About Leslie
Leslie Hagedorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with ten years of experience in behavioral health. She offers steady support for people facing addiction, trauma, mood challenges, and stress. Leslie aims to meet clients where they are and help them move toward clearer steps and goals.
Her clinical background includes extensive time working with substance use and co-occurring disorders. She has experience from direct-service roles, graduate training, and supervised doctoral-level fieldwork that included assessment experience.
How Leslie works
That mix gives her a practical perspective on complicated problems like addiction and trauma. In sessions she takes a straightforward, person-focused approach. Leslie listens to what matters most, helps identify patterns that cause trouble, and works with each person to try different strategies.
She uses talk-based methods alongside techniques designed for trauma and motivation to help people make change. Common topics she addresses include anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, panic, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, anger, and self-esteem. She also works with issues such as dissociation, codependency, domestic violence, and fatherhood challenges.
Clients can expect an emphasis on building coping skills and practical plans for everyday life. Leslie supports therapy by matching methods to each person's needs and goals. She aims to help people find manageable steps toward recovery, clearer relationships, and a stronger sense of purpose.
The focus is on usable tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Leslie lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Leslie works with
The areas below are the ones Leslie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How Leslie blends evidence-based approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people set their own goals. This approach emphasizes understanding what matters most to the person and adjusting the pace to their needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps people reprocess painful memories so those memories feel less disruptive in daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Leslie will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and help decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can change over time as progress is tracked and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when video would be difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support short check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or quick coping reminders between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue consistent care when in-person visits are not possible.
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