Victoria Nguyen, PsyD

Dr. Nguyen values the importance of collaboration and views her work with clients as a partnership. She approaches therapy with an intention of first clearly assessing and understanding a client’s experience and goals for therapy. She then works mutually with clients and families to establish an individualized, evidence-based treatment plan tailored to the unique needs of the client. Dr. Nguyen’s clients and colleagues describe her as caring and attentive. They also appreciate her sensitive yet direct approach to therapy along with her strong sense of humor.

Dr. Nguyen takes an integrative approach to her clinical work and relies on research supported interventions. Her treatment specialties include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Dr. Nguyen understands the importance of consultation and collaboration. Consistent with her comprehensive approach to care, she works closely with psychiatrists, physicians, teachers, and other mental health providers.

Dr. Nguyen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has a Master of Arts in Human Development with a focus in Child Development from Teachers College at Columbia University and a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University in California.

Dr. Nguyen has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in outpatient, university, and hospital settings. She completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Florida State University Counseling Center in Tallahassee, Florida where she gained experience providing evidence-based individual and group therapy to young adults within a college setting. Prior to moving to Austin, Dr. Nguyen worked as a staff clinician at Mississippi State University-Student Counseling Services in Starkville, Mississippi where she provided individual and group therapy to college students.

Dr. Nguyen is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas (37806) and Arizona (PSY-005460). She received training in cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure and response prevention while at Austin Anxiety and OCD Specialists. She has also completed training in cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder through a partnership between the International OCD Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Psychiatry Academy. In addition, Dr. Nguyen has also completed a 4-day bootcamp and 16-week long training in acceptance commitment therapy.

During her free time, Dr. Nguyen enjoys spending time with family, traveling, yoga, trying new foods, and watching college football.

Dr. Nguyen currently resides in Arizona and she provides telehealth sessions to adult clients located in Texas and Arizona. For more information about Dr. Nguyen’s availability or to schedule an appointment please call 512-246-7225 or visit our client portal.