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Neurodivergent-Affirming
Intersectional | Trauma Informed | Neurodivergence Affirming | LGBTQ+
Individual Therapy and Couples Counseling for Uniquely Different Upbringings
Hi! I'm Christine Quynh Anh Nguyen, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #154204) providing specialized online therapy across California.
My Clinical Philosophy: Healing at the Intersections
My practice is dedicated to individuals and couples navigating the complex intersections of C-PTSD, OCD, and AuDHD (Autistic/ADHD), with a deep specialization in supporting interracial, interfaith, and LGBTQ+ couples who are managing these exact conditions.
True healing cannot happen in a vacuum. Often, traditional therapy models fail because they try to treat a relationship issue, a trauma response, or neurodivergence as separate, isolated problems. In my practice, I look at how your unique nervous system, your history, and your cultural identity interact. I provide a space where you do not have to hide your mask, explain your culture, or suppress your intrusive thoughts to receive care.
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Here is a non-exhaustive list of mental health conditions I’ve worked with:
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
C-PTSD - Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Phobias (elevators, so far)
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
AuDHD - comorbidity of both ADHD and ASD
BP-I and BP-II - Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2
PMDD - Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
MDD - Major Depressive Disorder
GAD - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Here are a few of the real-life issues I have helped clients through:
Healing from break-ups and identifying better partners
Navigating interracial, interfaith, and LGBTQ+ marriages and relationships
Healing intergenerational patterns for first generation immigrants
Exploring issues with intimacy, gender identity, and sexuality
Managing high stress careers in fields prone to burnout and workaholism
Graduating from college and going into the working world
Increasing self esteem and building a stronger identity
Boundaries for relationships with loved ones who have personality disorders
Body image issues and relationship with food
Grief and loss, particularly of loved ones with chronic health conditions
It's hard to explain.
It's hard to explain.
“I wouldn’t even know where to start.”
Your life feels complicated, but you’re not sure how or what makes you so different. It’s hard to put your finger on it. You’ve read all the books on healthy attachment. Your algorithm regularly pops up with helpful videos on mental health. Maybe you’ve even gone to therapy about it. No one can say you didn’t do your due diligence.
And still... You just don’t quite fit the stereotype. Or you’re a minority, so the advice just doesn’t apply. It wouldn’t work if you tried it — you say this from experience.
“Maybe it’s just our culture,” you try to reason with yourself. “Everyone’s traumatized, I feel bad even comparing. Other people I know have had it worse.”
Except you still can’t relate, even to the people who grew up just like you. Same culture, same holidays, same neighborhood.
To make matters worse, it’s somehow it’s even harder to explain all this to the person you love most. Their background is complicated too. And of course it would be the exact opposite of yours in every way.
How many times have you tried talking about it, just for them to go quiet and say, “I’m sorry, I just don’t get it. It’s not like that for us.” How many times have you held your tongue at family parties because you didn’t know if it was your place — because what if that’s just their family?
You just want things to finally make sense.
It's okay, I get it. And I can help.
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