Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina, Georgia
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Bola
Bola Alimi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anger, relationship strain, and other struggles. She writes simply and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent to each person. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at practical change rather than academic talk.
Bola uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and shift daily habits. She also draws on solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals and build momentum.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes. In sessions she aims to create clear steps people can try between meetings. That might mean changing a routine, practicing a different response to triggers, or trying a short experiment to test new thinking.
These actions are meant to produce quick, real-world relief while shaping longer-term change. Her background includes five years of clinical experience and work with concerns like depression, anxiety, trauma, infidelity, addictions, self-esteem, parenting stress, and ADHD. She holds LPC credentials for South Carolina and Georgia and brings patience and encouragement to the work.
Bola welcomes direct conversation about goals and limits. She helps people set realistic plans and checks progress over time. If someone is ready to address anger or rebuild connection, she offers practical steps and steady support.
What Bola works with
Everything Bola lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Bola's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Bola lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice and change thought patterns that lead to distress. It breaks issues into small, manageable steps and teaches skills to respond differently to triggers. Motivational interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change. It is useful when someone feels unsure or stuck and needs help finding motivation to try new behaviors. Solution-focused therapy looks for quick, do-able shifts by setting small goals and building on what already works.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Bola will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy days.
Questions people ask about Bola
What issues does Bola commonly address?
She works with concerns such as relationship problems, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Bola uses a practical, active approach that emphasizes clear steps and short experiments. Sessions tend to focus on skills people can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience and a history of helping people with issues like infidelity, depression, anxiety, and learned responses to trauma.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with credentials in South Carolina and Georgia and is based in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.