Lois Durrah

Lois R. Durrah is a Licensed Professional Counselor living in Spartanburg, South Carolina who brings a heart for helping others and a focus on meaningful change. She finds professional fulfillment in supporting people as they reconsider how they think, speak, and live so they can pursue purposeful, satisfying lives.

Lois combines a person-centered, solution-focused stance with inclusive cognitive behavioral therapy strategies to help clients navigate life’s challenges and find greater peace. She works with individuals on relationship issues, self-esteem, career difficulties, stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching for practical next steps.

While she has provided therapy for three years, Lois has spent more than 30 years working with a nonprofit organization that serves people with disabilities, experience that informs her appreciation for maximizing opportunities beyond obstacles and for compassionate, strengths-based support.

Lois earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and holds dual master’s degrees from Liberty University in Professional Counseling and Human Services-Executive Leadership. She is a National Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors, serves as a licensed minister, is certified in Principles of Servant Leadership, and is a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling’s Specialist. She is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in South Carolina (LPC SC 8139, license current through 8/31/2025).

Her interactions are warm and encouraging, and she aims to create a welcoming space where people can share, process, and grow. Outside of professional life, Lois is passionate about family and enjoys being a wife, mom, and Mimi.