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Nicole Hubbs

Compassionate therapist focused on practical change

LMFT Minnesota

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Nicole

Nicole Hubbs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota with 15 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, curious presence to sessions and focuses on practical ways to reduce distress and strengthen relationships.

Background and approach

Nicole aims to make therapy feel manageable for people who are nervous or unsure about starting. She has worked across child, adolescent, and adult settings and has supported people with anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles.

Nicole also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career stress, and intimacy-related issues. Her background includes helping with attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and co-occurring problems.

Nicole combines approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Gottman Method ideas when focusing on relationship patterns, Client-Centered techniques to follow what matters to the client, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused and Existential ideas as appropriate. In a typical session she listens closely, asks direct questions, and offers tools people can try between meetings.

Plans are practical and tailored to the situation at hand. Sessions can include skill practice, communication work, and steps to manage strong emotions.

People who prefer a straightforward, empathetic clinician may find her style helpful. Nicole emphasizes collaboration, small steps, and steady progress so clients can feel more in control of day-to-day life.

Therapy approaches that translate well online

Nicole blends a few clear methods she often uses in sessions. The Gottman Method focuses on patterns in relationships and practical skills for communication and conflict. It can help people learn specific ways to talk and repair interactions. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s priorities first, with the therapist following what matters most to the client and offering empathetic listening and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into steps that can be practiced between sessions to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicole works with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to make sure the plan is useful and realistic.

Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face when they want to see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, ongoing ways to process thoughts and get tools between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving schedules while keeping the work focused and practical.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Nicole help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Nicole works in a straightforward, empathetic way. She listens, asks clear questions, and offers practical tools to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicole has 15 years of experience working in school and clinical settings with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Minnesota LMFT credential and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed in

Minnesota

Languages

English