Dr. Lonnie Erskine, LPC

Dr. Lonnie Erskine is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate trauma, grief, depression, and issues that affect daily life and relationships. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at making the therapy process feel manageable from the first session.

She creates a space where clients can talk about hard feelings without judgment. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs. Practical steps are introduced alongside listening and validation.

Dr. Erskine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and increase awareness in the present moment. She also draws on motivational interviewing when people need help finding momentum for change.

Typical concerns she addresses include trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, self-esteem and confidence, depression, addictions, and stress related to caregiving or life transitions. She also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, ADHD, eating and intimacy-related difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The therapy process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to fit each person’s needs.

How Her Approaches Work Online

Dr. Erskine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach helps with depression, anxiety, and mood regulation by focusing on concrete thought and activity changes. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and understanding so clients can explore feelings at their own pace and build self-direction.

Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she often brings into sessions to teach present-moment noticing and grounding skills that reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness. These approaches are chosen to match the problem at hand and the person’s preferences, not as a one-size-fits-all solution.

Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. She will work together with each client to decide which approach or combination fits best based on goals, day-to-day needs, and what feels most helpful in session. This means trying strategies, checking in on how they land, and adjusting the plan over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow therapy to fit into busy lives. Video sessions are useful for in-depth conversations and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat is helpful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain momentum and access support from wherever someone is located within her licensed region.