Susan LeClair, LMFT

Susan LeClair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years of experience. She works with people facing crisis, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and identity concerns. She aims to be nonjudgmental and straightforward in sessions. If an issue falls outside her scope she will suggest another clinician. Susan has a long history in crisis intervention, domestic violence support, trauma and sexual abuse work, and help around adoption and fertility challenges. She also supports people dealing with career and life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and coping after loss. Her background includes many years helping people navigate complicated family and relationship dynamics. Her approach is direct and pragmatic. Sessions focus on immediate concerns and on small, doable steps that move a person forward. She emphasizes building trust so clients feel comfortable talking about painful or sensitive topics. Change is framed as a process that starts with small choices and steady effort. People meet with Susan for a range of worries - parenting strain, intimacy problems, communication breakdowns, anger, self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, and issues tied to aging or blended families. She brings practical options for handling daily stress and longer-term patterns that keep people stuck. Susan practices in Connecticut and offers care to English-speaking clients. She expects clients to take an active role and be willing to try new strategies between sessions. She encourages prospective clients to choose care that feels like a good fit and will help them pursue the changes they want.

Approaches and what online work can offer

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what clients want to change and on building practical steps toward those goals. It emphasizes small, achievable actions and can help with stress, relationship problems, and coping with life transitions.

Many clients find this approach useful when they want focused work that targets immediate concerns. The therapist will listen, help set clear goals, and try out strategies that can be practiced between sessions to create momentum.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when those are more practical. It can also let people attend from different locations within the therapist's service area, making it simpler to keep regular appointments while managing work, caregiving, or health obligations.