About Lindsay
Lindsay Hager helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. She is comfortable talking about relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and life transitions. Lindsay brings 20 years of clinical work to sessions and holds IL LCPC, which means she practices as a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. Conversations are tailored to each person. She listens first, then suggests approaches that match goals and values.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be practical and focused on what a person wants to change. Lindsay uses tools from client-centered work to keep the focus on the person’s experience. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness practices are used to improve awareness and manage stress in everyday moments. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change, and solution-focused methods to build small, actionable steps. These approaches are mixed to fit individual needs rather than applied in a one-size-fits-all way.
People who come to Lindsay can expect calm, patient guidance and clear discussion of options. She works with issues such as trauma and post-traumatic stress, bipolar and mood concerns, panic, codependency, and substance use. Her aim is to help clients find manageable ways to feel steadier and more in control of their lives.
How Lindsay’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and values. The therapist listens actively and helps people identify what matters most to them, which can be useful for stress, relationship concerns, and self-esteem work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It includes practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and eating-related concerns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to increase awareness and reduce reactivity. These skills are helpful for managing stress, coping with cravings, and improving sleep.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what doesn’t.
Online sessions offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters most. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options let people keep therapy going from different locations and routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
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