About Lindsay
Lindsay Hager is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with two decades of experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and addiction concerns. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Lindsay aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive rather than overwhelming.
She keeps conversations practical and focused on what the person needs right now. Sessions are shaped to match individual goals, whether that means reducing panic, improving sleep, or coping with loss.
Background and approach
Lindsay works to identify small, doable changes clients can use between sessions. Lindsay uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods to follow the person's lead and build a trusting therapy relationship.
Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are available for managing cravings, staying present, and finding personal motivation. Over 20 years Lindsay has helped people with eating and food-related issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy questions, and mood disorders including bipolar concerns. She also supports those dealing with parenting stress, career transitions, anger, and challenges with self-worth.
Her work often addresses attachment, codependency, and communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and based in Illinois. Lindsay treats each person as an individual and adapts approaches to what works best for them.
She encourages steady progress through practical steps and respectful dialogue.
How Lindsay’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. The therapist reflects what the person says and helps them discover their own solutions, which can be useful for rebuilding confidence and improving relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which helps with anxiety, panic, low mood, and sleep problems.
Lindsay approaches online care collaboratively and will work with each person to find the best fit. She will review goals and preferences and adjust methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and deeper work, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility so people can continue therapy around busy lives.
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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