Leslie Hagedorn , LCSW

Leslie Hagedorn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) affiliated with the Indiana Professional Licensing Association. She approaches clinical work with respect for the courage it takes to seek change and a focus on practical, evidence-informed strategies that support recovery and personal growth.

Her training includes supervised practice in a Doctor of Clinical Psychology program where she completed intellectual and personality assessment, and a graduate concentration on substance use and co-occurring disorders. Leslie’s background combines six years of post-graduate direct therapeutic experience, three years of direct service prior to graduate school, and three years of academic and supervised fieldwork, giving her a broad foundation in assessment and intervention.

Leslie is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the Matrix Model for substance use disorders. She also has training related to dissociative pathology and the neuroscience of anxiety. Her clinical work centers on addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting and family issues, ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders, and the varied challenges that emerge with co-occurring conditions.

She has extensive experience with complex trauma, substance use and process addictions, forensic populations, and clients coping with personality and delusional disorders, as well as parents of young children and adolescents. Leslie aims to use her knowledge and skills to help people identify realistic goals, build coping strategies, and create sustainable change in their lives.