Therapist profile
Lois Mallory, LCSW
California
LCSW - Anxiety and Codependency support
Continue with LoisWhere Lois stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 14860
- NPI
- 1619284817
- Experience
- 27 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Anxiety care
- Codependency focus
- Values-based work
About Lois
Lois Mallory is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 27 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and codependency. Lois also supports people facing life changes, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and challenges with self-esteem.
Lois uses clear, practical conversation to help people name what is happening and make small changes that feel doable. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, experimenting with new choices, and building everyday coping skills. She treats painful feelings as signals to understand rather than problems to hide.
Her approach blends a few methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and rework unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports making values-based choices even when feelings are strong. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and adult relationships shape current reactions.
In sessions Lois aims to help people notice where they give too much, practice saying no, and rebuild a stronger sense of self. She offers straightforward tools for managing anxiety, grief, anger, and addictive patterns. Conversations often include concrete exercises to use between meetings.
Lois communicates in English and works from California. She asks people to complete a short questionnaire so she can match goals and plan the first session. Messaging for scheduling is monitored several days a week and she responds as soon as she can.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Lois often brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into online work. ACT helps people notice their thoughts and feelings and choose actions that line up with what matters to them, which can help with anxiety, grief, and codependency patterns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which is useful for managing anxiety, low mood, and habit changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lois treats it as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may mix techniques and will evolve based on what is helpful in practice.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a work break, not needing to travel, or avoiding video when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits can help sustain regular work on anxiety, codependency patterns, and day-to-day coping without promising particular services.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, and related life changes.
What is her style in therapy?
She uses plain, practical conversation focused on patterns and actions. Sessions include tools and exercises to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 27 years of professional experience as a clinician working with adults on emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.