About Susan
Susan Blanchard is a licensed counselor who has built her practice over four years. She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credential and a Wisconsin Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential. She focuses on anxiety among other concerns and aims to make therapy clear and practical.
Susan uses straightforward conversation to help people manage stress and overwhelming thoughts. She helps clients break down problems into small, workable steps. Sessions move at a pace set by the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Her work often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotional regulation and coping skills. When needed, she brings solution-focused and existential perspectives to help with life direction and meaning.
Susan has experience supporting people with grief, depression, relationship struggles, family issues, ADHD, and intimacy-related questions. She also addresses topics such as gender dysphoria, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and kink-aware concerns without judgment. Her approach is respectful and sensitive to each person's background.
In sessions she listens first, then helps set clear goals. She supports parents, caregivers, and professionals dealing with burnout and life transitions. People who prefer practical tools and direct conversation are likely to find her style helpful.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many clients find cognitive behavioral therapy useful for anxiety because it focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These approaches are helpful for stress, mood concerns, and many day-to-day coping challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will chat about your goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. Together you can adjust the plan over time based on what works best for you.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for in-depth work and a face-to-face feel, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text works well for brief check-ins or step-by-step skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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