- Client-centered focus
- Relationship coaching
- Mindful techniques
About Mai
Mai Huong Nguyen is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience supporting people through relationship strain, grief, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She centers care on kindness and respect, aiming to help people feel seen and heard while they work through painful changes. Mai approaches sessions with calm presence and practical focus to guide people toward clearer next steps.
She practices client-centered therapy, putting the person's experience at the center of the work and following the client’s pace and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness tools to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. For those carrying past traumatic events, she draws on methods used to process traumatic memories when appropriate.
Mai brings experience helping people navigate breakups and divorce, both recent and long-standing, and she offers relationship coaching alongside clinical work. She helps people untangle attachment patterns, manage anger, regain sleep, and cope with chronic illness, career stress, or caregiving strain. Her focus includes LGBT concerns, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
In sessions she emphasizes understanding how beliefs formed, gently questioning those beliefs, and rewriting personal stories to better serve current goals. Her style blends empathy with straightforward, actionable work so people leave with a clearer sense of next steps.
Mai practices in Maine and conducts sessions in English. Her LCSW is listed as ME LCSW, and she brings nearly two decades of practice to each conversation.
Client-centered and evidence-informed approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy places the person's own experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, follows the client’s priorities, and helps people make sense of feelings and choices in their own words. This approach can be useful when someone needs validation, a steady presence, and help deciding what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and habits that keep problems going. It uses practical steps to test and change thinking patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and anger. EMDR-informed methods aim to reduce the intensity of distress tied to traumatic memories by guiding attention while processing those memories; this can help people who continue to feel stuck after painful events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort. That process may shift over time as needs change, and treatment plans are adjusted together.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during work breaks or on days when leaving the house is difficult. Different approaches lend themselves to different rhythms of work, and the therapist will help match the pace and tools to fit everyday life.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mai Huong Nguyen address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar mood concerns, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and compassionate, emphasizing being seen and heard. She combines that with CBT ideas and mindfulness to help change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
What experience does she bring?
Mai has 19 years of experience working in behavioral health and relationship coaching, assisting people through breakups, divorce, trauma recovery, and long-term life transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in Maine, listed as ME LCSW, and practices in the state of Maine.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are offered for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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