About Leslie
Leslie Hagedorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with ten years of experience in behavioral health. She focuses on helping people who are navigating anxiety, depression, substance concerns, trauma, relationship strain, and changes in life direction. Leslie aims to meet people where they are and support them in taking practical steps forward.
Her background includes work in direct clinical roles and supervised clinical training in a doctoral program.
Background and approach
That training included experience with assessments and a focus on substance use and co-occurring disorders. Those years in practice shaped her approach to complex problems like trauma and addiction. Leslie uses several approaches depending on the person and the issue.
She draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, collaborative relationship. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking and to try small behavior changes. For people who have experienced trauma or distressing memories, Leslie uses EMDR in session.
She also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and to help people find their own reasons to shift behaviors. Her work often includes help with parenting stress, relationship conflicts, anger, and career pressures. She also supports people dealing with panic, mood instability, ADHD, and complicated grief or shame.
Sessions aim to clarify goals, practice useful skills, and plan realistic next steps.
How Leslie's Approaches Work Online
Leslie uses client-centered therapy to build a strong working relationship where the person’s priorities guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, understanding, and helping clients set goals that matter to them.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to help people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep anxiety or low mood going. CBT involves breaking problems into smaller steps, trying new behaviors, and tracking progress over time.
For trauma-related symptoms she offers EMDR, which uses structured processing to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and related reactions.
Leslie sees choosing an approach as a team effort. She will discuss options, explain what a method involves, and recommend a plan based on the client’s needs and goals. Together they try what feels most helpful and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or to fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text messaging are options for quick check-ins, working through small steps, or staying connected between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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