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Bola Alimi

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Bola Alimi, LPC

South Carolina

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Family

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About

  • CBT
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing

About Bola

Bola Alimi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience based in South Carolina. She focuses on relationship and family concerns alongside anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting-related stress. She works with people who are dealing with infidelity, grief over life changes, addiction, or struggles with self-esteem and intimacy.

Her approach blends practical methods that aim to change thinking and behavior with short-term, goal-oriented work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set immediate goals and build steps toward them.

Sessions tend to be direct and goal-minded. Clients can expect conversations that name problems clearly and then map small, achievable changes. Motivational Interviewing techniques help people find their own reasons to make difficult changes when motivation feels low.

Bola has experience addressing issues such as domestic violence, blended family tensions, and social anxiety. She also works with people facing bipolar disorder symptoms, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. Her practice name appears under the LPC credential for South Carolina and Georgia.

People looking for help with career stress, eating and sleeping problems, or addiction concerns will find approaches that focus on behavior change and practical next steps. Sessions are offered in English. If you want to start, the usual process is to complete a brief questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors. Online sessions using CBT typically involve homework, tracking habits, and practicing specific skills between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks at what the client wants to change now and builds small, practical steps toward that goal. In online sessions this can mean setting clear, short-term tasks and reviewing progress each appointment to keep momentum.

Motivational Interviewing helps when motivation feels low. The therapist asks open questions and highlights a person's own reasons for change, which can make commitments feel more achievable whether the work is about addiction, parenting adjustments, or relationship choices.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first and revise the plan over time based on what helps.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let conversations happen without travel. These practical benefits can help people keep consistent with therapeutic work while managing life at home.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityBlended family issuesDomestic violenceFamily problemsInfidelitySelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

South Carolina, Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with relationship and family matters plus anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, addictions, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is practical and goal-focused using CBT and solution-focused methods. Sessions aim to identify problems and set small, actionable steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with relationship, trauma, and mood concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is an LPC with credentialing in South Carolina and Georgia and is based in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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