregiver stress and self-love.

Lois aims to create a warm, encouraging atmosphere where clients can process emotions, build coping strategies, and pursue measurable progress while she walks alongside them through transitions and challenges.

Online approaches that focus on practical change

Lois often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship concerns. She pairs this with solution-focused therapy, which emphasizes setting clear, achievable goals and building on existing strengths to create forward momentum.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative; Lois works with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and needs. She encourages an open conversation about what feels most helpful and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds, ensuring the therapeutic plan evolves with the client's priorities.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods or life transitions, and they support ongoing access to coaching and therapeutic work from wherever clients are located in South Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lois commonly address?
She works with relationship issues, self-esteem, career and stress, anxiety, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related challenges, depression, and coping with life changes, plus caregiving stress and self-love.
What therapeutic style does she use?
The approach blends cognitive behavioral strategies with solution-focused and person-centered methods to help clients reframe thoughts and set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of counseling experience and more than thirty years working with a nonprofit that supports people with disabilities, contributing to a broad, empathetic perspective.
Where is Lois licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with license SC LPC 8139.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Lois provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English