Dr. Flores is an independent psychologist contracting with Empower Psychological Services to provide neurodiversity-affirming evaluations for adolescents and adults.

Maria Lise Flores, PhD (she/hers) is a licensed psychologist in Washington, Oregon and Arizona with an office in Vancouver. She self-identifies as a cishet Latina psychologist and third-generation Mexican American. Her specialty is providing comprehensive and neurodiversity-affirming psychological assessments for ages 16 and older, with a focus on mid-life women/femme presentations and culturally appropriate assessment of BIPOC individuals. She also has a small therapy practice working with people who struggle with anxiety and trauma. She previously worked for two VA hospitals in California and Oregon as well as had a private practice in Phoenix, AZ, and has been licensed for 15 years.

She attended the San Diego State/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology specializing in Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology and did her post-doctoral training with the Arizona Training Consortium. She has previously been an Assistant Professor of Psychology teaching Personality Assessment and worked as a survey researcher/data scientist. She has extensive experience working in medical settings as an integrated behavioral health provider and consulting psychologist. She is an avid horsewoman, mother and pet lover with 2 cats and a senior dog and spends time working in her garden and practicing guitar. While she considers the desert a rugged and beautiful place, she has found an ideal home living in the green PNW.