Michelle Lehto Flores, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 9 years in practice

Michelle Lehto Flores is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people navigate addictions, mood struggles, and problems with self-esteem.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.014932 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1609587609 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Michelle

Michelle Lehto Flores is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people navigate addictions, mood struggles, and problems with self-esteem. She works with clients coping with depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, and related life stresses. Michelle writes plainly and meets people where they are.

Michelle holds a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and has nine years of clinical experience. Her background includes supporting people through major life transitions, trauma, and high stress.

Background and approach

She also has experience addressing immigration issues and financial or family-related strains. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps.

She aims to help people build coping skills, improve communication, and reduce harmful patterns related to substance use or mood problems. In practice she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive approaches, solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness tools. These methods are used to help clients gain clarity, manage strong emotions, and try new ways of handling conflict and stress.

Michelle supports work on blended family challenges, co-morbidity, disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, feelings of isolation, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose or midlife change. Her approach emphasizes small, doable changes that add up to real progress. Clients meet with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Sessions are part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the therapist's availability in Illinois.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Online support

Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care

Michelle commonly draws on cognitive approaches that help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding. These techniques are useful for depression, anxiety, mood swings, and managing urges related to substance use.

She also uses solution-focused strategies that zero in on short-term goals and practical steps. This approach helps when someone wants quick tools for communication problems, life transitions, or handling a specific challenge. Mindfulness-based practices are used alongside these methods to help with emotion regulation and staying present during stressful moments.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is useful when visual cues help the work, phone can be a lighter check-in with less bandwidth, and chat or messaging suits shorter updates or people who prefer typing. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep continuity of care across different schedules and locations.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?

She supports people facing addictions, depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include family tensions, communication problems, and feelings of isolation.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical coping skills and clear next steps.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Michelle has nine years of experience working with people through major life changes, trauma, and high stress. She also has a background in addressing immigration and financial concerns.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and practices from Illinois.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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