Nicolette Ulstrom , LMFT

Nicolette Ulstrom, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), earned her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Eagan, Minnesota in 2012 and has held licensure since 2016. She brings experience from working in a family residential treatment center where families engaged in shared healing through increased self-awareness and personal growth.

Nicolette emphasizes a strengths-based approach, helping people build on what already works in their lives to move toward greater joy and fulfillment. With 8 years of clinical experience, she has worked with substance use disorders, anxiety, women’s issues, self-esteem and self-worth concerns, among other challenges. She values each person’s life story and explores how past experiences have shaped current patterns and future goals.

Her style is collaborative and supportive, taking a side-by-side approach to help individuals and families identify meaningful changes. By gently examining challenges and reauthoring personal narratives, she helps people discover ways to reconnect with their true selves and pursue a life that aligns with their values and aspirations.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individual’s experience and emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration. It helps people explore personal values, build self-esteem, and make decisions that align with what matters most to them.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It combines acceptance and change strategies and is often helpful for people coping with strong emotional responses, impulsive behaviors, or difficulties in interpersonal connections.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to the role of emotion in relationships and attachment. It supports people and couples in identifying core emotional needs and reshaping interaction patterns to strengthen bonds and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. Nicolette will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and together they will choose or adapt methods that best fit the client’s situation and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions occur, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations, while preserving the core elements of effective therapeutic work.