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Nicole Hubbs

Supportive family-focused therapist

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Nicole

Nicole Hubbs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota with 15 years of experience. She draws on long clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. Her work includes a strong family and parenting focus alongside a wide range of individual concerns.

Nicole keeps language simple and direct in sessions so parents and caregivers can follow along and act on what they learn.

Background and approach

She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and solve real problems. That can mean learning new ways to talk with family members, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or practicing skills to reduce worry and anger. Nicole emphasizes curiosity and listening first, then builds a plan tailored to each person and family.

Sessions are collaborative. Nicole expects clients to set goals and try strategies between meetings. She checks in about what is working and what needs to shift.

Families often find the pace purposeful and focused on small, doable changes. Her background includes work in schools and clinics with children, teens, adults, and family systems. That experience shapes how she looks at parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and communication patterns across generations.

Nicole brings empathy and steadiness to difficult topics like trauma, grief, and identity questions. She offers a range of tools from cognitive-behavioral exercises to emotion-focused conversations. Parents and individuals leave sessions with clear next steps and practiceable skills they can use at home.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and aims to create an accepting space where goals emerge from the client. This approach helps people feel heard and makes it easier to try new ways of coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and parenting-related stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on emotions and attachment patterns in relationships, helping families and partners understand and repair interaction cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will discuss different methods and collaborate with clients to pick what fits their goals, preferences, and family situation. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most, so the plan can change as needs change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn't possible, and live chat or text messaging for brief check-ins and skill practice. These options make it easier for busy parents and caregivers to fit therapy into their routines and to use learned skills between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Nicole works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family challenges, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then teaches skills and strategies like talking patterns and coping tools clients can practice between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in school and clinical settings.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in Minnesota with license number MN LMFT 3604 and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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