Nicolette & Amy
You want guidance from a professional who’s real—cuts the fluff, tells it straight, and actually helps. Someone with grit, edge, a solid bullshit detector, and just enough warmth so we don’t scare you off. Basically, the perfect mix of tough love and “okay, but seriously” vibes…
…yeah, that’s us.
Meet Nicolette & Amy
Nicolette Ulstrom, LMFT, Gottman Trained, The Detail Queen
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Trying to Stay Hydrated but Consistently Failing – I have so many cute water bottles… yet here I am, dehydrated again.
Being Weirdly Dedicated to My Solitaire Game…
Getting Unreasonably Hyped to Shop at Aldi – Who knew discounted cheese and mystery aisle finds could bring this much joy?
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Overstocking My Pantry Like I’m Preparing for the Apocalypse – Do I need this many cans of chickpeas? No. Do I feel comforted knowing they’re there? Yes.
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Stop Comparing Your Sex Life to Everyone Else’s – Your best friend, that influencer couple, or the people in that one Reddit thread are not in your bed. What works for you and your partner is what matters—so focus on connection, not competition.
Amy Vredenburgh, LMFT, Gottman Trained, The Efficiency Queen
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Doomscrolling Reddit Like It’s My Job – I came for one answer, and now it’s three hours later, and I have opinions on things I didn’t know existed.
Driving 10 Miles Under the Speed Limit When I'm Deep in Conversation – Sorry to everyone behind me, but this tea is priority #1.
Discovering a New Food Product and Panic-Buying 79 of Them – Turns out… one was enough.
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Believing Watching Netflix with My Dog is Peak Friday Night – It’s not trash TV; it’s an experience.
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Quit Waiting for the “Perfect Time” to Have Hard Conversations – In-person, text, voice memo, or carrier pigeon—just start talking and find a way that actually works. And once you’ve talked it out? Do. The. Damn. Thing. There’s only so much time we can spend rehashing the same problem—solutions and actions are what actually change things.
Where it all began?
The parking lot of our master’s program. Doors to that university were open and ready for us to get in there, learn, and do all the baby-therapist things you do as you’re starting out on the therapist path.
Up next? Queue the master’s and licensing 5 years later. Boom! 2016 hits and we pass the test, grab our license and head out into the world, ready to do all the good healing sh*t we could muster.
From community mental health, working for other practice owners, to working together and really finding purpose in the deep discovery and healing our clients do - the at-the-root healing that can happen for individuals and couples was our jam.
Ding ding ding! Bring on the two-day, couples retreat for our couples that we were working with. We loved it. They loved it. It was a winner. For two years we practiced this framework with couples (of all kinds) with some serious success. So we thought…why not make this a sh*t ton more accessible…
…and have this retreat right at your fingertips. For couples that want to do the damn thing at half the price, for couples who don’t want to go the therapy route, for couples who want to add this on to the therapy they are already doing (show-offs)…