Lois Durrah, LPC

Lois R. Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Spartanburg, South Carolina who brings a compassionate, purpose-driven approach to therapy. She was drawn to counseling by a deep desire to help others recognize their potential and build meaningful, fulfilling lives. Lois works with clients to reconsider patterns of thinking, speaking, and living so they can move toward goals that matter to them and experience greater satisfaction.

Her clinical stance blends person-centered and solution-focused methods with inclusive cognitive behavioral therapy strategies. This combination supports practical problem solving while also attending to each person's unique values and strengths. Over the past 30 plus years, Lois has worked with a nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities, an experience that shaped her commitment to maximizing opportunities and discovering possibilities beyond obstacles.

Lois holds a Bachelor of Science 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 is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - and a Nationally Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors, a national credential that recognizes professional standards. She is also a licensed minister, certified in Principles of Servant Leadership, and a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist.

She is passionate about family life and enjoys being a wife, mother, and Mimi. Lois describes her interactions as warm and encouraging and emphasizes the importance of a welcoming space to share, process, and grow. Her specialties include anxiety, depression, self-esteem, coping with life challenges, grief, relationship issues, stress, trauma and abuse, career concerns, and intimacy-related matters.