- Solution-Focused Therapy
- 22 years experience
- Connecticut based
About Susan
Susan LeClair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and major life transitions. Her style is direct and nonjudgmental, and she aims to create a space where clients can talk about painful issues and begin to move forward.
She has worked in crisis intervention and with people impacted by domestic violence, sexual abuse, and grief. She also supports clients dealing with gender identity and LGBT concerns, adoption and fertility challenges, and parenting or co-parenting stress. Her background includes helping those coping with chronic illness, caregiver burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Susan uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify practical steps toward change. She helps people set clear, achievable goals and notice what already works in their lives. Sessions tend to focus on strengths, problem-solving, and small shifts that add up over time.
Susan emphasizes ethical care and honesty about fit. If she feels another provider would serve someone better, she gives referrals. Building trust is a priority, and she talks with each person about what they hope to get from therapy before planning next steps.
She practices in Connecticut and conducts sessions in English. People interested in beginning work with her start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.
How Solution-Focused Work Translates to Online Care
Susan uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help people set clear goals and take practical steps toward change. This approach looks for what is already working and builds on those strengths. It can help with worries like anxiety, relationship problems, codependency, and life transitions.Her clinical work also draws on years of experience in crisis intervention and trauma-informed thinking. That background often means sessions focus on immediate coping strategies and next steps rather than long exploratory series. This can be useful when someone needs to address pressing concerns or organize a plan for recovery.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan talks with each person about their goals and preferences and adjusts methods as needed. Together they decide which strategies to try and review progress over time so plans stay practical and relevant.
Please confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker follow-up check-ins between major appointments.
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Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strains, codependency, and LGBT-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a straightforward, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize strengths, goal-setting, and small changes that build over time.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working in areas such as crisis intervention, domestic violence, trauma, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
Susan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Connecticut.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the listed biography does not specify formats. Check the booking flow for up-to-date session types.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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