About Susanne

Susanne Loar is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people find more calm and confidence in everyday life. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, ADHD, and relationship concerns.

She draws on a variety of approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions tend to center on practical skills, attention to emotions and bodily experience, and learning new ways to respond to old patterns.

Background and approach

Susanne emphasizes understanding why certain behaviors or symptoms appeared and what function they served. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder programs and hospital mental health settings, as well as time in a neonatal intensive care unit.

She has experience supervising associate social workers and substance use specialists and keeps up with current research while tailoring care to the individual in front of her. In sessions she aims for a compassionate, person-centered tone. She listens closely, helps clients name what they are experiencing, and supports step-by-step changes that fit each person's life.

Practical tools may be woven together with attention to attachment patterns and coping strategies. People who reach out can expect collaborative planning and a focus on small, achievable changes. Susanne also addresses issues like grief, sleep problems, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, and navigating major life transitions.

She offers multiple online formats to make ongoing contact easier.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing clear steps to change them, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions; it can clarify why certain relationship or intimacy issues keep repeating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans can combine elements from different approaches so sessions feel practical and relevant to everyday life.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls are good when visual interaction helps, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free check-in is preferred, and messaging suits shorter updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.

Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, and many related concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions are person-centered and practical, mixing skills work with attention to emotions and bodily experience to help clients change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in inpatient and outpatient substance use programs and hospital mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does pricing and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting Start Therapy and completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English

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