Lindsay Hager, LCPC
Compassionate, practical support for everyday struggles
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How Lindsay works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lindsay
Lindsay Hager is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, and relationship struggles. She works with adults who need practical support for mood problems, sleep and eating concerns, or life changes that feel overwhelming.
Her approach is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make the first step easier for someone who feels stuck. In sessions she listens first and adapts to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Lindsay uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behavior. Mindfulness tools feature in her work to help people settle during intense feelings.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is facing substance use or other habits they want to change. Solution-focused strategies keep conversations goal-oriented and practical. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.
Lindsay helps people set achievable steps and checks progress together. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's readiness. Her experience includes concerns such as trauma and post-traumatic stress, bipolar and mood disorders, panic, ADHD, and struggles with self-worth, shame, or isolation.
She also addresses family problems, communication issues, codependency, and problems around intimacy and control. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short questionnaire to match and then schedule based on availability.
What Lindsay works with
Everything Lindsay lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lindsay's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lindsay lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Client-centered therapy is about following the person's lead and building a trusting, respectful relationship. Online sessions let the therapist listen closely and shape the conversation around the client's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Online CBT can include homework and short skills practice between sessions to reinforce progress.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These techniques can be practiced during video or phone sessions and repeated on the client's own time. Lindsay will work together with each person to decide which approaches fit best, based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what feels useful and adjusting methods as progress is tracked.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging gives practical flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection and quick support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different life rhythms.
Questions people ask about Lindsay
What kinds of concerns does Lindsay help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and mood disorders.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and practical. She listens first, then adapts techniques to each person's goals and comfort level.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lindsay has 20 years of experience working as a therapist with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) licensed in Illinois.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.