- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LCPC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Depression
About Susan
Susan Blanchard is a licensed counselor who brings practical support to people facing grief, depression, anxiety, and parenting challenges. She holds the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential. She draws on four years of clinical experience to help clients sort through difficult moments and find clearer next steps.
Susan keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate. She listens for what matters most and helps shape short-term goals that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on actions people can try between sessions and on shifts that reduce stress and improve coping. Her work often addresses relationship concerns and intimacy-related issues alongside mood concerns such as depression and seasonal affective disorder. She also supports people navigating LGBT matters, gender dysphoria, and non-monogamous relationship styles, plus issues around kink and alternative sex culture.
Parenting questions are part of her practice when people seek help balancing care responsibilities and personal needs. Susan uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for managing emotions and changing unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Existential and Solution-Focused therapies to clarify values and set practical steps toward change.
Sessions can include skill practice, real-time problem solving, and review of what worked at home. People who reach out should expect a collaborative, down-to-earth conversation. Susan aims to meet clients where they are and adapt the pace to their life demands.
She works from Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
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.
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-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 guide online sessions
Susan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete emotion regulation and interpersonal skills that help in high-stress moments.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Susan will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend strategies from these approaches that fit their situation. Together they review what works and adjust the plan as needed so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work if bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for choosing how to communicate during the workweek.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Susan works with people dealing with grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting questions, and a range of other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with an emphasis on skill building and clear next steps. The tone is down-to-earth and focused on actions clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has four years of professional experience working with a variety of concerns including mood disorders, trauma-related issues, and relationship challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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