- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lonnie
Dr. Lonnie Erskine is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of experience in South Carolina. She focuses on practical support for parents and individuals dealing with loss, trauma, mood challenges, and motivation.
Dr. Erskine aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and clear. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about hard feelings.
Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation and problem solving. The tone is steady and encouraging rather than clinical or distant.
Background and approach
Dr. Erskine draws on approaches that help people notice unhelpful thinking, build everyday coping skills, and reconnect with what matters to them. She uses techniques that fit the person's pace and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
This can help with low mood, stress, addictive behaviors, and struggles with self-esteem. Parents will find attention to practical parenting concerns alongside emotional coping strategies. Work can include talking through parenting stress, rebuilding motivation, and managing grief or trauma reactions that affect daily family life.
The emphasis is on usable tools that apply between sessions. Her background includes a range of focus areas such as ADHD, attachment concerns, eating and intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Dr.
Erskine partners with clients to set clear goals and track progress in ways that matter to each person.
What Lonnie works with
Everything Lonnie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lonnie helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lonnie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that meet daily parenting needs
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes they want to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is practical for depression, anxiety, motivation problems, and parenting-related stress.Choosing the right approach is a shared effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Treatment can be adjusted over time based on what is helping and what is not.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when that helps. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not convenient or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins and flexibility around work or caregiving demands. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Lonnie
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, self-esteem struggles, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related issues.
What is the therapist's style in sessions?
The approach is warm and nonjudgmental, with straightforward conversation and practical tools to use between meetings.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has nine years of professional experience helping people cope with loss, trauma, mood challenges, motivation, and parenting concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.
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