Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Mai works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Maine
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mai
Mai Huong Nguyen is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience. She approaches therapy with warmth and a steady presence, aiming to help people manage anger, stress, and relationship strain. She speaks English and provides care from her practice in Maine.
Her work centers on listening first. She meets people where they are, offers validation, and helps them name what is happening. Sessions focus on understanding thoughts, feelings, and the patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Practical steps are woven into conversation so people can try changes between visits. She uses client-centered methods to prioritize each person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness practices are suggested to calm intense feelings and increase awareness in the moment. Mai Huong also integrates approaches for trauma and relationship repair when needed. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolbox for processing painful memories, and Gottman Method ideas guide work on communication and trust in relationships.
She frames these tools simply and works with people to choose what fits. Her background blends social work practice and relationship coaching. That shape allows focus on both current problems and practical life changes.
She aims to help people rewrite the stories that keep them stuck and to build skills for healthier connections and better day-to-day coping.
What Mai works with
Everything Mai lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mai's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mai lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and honoring each person’s experience. Online sessions using this style often begin with open conversation so the therapist can learn what matters most and set goals that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes; online video or chat work is well suited to learning and practicing these skills between sessions. EMDR, when used, targets troubling memories and the emotional charge they carry; therapists describe the process and adapt pacing to what the person needs over online sessions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk through options and try methods that match the client’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That could mean starting with client-centered work, adding CBT exercises, or introducing EMDR elements later. Decisions are made together and adjusted as progress is seen.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions and get brief coaching or reminders. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities while using the approaches described above in ways that suit each person.
Questions people ask about Mai
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues, among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, combining listening and validation with concrete skill-building from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of experience working in behavioral health and relationship coaching.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Maine and holds a LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.