Lois Plock , LCSW

Lois Plock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings more than a decade of practical experience to her therapeutic work. Dually licensed in North Carolina and Florida, she combines formal training with life experience after beginning her education later in adulthood, which she says gave her a distinctive perspective on the challenges people face.

Over the course of her career she has held a variety of roles across mental health settings, gaining hands-on experience in addictions residential treatment, intensive outpatient programs, support group facilitation, life skills education, and public speaking. Those varied positions have shaped a broad understanding of client needs and the systems that support recovery and growth.

Lois integrates a Christian counseling foundation with evidence-based methods, drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and motivational strategies. She emphasizes a collaborative stance, working with clients to identify practical steps and internal resources for addressing low self-esteem, guilt and shame, substance use, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related concerns.

Described as compassionate yet direct, Lois aims to create a respectful space where clients can explore barriers that cause distress and develop strategies for healthier living. Her practice focuses on helping people navigate addiction and recovery, rebuild relationships, process loss, and strengthen coping skills for stress and emotional regulation.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Lois commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and client-centered methods in her practice. ACT helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and emotions - it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and substance use issues. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and improve mood, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, and problems with impulse control. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to support clients in exploring identity, self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Lois works together with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and needs. That collaborative process may draw on different techniques over time to meet changing concerns.

Online therapy offers flexible options that can make ongoing work easier to maintain. Lois provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can help people fit therapy into busy schedules, access support from home, and continue care through transitions. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent therapeutic guidance while adapting to each client’s practical needs.