Benjamin Nguyen

Psychotherapy, LCSW

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Benjamin Nguyen

Psychotherapy, LCSW

Virtual and in-person sessions
Licensed in CA, FL, PA

Benjamin “Ben” Nguyễn has over a decade of experience in health and human services. He received his MSW and BS from UCLA, specializing in aging (adult development), community health, and human behavior. His practice has a strong focus on exploring loneliness, toxic shame, culture, identity, loss, gender, sexuality, and transgenerational trauma.

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Meet Benjamin

I provide therapy that is in-depth, insight-oriented, and relationship-centered; this addresses immediate disruptive symptoms along with their underlying drives and roots.underline-1

What was your path to becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker?

My social work journey has been transformative and healing, which set the foundation for my therapy practice. I was initially interested in medical and public health social work because of deep-seated fears about death and disease that stemmed from my family. This led me to pursue specialized training in geriatric social work and gerontology at UCLA, which provided me with psychosocial skills to empower families as we navigate fragmented US health systems while also promoting resilience in response to adversities across the life course. Throughout my training, I also became particularly drawn to social work’s commitment to social justice, which illuminated suffering and disparities that have been insidiously hidden in structural inequities. This awakened a deeper sensitivity, exploration, and care toward untended silent wounds and “legacies of loss” carried by marginalized folx, beginning with my own as a queer and closeted first-generation Asian American who descended from boat people and refugees from the Vietnam War.

Expertise

    Specialties

  • Depression
  • Grief and loss
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Personal growth and self-esteem
  • Race and ethnicity

    Therapeutic approaches

  • Eclectic/Integrative Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    Service types

  • Individual therapy

    Ages served

  • Adults (25-64)
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

What you'll pay

Insurances and programs

  • Aetna
  • AllSavers UHC
  • Allied Benefit Systems - Aetna
  • Meritain
  • Nippon
  • Optum
  • Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solution (Premium EAP)
  • Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)
  • Oscar
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Surest (Formerly Bind)
  • UHC Student Resources
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare Shared Services
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Global

Out-of-network cost

$140-200 per session

Sliding scale

Available based on financial need

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More info

    Licensed in

    California, Florida, Pennsylvania

    Degree type

    Licensed psychotherapist (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, LP)

    Other languages

    Vietnamese

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