Miriam Charles-Flores , LCSW

Miriam Charles-Flores is an LCSW with 40 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and trauma. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, career change, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is warm and direct. She listens closely and encourages clients to speak about what matters most. Sessions focus on identifying problems, setting clear goals, and building practical skills that can be used between appointments.

Miriam trained at Smith College where she earned a Master of Social Work degree. Over her career she has worked in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and private practice. That range of settings informs her work with complex mood issues and family conflicts.

She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person. That can include attachment-based ideas to look at important relationships, cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and habits, and mindful exercises to reduce stress. Treatment plans are individualized to match the client’s needs and goals.

Miriam speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients. She aims to help people reduce the recurrence of anxiety and depression by combining education, problem solving, and steady therapeutic support. The focus is on making small, clear changes that add up over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and trust. It can help people understand patterns in intimacy, abandonment fears, and family conflicts, and guide healthier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thinking, change behaviors, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple exercises that reduce reactivity and build calmness for daily stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as progress is made or new issues arise.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and work well for a shorter check-in or when sitting on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and different ways to stay connected while working on relationship, mood, and stress-related goals.