Susan Blanchard, LCPC, LPC

Texas · 4 years in practice

Susan Blanchard is a licensed counselor who brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 85012 · expires October 2026
LPC, Wisconsin: 10124-125 · expires February 2027
LCPC, Illinois: 180.017745 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1801516273 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Blanchard is a licensed counselor who brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and has four years of professional experience working with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns. Susan speaks English and practices from Illinois.

Susan focuses on helping people navigate big life changes and everyday stress. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions aim to clarify goals and build skills that fit a person's life and schedule.

Background and approach

Her work often combines thinking-pattern tools from cognitive behavioral therapy with techniques from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels uncertain. Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and track progress.

Susan has experience supporting people with LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, and intimacy-related issues, including work with kink and alternative sex culture. She also helps with parenting strains, blended family problems, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to mood disorders or ADHD. Sessions may cover communication skills, coping strategies, managing seasonal mood shifts, and steps to improve self-esteem or career direction.

Her style is respectful and direct, with attention to each person's values and life situation. If someone wants clear steps and a collaborative plan, she aims to provide that kind of support.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

Approaches that translate to online sessions

Existential therapy helps people name what matters most and face life questions about purpose, freedom, and responsibility; it can be useful when someone feels stuck or is rethinking priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like depression or anxiety. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for regulating emotions and improving relationships, which can help with stress, self-harm urges, or intense mood swings.

Susan approaches treatment as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about their needs, try different approaches if needed, and agree on short-term goals together. Finding the best fit is an ongoing process and she adapts methods based on a person's feedback and progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits, phone sessions work well when a camera is not desired, live chat can be a quicker way to check in, and text messaging supports ongoing brief reflection or reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments while keeping therapy consistent.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

Susan works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief, stress, relationship and family problems, parenting issues, ADHD, trauma and intimacy-related difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, combining clear skill-building with conversations about meaning and values to help people set realistic goals.

What is her clinical background?

She has four years of professional experience and uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential therapy, and solution-focused therapy.

Where is she licensed and based?

Susan holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Illinois with license details listed as IL LCPC and WI LPC in her profile.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet depending on what fits the person's routine.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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