- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Susan
Susan LeClair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years of clinical experience based in Connecticut. She works with adults facing a wide range of life stresses, from anxiety and depression to relationship and parenting challenges. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people make small, useful changes that add up over time.
LeClair has spent two decades responding to crisis situations and supporting people after loss, trauma, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She brings experience with grief, domestic violence aftermath, adoption and fertility concerns, and issues around gender identity and sexual orientation. She also helps clients who face chronic illness, caregiver strain, and workplace burnout. In sessions she favors focused, goal-oriented conversation that looks for concrete next steps.
Solution-Focused Therapy guides her work, so talk centers on strengths, resources, and what can change now rather than only dwelling on the problem. She aims to keep sessions clear, practical, and collaborative. LeClair emphasizes an ethical, nonjudgmental stance and says it matters that clients feel comfortable and respected.
If a presenting issue is outside her scope, she will suggest a referral to another professional who may be a better fit. Her style suits people who want direct support and workable strategies. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions are offered in English and organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Solution-Focused Care and Online Options
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying what is already working and building from those strengths. It focuses on clear, short-term goals and practical steps so clients can see forward movement quickly. This approach often helps with stress, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, and life transitions.Sessions by phone or video allow for real-time conversation much like an office visit. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching between sessions, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. The therapist can adapt the session format to the purpose of the meeting, such as a shorter phone check-in or a longer video session for deeper discussion.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort with technology. That partnership helps shape whether sessions focus on immediate solutions or on slower-paced change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, parenting, and caregiving. It makes it easier to fit sessions into a packed week, reduces travel time, and lets clients pick a format that fits their communication style and schedule.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she address?
Susan LeClair works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship problems, intimacy concerns, parenting, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and goal-oriented, using conversation to identify small changes and next steps. Sessions focus on strengths and solutions more than long problem histories.
What is her background and experience?
She has 22 years of experience in crisis intervention and working with people through divorce, loss, trauma, and life transitions.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds the LMFT credential as a Connecticut Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is based in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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