Lois Pasapane

Lois Pasapane is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, eating and body-image concerns, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She brings 35 years of clinical experience and a practical, person-centered approach to sessions. Lois works with individuals to identify strengths and build manageable steps toward change.

Lois earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology in 1984 and holds clinical licenses in North Carolina (LCMHC) and Florida (LMHC). She has long experience teaching and supervising prospective counselors and has used that background to shape clear, structured therapy. Her work often combines talk therapy with behavioral practice and agreed-upon homework.

In sessions she uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and hypnotherapy when appropriate, explaining each step and gaining client agreement before proceeding. Lois encourages active participation, role-play, and esteem-building exercises.

Her style is collaborative and direct. After a focused intake that covers personal and family history, she and the client design a treatment plan with concrete goals. Clients can expect clear feedback, behavioral contracts when useful, and practical steps between sessions.

Lois emphasizes empowering clients to make their own choices and to build lasting skills. She supports caregivers, people coping with life changes, those managing addictions or ADHD-related concerns, and adults dealing with aging or caregiving stress.

How her approaches translate to online work

Lois uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters most and take small actions that match those values. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing committed steps toward goals, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and provides clear exercises and homework to practice between sessions. When trauma history is a focus, she may incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to work through distressing memories with structured protocols and pacing tailored to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lois will discuss options, explain how a method might help, and decide collaboratively based on a person’s goals and comfort level. Clients can expect explanations and opportunities to agree before trying techniques such as hypnotherapy or EMDR.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can focus on their goals from a convenient location. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques for remote work while helping clients build practical skills and routines.