Leslie Hagedorn, LCSW

Leslie Hagedorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana who brings ten years of clinical experience to work with individuals and families. As an LCSW Leslie is a master's-level mental health professional licensed to assess, diagnose, and provide therapy for a range of concerns. Her training includes graduate and supervised clinical work that covered intellectual and personality assessment and included a concentration in substance use and co-occurring disorders.

Leslie offers focused care for people managing addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting and fatherhood issues, ADHD, stress and anxiety, relationship and family challenges, anger and self-esteem struggles, career questions, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes. Her additional clinical interests include dissociation, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, process addictions, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and work with forensic and complex trauma populations.

Clinically, Leslie integrates a range of evidence-informed approaches to tailor treatment to each person. Her modalities include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. She also has training in the Matrix Model, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and in understanding dissociative pathology and the neuroscience of anxiety.

Leslie emphasizes collaborative, goal-oriented work that respects each person s strengths and values while addressing the patterns that interfere with wellbeing. She welcomes international clients and applies her experience to help people develop practical coping strategies and create meaningful change. Leslie is not accepting new clients at this time.