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Baotran Amanda Nguyen

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Baotran Amanda Nguyen, LMFT, LPCC

California

LMFT and LPCC - Anger and Stress work

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMFT, LPCC
  • LicenseLMFT, California / 143019; LPCC, California / 20946
  • NPI1275995920
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationCalifornia

About

  • CBT methods
  • DBT skills
  • Motivational interviewing

About Baotran

Baotran Amanda Nguyen is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in California with four years of clinical experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and addictions. Amanda also supports clients dealing with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Amanda prefers straightforward conversations. She uses clear, practical techniques to help people notice patterns that keep anger and frustration active. Sessions often focus on identifying triggers, changing unhelpful thoughts, and building skills for calmer responding. She brings together client-centered listening with approaches that teach concrete tools for emotion regulation.

Her background includes work in mental health settings and direct experience with a range of diagnoses and behavioral concerns. Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift thinking patterns and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy inform how she helps people clarify values and rewrite unhelpful self-stories.

In sessions she aims for practical change rather than abstract talk. Expect short-term skill building alongside chance to look at deeper patterns over time. She uses simple language and step-by-step exercises so clients can practice between meetings.

Amanda conducts work in English and sees people in California. If you want to address anger at home, stress at work, or ongoing resentment, she focuses on helping people develop clearer reactions and better coping habits.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change the thoughts that fuel anger and reactive behavior. CBT sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking between meetings.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT-style work focuses on concrete tools such as breathing techniques, grounding exercises, and problem-solving steps to reduce escalation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss the goals and preferences of each person and collaborate to decide which methods to try first. That may mean starting with skill-building exercises and later moving into deeper narrative or motivational work depending on progress and comfort.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT exercises for remote meetings so practical skills are still practiced and reviewed between sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she support?

She supports people managing anger that shows up as snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, buildup of resentment, and difficulty calming down after conflict.

How does she approach anger in sessions?

She uses client-centered conversation together with CBT and DBT techniques to identify triggers, change unhelpful thoughts, and teach emotion regulation skills.

What is her clinical background?

She holds LMFT and LPCC credentials and has four years of clinical experience working in mental health settings with a range of diagnoses and behavioral concerns.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is based in California and holds the California LMFT and California LPCC credentials as listed.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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