Susanne Loar
Practical insight with compassionate clinical care
LCSW North Carolina
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Susanne
Susanne Loar is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience who blends evidence-informed interventions with a person-centered, exploratory stance. She emphasizes helping clients uncover strengths beneath symptoms and supports practical changes alongside insight-oriented work.
Background and approach
Her background includes extensive work in substance use treatment, inpatient and outpatient settings, hospital-based mental health, and the neonatal intensive care unit, and she also supervises associate social workers and substance use specialists. Loar frames therapy as a collaborative process in which goals are shaped by the client’s needs, values, and life context.
She draws from methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address concerns ranging from anxiety, depression, and trauma to addiction, relationship and family issues, grief, and ADHD.
Susanne pays attention to how symptoms may have once served a purpose and works with clients to identify new ways of living that reduce problematic behaviors while building fulfillment and resilience.
Based in North Carolina, she offers English-language care and aims to meet people where they are with curiosity, compassion, and an emphasis on practical skills and meaningful insight.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Susanne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is practical and often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping strategies. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages clarity about values and learning how to make space for difficult emotions while taking committed action toward a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence, focusing on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional regulation, which can be useful for intimacy, relationship, and family concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailors a blend of methods to fit those needs rather than relying on a single technique.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from different locations within the therapist's service area. These formats support ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins, and consistent contact while allowing licensed professionals to adapt methods like CBT, ACT, and attachment-focused work to remote settings.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English