Amy Flores
Compassionate, skills-focused support for life challenges
LCSW Tennessee
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Amy
Amy Flores is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience and a longer background working with behavior and social-emotional challenges.
Background and approach
She brings a strengths-based, client-centered orientation to her work and draws on evidence-informed methods - including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and motivational interviewing - to help clients clarify goals and develop practical skills. Her practice emphasizes building a collaborative, respectful relationship where clients can rediscover their abilities and take concrete steps toward change.
Amy has worked with a range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, ADHD, and mood disorders, and she integrates interventions tailored to each person’s needs. She frames progress as a partnership, offering guidance while honoring each client’s strengths and values.
Prospective clients can expect an approach that balances supportive listening with structured strategies to address symptoms and life transitions. Amy aims to create a hopeful therapeutic space that supports healing, problem solving, and renewed confidence as clients work toward the outcomes most meaningful to them.
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s own goals; it creates a collaborative atmosphere where the therapist follows the client’s lead to foster self-understanding and growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and mood-related difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for managing intense emotions and relationship challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to explore which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend strategies over time to respond to what proves most helpful in therapy.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. These formats allow continuity of care across different locations and make it easier to access regular support, skill practice, and check-ins between sessions.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English