Susanne Loar, LCSW
Compassionate support for change and parenting challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Susanne
Susanne Loar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, and the everyday challenges of parenting. Her approach is warm and person-centered, aimed at helping individuals find practical changes that fit their lives.
She prefers collaborative sessions where clients and she explore symptoms as meaningful signals rather than just problems to fix. Sessions emphasize building confidence and noticing strengths that already exist.
Background and approach
Susanne draws on a range of therapeutic styles to match what a person needs in the moment. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder settings, public mental health agencies, hospital inpatient mental health, and neonatal intensive care. She also supervises associate social workers and substance use specialists.
This range gives her experience with complex medical and addiction-related situations. In practical terms, Susanne helps people develop new ways of living without problematic substances or behaviors. She talks through coping tools, relapse prevention ideas, and everyday routines that support recovery and wellbeing.
Conversations also cover relationship and family-related concerns as they affect an individual’s mental health. Susanne keeps current with research and adapts what she uses to each person’s story. Her sessions aim to be straightforward and compassionate, with room to acknowledge difficult history and celebrate small wins.
What Susanne works with
Everything Susanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-harm
- Somatization
Approaches Susanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes values and committed action. It helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters, and take small steps toward a meaningful life. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people identify old relationship habits and try new ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying. This can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and codependency issues.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit a person's life. Adjustments happen over time so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone sessions when video isn't convenient, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief check-ins or when written conversation fits better. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, or medical appointments and let people choose the pace and mode that help them stay engaged.
Questions people ask about Susanne
What issues does she help with?
Susanne works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and related issues such as ADHD and chronic sleep problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centered. She focuses on practical coping skills and exploring the purpose behind symptoms to build confidence and healthier routines.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of clinical experience, including work in inpatient and outpatient addiction settings and hospital mental health care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW as a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker and practices from North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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