Hai Nguyen

Hai Nguyen is a California-based therapist with 15 years of clinical experience who combines psychotherapy and education to help people work through emotional, relational, and life challenges. Hai brings a long-standing interest in the study of love and human connection to his clinical work, drawing on both analytical and emotional perspectives developed over years of practice and teaching.

Hai’s areas of focus include addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self-esteem and coaching, stress and anxiety, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting difficulties, anger management, career challenges, bipolar disorder and depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. He prioritizes emotional connection across family and couple relationships and supports individuals in building healthier relationships with themselves.

Hai has blended a career in higher education and clinical practice. He has worked as an online professor in psychology, health and human services, and philosophy, and earlier served as a teaching assistant in stress management. During graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy he completed internships at a non-profit agency, providing therapy to a wide range of populations, including onsite work at middle and high schools and services for couples, families, and individuals dealing with anger, domestic violence, and other concerns. After completing his master’s degree, Hai worked as an online professor at Ashford University and has continued in that role.

His professional experience spans work with gangs, addiction and dual diagnosis treatment, violence, mood disorders, and diverse interpersonal dynamics. Hai provided services for children with autism spectrum disorder, progressed from part-time therapist to primary therapist and clinical director in dual diagnosis settings, and later served as Chief Operating Officer. He has helped open about six companies for owners, works with cultural sensitivity and acculturation issues, and continues to pursue organizational certifications while acknowledging a mentor who served as ex-chief of state at DHCS.

Hai Nguyen is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, credentialed to practice as an LMFT (CA LMFT 106003). He draws on a broad range of clinical and administrative experience to offer thoughtful, culturally aware care and looks forward to learning from each person’s journey.