Miriam Charles-Flores, LCSW - Therapist in Connecticut

Emotion-focused work
Attachment perspective
CBT and mindfulness

About Miriam

Miriam Charles-Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with 40 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and related life challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and private practice. She earned a Master of Social Work from Smith College and trained in psychodynamic theory alongside other clinical orientations. That history informs how she assesses what is happening and what to try next.

In sessions she draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She uses these approaches to help people recognize patterns, name emotions, and try different ways of relating or coping. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding underlying patterns.

Assessment is central to her work. Miriam aims to identify clear goals and then build a treatment plan that matches those goals. She offers psychoeducation, problem-solving, and strategies people can practice between sessions.

People who come to her for relationship or emotional problems can expect a steady, talk-based approach that looks at emotions, past influences, and current behavior. The focus is on making sense of repeated patterns and reducing the hold of anxiety or depression over daily life.

How Miriam blends EFT, attachment work, and CBT online

Miriam often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people put words to hard-to-name emotions and to notice patterns in how they respond in relationships. EFT can be useful when recurring emotional reactions feel confusing or overwhelming.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds and attachment styles shape current behaviors and fears. That perspective helps when trust, abandonment concerns, or communication patterns keep repeating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and to try practical experiments that change behavior and mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and personal preferences. That collaborative process can adjust over time as goals change.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists often use video for face-to-face conversation or phone for a simpler check-in, and a choice like that can help sessions work with daily life schedules.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Intimacy-related issues Depression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love Social anxiety and phobia Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

40+ years

Listed in

Connecticut

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Miriam help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and family concerns, and related areas such as ADHD and career stress.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

Her stated approaches include Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy. She combines these methods to suit client needs.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 40 years of clinical experience working in outpatient and inpatient hospitals, schools, and private practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a CT LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) based in Connecticut.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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