Miriam Charles-Flores, LCSW
Connecticut · 40 years in practice
Miriam Charles-Flores is an LCSW with 40 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and addiction.
License and registration
- LCSW, Connecticut
- 004928 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1124793443 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Miriam
Miriam Charles-Flores is an LCSW with 40 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and addiction. She also supports people facing family problems, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem concerns, and life changes such as divorce or career shifts.
Miriam speaks English and Spanish and works with international clients as well. Her approach blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with attachment-based ideas and client-centered care.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices when they fit a person’s needs. Sessions are practical and focused on what will make daily life easier and more balanced. Miriam draws on long experience in hospitals, schools, and independent practice.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Smith College and has worked with mood disorders, complex trauma, and relationship difficulties throughout her career. That background informs thoughtful assessments and clear goal-setting. In sessions she listens closely and encourages people to describe their concerns in their own words.
She helps clients identify patterns, set achievable goals, and practice new ways of coping. Work is collaborative and paced to the individual’s comfort. Therapy often includes education about symptoms and hands-on strategies for problem solving.
Miriam aims to reduce repetitive cycles of depression and anxiety by offering tailored plans, practical tools, and steady support.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Miriam lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Miriam names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Miriam’s Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses. It helps people notice patterns in their feelings and build new ways of connecting to those emotions, which can ease relationship distress and deepen self-understanding.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence present relationships and behavior. It helps people recognize attachment patterns and try different responses to feel more supported and connected in relationships and daily life.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the conversation. The therapist reflects and supports so the client can find their own solutions and build confidence.
Miriam treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients help choose what feels most useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth 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 between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Miriam help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma, family problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career concerns, and more.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and uses hands-on strategies people can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 40 years of experience working in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and independent practice.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in Connecticut and holds a CT LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker credential.
Can I work with her in Spanish or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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