Therapist profile
Nicolette Ulstrom, LMFT
Minnesota
LMFT - relationships and addiction focus
Continue with NicoletteWhere Nicolette stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Minnesota / 3287
- NPI
- 1073061818
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Minnesota
About
- Anxiety and depression
- Addictions support
- Codependency patterns
About Nicolette
Nicolette Ulstrom is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, and challenges like codependency and low self-esteem. Sessions are conducted in English.
She earned a Masters 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 focus on self-awareness and practical change. She draws on people’s existing strengths to help them try different ways of living.
Nicolette uses a side-by-side approach. That means she helps people notice patterns in their life and practice new responses. She talks through coping skills, communication shifts, and ways to manage strong emotions. Her work often includes attention to attachment and family of origin concerns.
Therapy sessions may include tools from Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. Those approaches inform how she helps people name problems and test small, manageable changes. Practical steps and gentle skill-building are part of how she works.
People who come because they put others first, struggle with boundaries, or live around someone else's substance use will find focused, straightforward work on those patterns. The goal is clearer choices and more agency in everyday life, found one step at a time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can name what matters to them. Online sessions using this approach help clarify goals and figure out small next steps when life feels overwhelming.Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. In online sessions DBT tools can be practiced and reviewed between meetings to build consistency and reduce reactivity.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice patterns in their emotional responses and how those patterns affect relationships. Used online, EFT-style conversations can reveal interaction cycles and create room for different ways of connecting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and life demands. That selection can change as progress is made.
Session-format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to keep continuity when schedules change. Licensed professionals can use the same evidence-based techniques remotely, adapting exercises and homework to everyday routines.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, grief, and related concerns such as codependency and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a side-by-side, strengths-focused style drawing on client-centered work, DBT, EFT, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas to help people try new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience and has been licensed as an LMFT since 2016.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with licensure in Minnesota.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm available options before booking.
How does payment work?
Session cost varies with location and uses 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.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.