Meet Asian Australian Clinical Psychologist, Song Nguyen

We know that it's not always easy trying to work out which therapist we might like to work with: Because the decision isn't just about where they're located and when they're available, but there's a bit more of a human, relational element to the decision too.

So here at Shapes and Sounds, we want to help make that process just a little easier.

Every month, we'll be introducing a therapist from the Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List to help you gain a bit more insight into who you feel might be a good fit for you or someone that you know.

This month we're excited to connect you with Song Nguyen who is a Clinical Psychologist offering services in Campbelltown, NSW, and Telehealth Australia-wide. We hope you enjoy connecting with Song below!

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1. What led you to choosing mental health as a career?

I was always drawn to this area as a child. In primary school, I had to wait for my mum at the library to get picked up after school. In the time there every afternoon, I was always drawn to the Psychology and Spiritual section in which these books were always grouped together in the same row. So I would be reading books from Freud’s Dream Analysis to Body Language to mystical topics like Astrology and to Palm Reading and so forth. I would be reading all these books out of curiosity without completely understanding the complexity of these ideas. Interestingly as well, in school, I often would feel the emotions of others and enjoyed helping people with their issues. You can imagine, adding this altogether, I would be drawn to working in the Healthcare field.

2. What is your unique cultural heritage?

My cultural background is Vietnamese.

3. What are your areas of specialty and what kind of frameworks do you work from?

My area of passion in Psychology is working with individuals with Complex Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety and Somatic issues. I work from a recovery approach and truly believe that clients are the experts of their own lives and I am only here to guide them. My approach is quite eclectic and individualised to the clients’ needs but I do commonly use a Schema and Internal Family Systems framework.

4. What kind of clients are you best able to support?

I enjoy working with clients who present with issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Childhood trauma, Anxiety and Somatic problems. These are areas I am very passionate about and have experience supporting clients with.

5. If you could be your own therapist right now, what do you think you would say to yourself?

I guess I am at a stage in life where there are a lot of life decisions to make and sometimes it can be hard to quieten the noise of the external environment to hear yourself. So, I would say to myself, “Trust yourself, listen to your gut and be led by your values and what is important to you!”

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Connect with Song via our Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List HERE.

Alternatively, if you feel like Song may be a good fit for someone that you know, be sure to forward this page on to them too. Let us continue to not only support ourselves but all those around us too!

If you require urgent assistance, please do not contact Song or any of the practitioners on this list. Instead, please call emergency services on 000 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Shapes and Sounds does not recommend or endorse Song or any of the practitioners listed on the Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List.

Please always consult your GP before making changes to your mental health care plan.