Miriam Charles-Flores, LCSW

Miriam Charles-Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and addictive behaviors. She also supports those facing family conflict, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and life transitions. Miriam speaks English and Spanish and practices from Connecticut.

Her style is conversational and practical. She listens carefully and asks questions to help people name the problem. Miriam encourages clients to set clear goals and to take small steps toward them. Sessions focus on what is useful in daily life rather than on jargon.

Miriam uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, emotion-focused tools, and mindfulness are part of her toolkit. She combines those methods with a client-centered stance to help people make changes that fit their values and routines.

Her background includes work in hospitals, schools, and private practice. She earned a Master of Social Work from Smith College and has long experience with mood disorders, complex trauma, and family-related concerns. That history informs practical, problem-focused plans for therapy.

In sessions she often teaches skills, offers perspective, and practices coping techniques with clients. The aim is to reduce repetitive cycles of anxiety and depression and to improve day-to-day functioning. Miriam frames therapy as a collaborative process toward clearer goals and better problem solving.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Many of Miriam's methods translate well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-based ideas focus on patterns in close relationships and help people understand and change how they connect with others, which can aid intimacy and relationship concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Miriam collaborates with each person to choose tools and methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaborative process can include trying a CBT technique one week and a mindfulness or emotion-focused exercise the next to see what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a quick thought needs to be shared between longer sessions.