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Hai Nguyen, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Vietnamese
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About Hai

Hai Nguyen is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who focuses on helping people navigate addiction, relationships, family concerns, mood disorders, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy.

Background and approach

With 15 years of clinical experience and a background that includes work in dual diagnosis treatment, clinic leadership, and teaching, he brings both practical familiarity and a reflective, philosophical curiosity to therapy.

He blends clinical insight with a long history of working with complex presentations such as substance use, co-occurring mental health concerns, trauma, and behavioral patterns like codependency and impulsivity. Hai emphasizes emotional connection and inner exploration, drawing on approaches that attend to attachment dynamics, thought patterns, and personal values.

He also notes sensitivity to cultural adjustment and assimilation themes, and offers services in English and Vietnamese. Clients can expect a clinician who pairs experience in school-based, non-profit, and residential settings with years spent as a therapist and clinical leader.

Hai’s work is suited to people seeking help with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, parenting and career concerns, or those coping with life transitions and complicated interpersonal dynamics.

Integrating relational and internal work in online therapy

Hai brings Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work to help clients explore their inner parts and clarify what matters most. Internal Family Systems invites people to notice and dialogue with different inner parts - for example protectors, exiles, and managers - to reduce internal conflict and create more self-led responses, which can help with trauma, addiction, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying personal values, learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Hai works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs and goals. He combines relational sensitivity and practical tools so clients can test approaches and refine what feels most useful over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across busy lives and allow tailored rhythms of contact, whether someone prefers face-to-face conversation or more frequent text-based check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Hai commonly support?
Hai works with a wide range of issues including addictions, relationship and family difficulties, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, anxiety and stress, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual concerns, ADHD, and related challenges like codependency and impulsivity.
What is Hai's therapeutic approach and style?
He uses a collaborative, exploratory style that emphasizes internal emotional life and relational patterns, integrating approaches such as Internal Family Systems, ACT, attachment-based practices, client-centered techniques, and CBT to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
How much clinical experience does Hai bring?
He has 15 years of experience, including long-term work in dual diagnosis treatment for addiction and mental health, roles as a clinical director and COO, and a background in teaching psychology and related subjects.
Where is Hai licensed and based?
Hai is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, holding the credential CA LMFT 106003 and practicing from that state.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Vietnamese. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for working with Hai?
He offers a variety of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with Hai?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoaching

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Vietnamese