Nicole Hubbs, LMFT

Nicole Hubbs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with 15 years of experience. She meets people where they are and aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable. Nicole speaks plainly, listens carefully, and treats each person with calm respect.

Nicole draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered ways of working to help people untangle thoughts and habits that cause distress. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationships and connection are central concerns. Sessions are practical and tailored to the goals someone brings to therapy.

People come to Nicole for many concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, parenting and family issues, addictions, grief, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She also addresses sleep and eating problems, anger, career stress, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. Additional focuses include attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and communication problems.

Nicole aims to reduce the unease people often feel about beginning therapy. She approaches each person with curiosity and empathy and builds plans that fit their life. Treatment steps are simple and concrete so people can notice progress between sessions.

Her background includes clinical work across settings and long-term experience helping people of different ages and needs. Nicole emphasizes collaboration so clients set the pace and goals. She encourages anyone who feels overwhelmed to reach out and explore a better way forward.

How Nicole’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Nicole uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that lead to clearer results. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday worries where changing thinking and habits helps. Client-Centered Therapy is about listening closely and shaping sessions around what a person wants to work on, which helps people feel heard and understood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on connection and emotions in relationships and can help when closeness, communication, or attachment are key issues.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, past experience, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. Plans are adjusted over time, so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and emotion work, while phone sessions can be useful for shorter check-ins or when video bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a busy day and to track small changes between sessions. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, school, and family responsibilities rather than the other way around.