Lois Plock , LCSW

Lois Plock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who holds licensure in both North Carolina and Florida. As an LCSW she combines formal clinical training with years of real-world experience to support adults facing a range of life challenges. Having begun her education later in adulthood, she views that life experience as an asset that deepens her perspective and informs her therapeutic style.

Over the course of her career she has worked in multiple roles across the mental health field, progressing from entry-level positions to clinical responsibilities. Her background includes work in residential treatment for addictions, Intensive Outpatient Programs, leading support groups, teaching life skills, and participating in public speaking engagements. Those varied settings have provided a broad view of treatment needs and practical recovery strategies.

Lois integrates a collaborative, client-centered stance with a foundation in evidence-based techniques. She has used a Christian counseling framework with clients addressing low self-esteem, issues of purpose, and struggles with guilt and shame, while also employing approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational strategies. She aims to be supportive yet direct, bringing compassion and empathy to the therapeutic relationship and offering a consistent space to address barriers that contribute to pain and distress. Her specialties include addictions, substance abuse, codependency, relationship issues, grief, trauma, and spiritual concerns.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lois Plock draws on several well-established approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and is useful for intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship and helps people explore their values, build self-esteem, and make meaningful changes at their own pace.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lois works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match a person’s goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Lois is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access therapy from home or on the go, and fit sessions into a busy life while still working closely with licensed professionals and therapists to address recovery, relationships, grief, and other concerns.