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LMFT

Nicole Thomte, LMFT

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationMinnesota
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Nicole

Nicole Thomte is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with 13 years of clinical experience. She brings a background that includes long-term work with people facing marginalization and complex life challenges, and she emphasizes an affirmative, sex-positive approach for LGBTQIA+ and kink-aware clients.

Background and approach

Nicole frames therapy as a collaborative process, centering the client’s knowledge of their own life while offering perspective to help spot patterns and connections during difficult moments. Her style is largely non-directive and exploratory, blending solution-focused techniques with cognitive and behavioral strategies when useful.

Nicole values an intersectional lens and a sense of humor when appropriate, aiming to create an environment where clients can pursue their goals without being defined solely by diagnoses. Her practice also attends to relationship and intimacy matters, trauma and grief, mood concerns including depression and bipolar, ADHD, and a range of sexual and cultural issues.

Nicole’s history includes facilitating survivor groups and providing therapy to people with significant barriers to care, which informs her commitment to advocacy and accessibility. She invites those seeking a thoughtful, experienced clinician to explore therapy that honors each person’s identity and priorities.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Life

Nicole uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the individual's experience and perspective, creating space for each person to lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and supports exploration. This approach helps when someone wants validation, clearer self-understanding, or collaborative problem solving. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress and then practicing concrete strategies to change them; CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.

Choosing which approach to use is presented as a collaborative process. Nicole works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most practical or meaningful, and she adapts methods over time rather than insisting on a single path. That flexibility aims to match evidence-based tools with each client's priorities and pace.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for finding the communication style that feels most comfortable. These formats make it easier to access regular support from a licensed professional while fitting sessions into busy or complex lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nicole commonly address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and a range of sexuality and gender related matters.
How would you describe Nicole's therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach is primarily client-centered and non-directive, supplemented by solution-focused techniques and other evidence-based methods when helpful to meet specific goals.
What is Nicole's professional background and experience?
She has 13 years of experience, including facilitation of survivor groups and work with people facing substantial barriers to resources and care.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Nicole is an LMFT practicing in Minnesota with license MN LMFT 3853.
Does Nicole offer services in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does Nicole provide for therapy?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Pricing varies by location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Nicole?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsGender dysphoriaMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English

What Nicole can help with

Nicole Thomte works with clients on stress and anxiety, LGBT, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem.

Nicole works with individuals, couples, and families who live outside the confines of dominant society's expectations.

Nicole works with LGBTQIA+/kink/CNM/polyam/etc persons.

How Nicole approaches therapy

Nicole's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Nicole is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Minnesota, with 13 years of clinical experience.