Lois Durrah, LPC

Lois R. Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Spartanburg, South Carolina who brings a warm, encouraging presence to therapeutic work. She combines person-centered and solution-focused methods with cognitive behavioral strategies to help people reconsider how they think, speak, and live, aiming to support meaningful, purpose-driven change. Lois takes particular satisfaction in helping others recognize and reach their potential, and she works alongside clients to navigate challenges and move toward greater peace and fulfillment.

Her professional path includes academic preparation in psychology and counseling - a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and dual master’s degrees from Liberty University in Professional Counseling and Human Services - Executive Leadership. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors and holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. In addition to clinical credentials, Lois is a licensed minister and holds certifications in Principles of Servant Leadership and as an Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist.

For more than 30 years she has worked with a nonprofit that provides services and supports to people with disabilities, an experience that has reinforced the importance of maximizing opportunity and looking beyond obstacles. That work, together with life and career experiences, contributes to a deep empathy for emotional healing and a focus on helping others live with less strife. Lois is passionate about family life and identifies as a wife, mother, and Mimi to her grandchildren.

Her clinical interests include relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and self-love, career issues, stress and anxiety, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to create practical, goal-oriented plans tailored to each person’s needs. Lois’s interactions are described as warm and encouraging, offering a welcoming space to share, process, and grow.