Hi there! I am Michelle Lehto Flores and I like to help people who look like they “have it all together” on the outside, but feel overwhelmed, stuck, or alone on the inside. My ideal client is someone who is ready to be honest with themselves first about what’s not working anymore. You might be navigating relationship stress, peop
You deserve to feel your best. I help people to free themselves from anxiety and live their lives fully. I am an engaged and active therapist. I will help you to identify a path forward and I will challenge you to take active steps towards the changes you desire.
If you are looking for supportive, private place where you'll feel understood and heard, and if you seek a relationship of trust to nurture the change process, please know I believe in the importance of these things too.
Together we can build a strong alliance, using the research-backed methods of mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy,
I treat a range of anxiety conditions, including obsessive-compulsive (OCD), social anxiety, trauma, panic attacks, specific fears and phobias, and generalized worry and anxiety. I also specialize in the treatment of hoarding issues, body-focused repetitive behaviors, and tic conditions.
I use an individualized blend of solution-focused, cogniti
I work with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma.
I have been trained in and use evidence-based therapies for posttraumatic stress (PTSD), which include prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and cognitive processing therapy (CPT), and have over fifteen years of experience working
I believe each of us has the capacity for change and resilience. I foster optimism because hope is key for envisioning new possibilities in life, motivating you to try something new, or encouraging you to change your life and yourself. I collaborate with my clients to make sense of and explore issues with relationships, work, and school, as well as
I believe that relational wounds heal relationally. As human beings, we are meant to live, grow, and heal in connection with others, and when that connection is broken or unsafe, it leaves a lasting impact. My work as a therapist is rooted in creating a safe, compassionate, and collaborative space where those wounds can be acknowledged, explored, a
Every one of us faces challenges at different times in our lives. Taking that first step toward getting help is often the most difficult. I very much believe in the power of the human connection for resolution and healing. My philosophy and approach to helping others includes: to provide children, adolescents, and adults with a safe, caring, and co
For 23 years I served Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students in the University Counseling Center initially as Staff psychologist and liaison to the Department of Athletics and then as Director of Clinical Services. In addition, I co-instruct a for credit course at Northwestern titled Emotional Intelligence 101: Managing Yoursel
I enjoy getting to know who people are separate from any type of diagnosis they may have received or problems they are currently experiencing. Thus I take a strengths-based approach to my work, meaning that I help you identify positive qualities and abilities you already possess in order to guide you in using those same assets and capabilities to m
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