Lois Pasapane, LCMHC, LMHC

Lois Pasapane is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, body image concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and aging and geriatric issues. Lois practices in North Carolina and brings 35 years of clinical experience to her work.

Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She begins with a detailed intake that looks at personal and family history, current concerns, strengths, and goals. From there she and the client design a plan that often includes concrete behavioral steps and short homework tasks to build new habits.

Lois uses talk therapy alongside structured techniques. She incorporates cognitive behavioral tools to rethink patterns, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma work when appropriate. She also offers hypnotherapy and uses tapping techniques at times after fully explaining those options.

Sessions are interactive. Clients can expect role-play, positive reinforcement, and esteem-building exercises when useful. Lois frames her role as a resource and support person who encourages clients to take responsibility for choices and practice new skills between sessions.

Her training includes a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology and long standing clinical licensure as LCMHC and LMHC. Over the years she has also taught and supervised prospective counselors, adding a teaching perspective to her clinical work.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take committed steps toward them. It uses simple exercises and mindfulness skills to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action, which can fit well into regular remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT often uses worksheets or short behavioral experiments that can be done between online appointments. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that uses bilateral stimulation alongside processing; when appropriate, elements of EMDR can be adapted to talk-based or remote work after a careful assessment and explanation.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past treatment, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That plan can change over time if something does not fit, so clients and therapist adjust together.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during work breaks or from different locations. Remote sessions also make it simpler to use homework tools, mindfulness practices, and written exercises between meetings to reinforce progress.