Miriam Charles-Flores, LCSW

Miriam Charles-Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 40 years of practice based in Connecticut. She works with adults on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, trauma, and family problems. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas and offers services in English and Spanish.

She has worked in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and private practice. Her training includes an MSW from Smith College and extensive exposure to psychodynamic theory alongside other clinical orientations. That foundation shaped a long clinical career in mood disorders, complex trauma, and relationship struggles.

In practice she combines several approaches rather than relying on a single method. She uses client-centered listening alongside mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, and emotionally-focused work. Sessions tend to start with an assessment to clarify goals and practical next steps.

The assessment process leads to a treatment plan that names concrete goals and steps. Miriam explains ideas plainly and uses psychoeducation where it helps. She focuses on problem solving and practical skills to reduce repetitive patterns of depression and anxiety.

People who come for help can expect a steady, experience-informed approach. The work emphasizes identifying recurring problems, understanding how relationships and family history affect current stress, and building skills to make small, manageable changes over time.