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Nicole Thomte, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety LGBTQ+ Relationships Intimacy Self esteem, Motivation
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About me

Welcome! My name is Nicole Thomte, my pronouns are she/her or they/them, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #3853 in Minnesota. My focus in my practice is to serve those individuals, couples, and families who live outside the confines of dominant society's expectations. I offer affirmative therapy for LGBTQIA+/kink/CNM/polyam/etc persons, using a largely solution-focused approach from an intersectional feminist lens. I know that these populations are underserved in current society, and my goal is for you to have the inclusive support you deserve to improve your life the way you want. I am also interested in sex-positive therapy and sex therapy, while still recognizing the validity of asexuality in its own spectrum.

My therapeutic style is non-directive, exploratory, accepting, and acknowledging the humor that often leavens the stress of life. You're the expert in your life, and I'm here to provide support and an outside perspective to help find patterns and connections that may not be visible to you in the midst of your troubles. What you bring to the session is what interests me, rather than relying on labeling and constraints of diagnoses.

Choosing to sit with people in a therapeutic connection as my third career path has been one of the longest and most complex decisions I have made in my life thus far. It has also been one of the most rewarding and transformative experiences I have ever encountered.

I worked at a behavioral health agency once I was approved for my state intern license in 2013. The population we served were most often persons who have the most difficulties: often already on disability or in the interminable waiting period after having applied, with multiple health troubles, and with the least access to needed resources.

Since before even starting my work as a state intern, I had begun attending supervision groups and co-facilitating survivor groups under the auspices of Gender Justice Nevada in November, 2012. Over the nearly six years until my hiatus in July, 2018, I learned from the bravery of survivors of sex/gender based violence, oppression, and discrimination, including sex/gender diverse young persons, the families and loved ones of sex/gender diverse persons, and sex workers, as I provided therapeutic group facilitation in addition to individual, couple, and family therapy, due to my drive to advocate for marginalized communities.

I am a compassionate, driven, tireless advocate for those who are forced into the margins of society, and I look forward to the gift of what you wish to share with me.

Professional experience

9yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety LGBTQ+ Relationships Intimacy Self esteem, Motivation

Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Gender dysphoria, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Prejudice and discrimination, Sexuality, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

MN LMFT 3853

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Nicole Thomte. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Nicole’s expertise and kindness are comforting and so helpful when trying to navigate every day life with all of the factors that impact my wellbeing. I don’t know what I would do without her.

Written on Oct 17, 2024 after therapy with Nicole for 4 years and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes

Nichole is a great therapist. She’s a great listener, and offers insight into how to advocate for one’s own self healing much beyond support and advocacy for mental health.

Written on Sep 01, 2022 after therapy with Nicole for 2 years and 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

I always feel like Nicole really gets me. She speaks my language and understands what I'm trying to say, and responds in ways that work for how my brain works.

Written on Dec 07, 2021 after therapy with Nicole for 2 years

Nicole offers me various coping skills for issues I deal with on a regular basis. Has always listened to me and offered support.

Written on Apr 07, 2021 after therapy with Nicole for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and career difficulties

Nicole is a fantastic counselor. She's super chill and easy to open up to, keeps things low stress and she's super understanding. She's not what most people think of when they think about therapy, she's fun, relaxed and not super clinical as to make you feel under a microscope. I've been seeing her for about 2 years now and I've made a lot of progress in my mental health thanks to her. Highly recommend her.

Written on Feb 26, 2021 after therapy with Nicole for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Nicole has been key for me since I started my sessions with Better Help. She is extremely professional and empathic to my thoughts or experiences. I couldn’t have asked for a better counselor!

Written on Aug 14, 2020 after therapy with Nicole for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety