Amy Nguyen, APCC

Hello, welcome, and I’m glad you’re here!

My name is Amy Nguyen, and I am an Associate Professional Clincial Counselor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I earned my Master’s in Education – Counselor Education and specialization in Clinicial Mental Health Counseling from Texas Tech University. I live happily with my life partner, and my two lovely cats, Stevie and Oreo.

I think that all people want human connections in various ways, shapes, and forms. I believe that a good therapist can be your hype-person AND a thoughtful challenger to your questions. My job is to help you feel heard AND hold up a mirror and be a sounding board for thoughts you may have never said aloud. I live with the use of metaphors for almost everything. It’s my way of relating to people and providing alternative perspectives that may better fit what you are feeling. Sometimes, people just need to hear the right metaphor or comparison to feel seen and heard. I try my best to find what fits for you.

My style of therapy is a hollistic mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), parts work, and Eye-Movement Desensitization an Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. However, what’s more important is what you respond best to so that you can be be healthily challenged to make meaningful changes in your life. My client’s would describe me as down-to-Earth and be my authentic self when steping into the therapist’s role. I like to believe that authenticity can be modeled and infectiously spread to others so that we can live the lives that we deserve and want.

I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with you on your healing and learning journey!