Susan LeClair, LMFT

Susan LeClair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years of clinical experience in Connecticut. She works with people who feel overwhelmed by life changes, relationship struggles, grief, or intense stress. Susan writes plainly and listens closely to help people find practical next steps.

She has worked in crisis intervention and with clients facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and domestic violence. She also supports those navigating gender identity and LGBT concerns, adoption and foster care issues, fertility questions, and divorce or co-parenting challenges. Her background includes helping people cope with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and career transitions.

Susan uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify strengths and build small, achievable goals. Sessions are geared toward what a person wants to change now and practical steps to get there. She emphasizes collaboration and clear, down-to-earth conversation rather than jargon.

Ethics and a non-judgmental stance matter to her practice. If a presenting issue is outside her scope, she says she will refer to someone better suited to help. The therapy space is meant to feel comfortable so trust can develop and progress can follow.

Her approach is direct but compassionate, aiming to help people recognize what is working and do more of it. If someone is ready to face concerns and make changes, she invites them to begin the process and see what small steps can lead to better days.

How Solution-Focused Work Fits With Online Therapy

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and the client’s existing strengths. It focuses on what is already working and on clear, short-term goals to create progress. This approach often helps with issues like stress, relationship problems, grief, and coping with life changes because it centers on actionable changes rather than long explorations.

The therapist will work collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person's needs and preferences. Figuring out what style fits best is part of the early work together, and adjustments are made as goals become clearer. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to try and how quickly to move forward.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography did not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins that keep momentum between meetings. It can also let someone choose shorter or more focused sessions when life feels hectic. Licensed professionals can adapt Solution-Focused techniques to remote work, keeping conversations practical so clients can try small changes between sessions.