Miriam Charles-Flores

Miriam Charles-Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns. She also works with issues such as addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and life transitions.

She trained with a Master of Social Work from Smith College and has worked in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and private practice. Her background includes long experience with mood disorders, complex trauma, and family conflicts. Miriam combines practical techniques with a listening style that values each person's experience.

In sessions she mixes clear, goal-oriented tools with mindful awareness and emotion-focused conversation. Cognitive-behavior ideas are used to spot thought patterns and try new behaviors. Attachment-based perspectives help look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions.

Miriam describes herself as compassionate and attentive. She encourages people to take an active role in therapy and to set personal goals. The focus is on making small, concrete changes that reduce repeated cycles of anxiety and depression.

The assessment process aims to clarify priorities and build a treatment plan suited to each person. Miriam offers guidance, problem solving, and psychoeducation so clients can practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships shape emotional habits. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns in relationships and practice new ways of connecting or responding. Client-centered therapy puts the person's experience at the center and focuses on listening, reflection, and collaboration. That approach helps people feel heard and to build their own goals during remote meetings. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical and skill-oriented, which can fit well into an online format where worksheets and between-session tasks are assigned.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try approaches that match those priorities. Treatment is adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Confirm session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten travel time, use audio-only check-ins when video is not needed, and keep continuity during life changes. These practical benefits help people practice skills regularly and maintain momentum between sessions.