- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Nicolette
Nicolette Ulstrom is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Minnesota with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, substance use, women's issues, self-esteem, and relationship and family concerns. Nicolette works with people wrestling with grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients.
She earned a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Eagan, Minnesota, and has been licensed since 2016. Early work in a family residential treatment center shaped her approach to helping people notice strengths and build new ways of living. She uses emotionally aware methods to help people name hard emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
Nicolette uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to pay attention to feelings and attachment needs, and she also draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when helpful. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy ideas inform how she explores motivation and personal stories.
In sessions she tends to take a side-by-side approach. Conversations aim to make difficult feelings clearer and usable, not just talked about. She encourages small, practical steps so people can test new ways of relating and coping.
Her work pays attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment, body image, codependency, communication problems, family of origin topics, life purpose, sexuality, and women's concerns. People looking for help with intimacy, addiction, bipolar symptoms, depression, or career stress may find relevant support here.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming strong emotions and attachment needs. It helps people see how feelings shape relationship patterns and personal responses, and can be useful when emotions are confusing or hard to name. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead. It aims to build a trusting working relationship so people can explore concerns like self-worth, life changes, or identity at their own pace. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for handling intense emotions, managing distress, and improving communication. Short skill-based practices can be added when someone needs tools for day-to-day coping. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together. Session logistics should be checked before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to use video or audio in ways that suit them, like reducing camera time or choosing a simpler call when bandwidth is limited.Areas of expertise
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and related concerns such as self-esteem and women's issues.
What therapeutic style does she use?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside Client-Centered Therapy and DBT skill work, and also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicolette has eight years of experience in clinical settings, including time working in a family residential treatment center.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is a Minnesota LMFT, holding a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University and licensed in Minnesota since 2016.
Does she see clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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