Susan LeClair

Susan LeClair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years of experience based in Connecticut. She meets people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, grief, relationship strain, or life changes and helps them find usable next steps. Her work includes support around anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity concerns. Susan draws on long clinical experience in crisis intervention, grief and loss, domestic violence, and sexual abuse to offer steady guidance in difficult moments. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, adoption or foster care questions, and career transitions. Her approach is direct and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on practical strategies and clear goals. Susan pays attention to safety and will refer on when a different service is a better fit. She stresses the importance of a trusting relationship and works to help each person feel heard before moving to change work. People who choose her often want straightforward help with communication problems, boundaries, and handling intense feelings like anger or compassion fatigue. She also helps with attachment issues, blended family dynamics, chronic health concerns, and challenges related to LGBTQ identity. If someone is ready to face their concerns, Susan will work with them to set small, realistic steps. She encourages honest conversations about expectations and moves at a pace that fits the person’s goals. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first appointment.

How solution-focused work translates to online sessions

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying what someone wants to change and building small steps toward that goal. It emphasizes practical, short-term strategies and uses questions that highlight strengths and past successes. This approach often helps with stress, anger, relationship problems, and transitions by focusing on doable actions rather than long explorations of history.

Using a solution-focused lens, the therapist and client collaborate to choose goals and test small changes between meetings. The therapist helps shape those experiments and checks in about what worked and what did not. Finding the right approach is part of the work together and adjustments happen based on the person's needs and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let someone keep working while managing caregiving or work demands. A therapist will discuss which format best matches a client's goals and daily life during intake.