- Client-centered care
- DBT skills
- Narrative work
About Nicolette
Nicolette Ulstrom is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) practicing in Minnesota with eight years of clinical experience. She works with common struggles such as anxiety, substance use concerns, depression, relationship issues, parenting stress, and questions tied to identity and sexuality. Nicolette also focuses on family of origin issues and attachment-related concerns that shape current behavior and relationships.
She trained at Argosy University in Eagan, Minnesota, completing a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and has been licensed since 2016. Early work in a family residential treatment setting shaped her interest in how family systems, roles, and expectations influence day-to-day life. That background informs how she listens for patterns that repeat across generations.
In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She uses practical skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and change. Narrative and emotionally-focused approaches help people reframe old stories and repair closeness where it matters.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people notice repeated family patterns, test small changes, and build new ways of relating. Work can include looking at communication habits, setting boundaries, and strengthening self-worth.
People who contact her often want concrete steps they can use between sessions. She asks about daily routines and relationships, then suggests doable practices. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist respond to immediate concerns and adjust the conversation to the person's priorities. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. Those skills can be practiced between online sessions and reviewed together. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people understand and shift interaction patterns that affect closeness and conflict; it supports work on attachment and relationship behavior in conversation-based sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicolette will discuss which methods fit your goals and preferences and will adjust as needs change. Clients and therapist decide together whether to emphasize skills training, narrative reframing, or emotionally-focused work based on what is most helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a quieter location without travel time. Expect practical skill teaching, reflective conversation, and homework you can use between meetings to test new ways of relating.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use issues, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, grief, and family of origin issues among other topics.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She uses client-centered listening alongside goal-focused techniques to help people change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience and has worked in a family residential treatment setting prior to private practice work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Minnesota and completed a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Eagan, Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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