Em Nguyen

I am a nonbinary, pansexual human who is highly empathetic and cares about the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health of my family, friends and community. I am very driven and highly motivated. I am a mother to three children and have worked incredibly hard to create, a happy, healthy, kind, caring environment for my children to grow up in. I am not afraid to talk about the "tough stuff" as I am also a volunteer crisis counselor for the Trevor Project. I volunteer 3 hours a week helping young LGBTQIA+ people through mental health crises.

• I am a mother to three children ages, 16, 13, and 11. My partner and I have been together for 20 years, married for 17.
• I haven't worked very much outside of the home since my children were born. I wanted to invest my time and energy into my children when they were little and their mental, and emotional development was still being formed and shaped
• Now that my children are a bit older, I want to invest more of my time into becoming a marriage and family counselor.
• I enjoy going to the Oregon coast and go whenever I am get the chance.
• I have a 7 year old Pug named Penny
• I love listening to music, most genres
• Some of my reality favorite tv shows are Survivor, Love is Blind, Wentworth and The Office
• I love learning new strategies to help myself and other people cope in difficult situations. These include many DBT skills, like mindfulness, mediation, deep breathing, urge surfing, etc. I believe that these skills can be incredibly helpful for anyone who is struggling with their mental or emotional health.
• I had a very traumatic childhood and I have seen, first hand, just how incredible healing it can be working with a good therapist. I have been with my current therapist, Julie Westlin-Naigus MA, LPC since January 2018.