About Lois
Lois Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who uses practical, goal-focused techniques to help people move forward. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused methods to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of thinking and acting. Lois speaks plainly and offers steady encouragement during hard moments.
Lois aims to help people strengthen relationships, rebuild self-esteem, and manage anxiety and stress. She also works with concerns such as career decisions, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Caregiver stress and building self-love are additional areas she addresses. Her background includes three years in clinical counseling and many years working with a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. That long-term work shaped a practical outlook on problem solving and a steady belief that opportunities can be found beyond obstacles.
Lois uses that experience to support clients as they map small, doable changes. Sessions focus on clear, short-term goals and step-by-step strategies. Lois helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and track what works.
She also offers coaching-style conversations when someone needs concrete next steps for life or work. Lois aims to create a warm, encouraging space where clients can talk through painful moments and practice new skills. She balances empathy with direction, helping people make progress they can notice in daily life.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Lois uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In plain terms she helps clients spot unhelpful thinking, test different beliefs, and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety or lift mood. Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal-oriented; it concentrates on strengths and small steps that move someone toward concrete goals like improved relationships or clearer career choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lois treats therapy as a collaboration and will talk with each person about goals and preferences. Together they choose whether to emphasize CBT techniques, a solution-focused plan, or a mix tailored to the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins, reflection, or when someone prefers writing. These options help clients fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English