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Online therapist

Amy Flores

Calm, practical support for families

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amy

Amy Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee. She has five years as a therapist and a longer background supporting children, adolescents, and families through behavioral and emotional challenges. She presents a calm, down-to-earth style that aims to make the first steps easier for worried parents.

Amy focuses on practical work in the room. She helps families and young people name problems and try small changes that can make daily life easier.

Background and approach

Her work often includes tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to manage anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, and stress. She also brings techniques from dialectical behavior therapy when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. Many parents find Amy’s approach straightforward.

She listens first, then builds on each family’s strengths. Sessions tend to emphasize clear goals, simple strategies to try at home, and steady follow-up rather than long lists of abstract concepts. Her background includes supporting family relationships, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and mood challenges such as bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and communication or commitment problems. Amy uses client-centered and motivational interviewing techniques to help people find their own motivation for change. She believes therapy is a collaboration and works with caregivers and adolescents to set realistic next steps and measure small wins along the way.

Practical approaches for online family support

Amy commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help families and young people manage emotions and solve problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.

She also uses client-centered methods and motivational interviewing to keep the work collaborative. That means Amy listens for your goals, checks in about what is or isn’t working, and tailors strategies to the family’s needs. Together the family and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them over time.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options let families meet from home, follow up between sessions, and use brief coaching messages when quick guidance is helpful. The variety of formats can make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills between appointments.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Amy address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and relationship problems. Additional areas include attachment, abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Amy uses a practical, client-centered approach that emphasizes strengths and clear goals. She blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach skills you can use at home.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of experience as a therapist and additional experience working with behavioral and social-emotional challenges across youth and family settings. That background informs her work with parents and adolescents.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Tennessee under TN LCSW 7430. Sessions are provided from her Tennessee practice.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English

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