Anastasia Ingram-Flores , LCSW

Anastasia Ingram-Flores is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood disorders, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Her tone is respectful and compassionate while keeping conversations focused and clear.

She draws on client-centered work to build understanding and trust, and uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help people notice patterns and respond differently to stress. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods support clients who want to change habits or reach specific goals.

Across nine years of practice, Anastasia has supported people dealing with grief, addictions, career shifts, and trauma-related concerns. She also pays attention to multicultural issues, codependency, attachment concerns, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination. Her approach is to match techniques to what each person needs rather than following a fixed script.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Anastasia helps clients break problems into manageable steps, practice new skills between sessions, and track small wins. She explains tools plainly and checks in often to adjust the plan as needed.

People who prefer direct, practical help with emotional regulation, motivation, and life changes may find her approach useful. Anastasia encourages clients to take the lead on their goals while she offers structure, feedback, and support along the way.

How Anastasia’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy puts the client's priorities first and creates a space to talk through what matters most. Online sessions let the person set the agenda while the therapist reflects and helps identify next steps. DBT offers concrete skills for handling strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing harmful behaviors; it translates well to video and live chat where skills can be practiced during or between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to notice thoughts and physical sensations without getting swept away. These short exercises can be guided over phone or video and used as brief check-ins during text or messaging exchanges. Anastasia will work collaboratively to decide which approaches fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences rather than applying one method only. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing accountability between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping work focused on problems and solutions.