Hai Nguyen, LMFT
California · 15 years in practice
Hai Nguyen is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people navigate relationship pain, addiction, mood struggles, and grief.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 106003 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1144717588 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Vietnamese
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Hai
Hai Nguyen is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people navigate relationship pain, addiction, mood struggles, and grief. He speaks English and Vietnamese and works with many concerns tied to family, identity, and emotional connection. He describes therapy as a chance to look at both the heart and the mind.
Sessions tend to focus on how relationships, past losses, or addictive patterns show up in daily life.
Background and approach
Hai listens for recurring themes and helps people notice the patterns that keep causing pain. His background blends clinical practice and teaching. He has 15 years of experience in mental health and addiction care and has worked in schools, nonprofit settings, and residential treatment programs.
He also taught psychology and related subjects as an online professor while completing graduate training in marriage and family therapy. Hai brings practical experience with dual diagnosis and addiction treatment, and he has led programs in clinical and operational roles. He also has experience working with mood disorders, trauma, domestic violence recovery, and behavior concerns tied to acculturation and cultural differences.
In sessions he draws on Jungian ideas alongside approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, attachment-based methods, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral strategies. The work is collaborative and focused on real-life shifts - changing unhelpful reactions, repairing connection, and building clearer personal direction. To begin, a person can complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging depending on what fits the person's needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Hai lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Hai names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jungian Therapy here is used to explore symbols, personal stories, and recurring life themes to help people make sense of inner conflicts and relationship patterns. This approach can be helpful when someone wants deeper insight into their personal narrative and emotional life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. ACT helps people take actions that match their values while managing anxiety, depression, or addiction-related urges.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and trust. It helps people who struggle with closeness, fear of abandonment, or repeated relationship patterns to try new ways of connecting.
Hai approaches choice of method as a joint process. He will work with each person to figure out which combination of insight, values work, and skill practice fits their goals and comfort. That shared planning helps shape session focus and the mix of exercises and reflection.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different places, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving schedules while using the approaches above in ways that suit each person's needs.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Hai address?
He works with relationship struggles, addictions, mood disorders, grief, anxiety, stress, self-esteem issues, and many problems tied to attachment and family connection.
What is Hai's therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and conversational with a focus on noticing patterns. He blends insight work with practical tools to change reactions and improve relationships.
How much experience does he have?
Hai has 15 years of experience in mental health, including long-term work in dual diagnosis and addiction treatment and roles in clinical leadership.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Vietnamese.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to clients in California.
What session formats are available?
Hai offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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