Nicole FloresLMSW

Nicole Flores is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, low self-esteem, postpartum mood changes, ADHD, and body image concerns.

Nicole creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters to them. She listens closely and centers each session on the client’s goals. Sessions are practical and focused on small steps that build toward clearer thinking and steadier mood.

Her approach blends client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods. That means Nicole pays attention to personal values and strengths, looks at thought patterns that keep problems going, and uses mindful skills to manage difficult feelings in the moment.

She also draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused techniques when those fit the situation. These methods help people identify immediate next steps and process painful events at a safe pace. Nicole aims to help clients leave sessions with tools they can use between meetings.

Nicole has worked with adolescents on stress, motivation, and confidence, and with people experiencing grief, panic, and mood-related concerns. Her style is direct but compassionate, aiming to empower clients to make changes that matter to them.

How these approaches translate to online care

Nicole uses client-centered work to ground sessions in the person’s goals and values. In practice this means listening first, asking what matters most, and shaping sessions around priorities like parenting, recovery from birth trauma, or mood management.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps with anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, and low mood by teaching practical tools to change unhelpful patterns and test new ways of coping.

Nicole treats the choice of approach as a joint decision. She will work with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level, and adjust plans as progress is made. That collaboration helps make therapy feel relevant and achievable.

For online work, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow quick check-ins when a brief touchpoint is needed. Talk with the therapist about scheduling that fits feeding schedules, medical appointments, or work breaks so therapy fits into everyday life.