Dr. Nancy Hiếu Nguyễn, OC Playful Therapy

06/10/2026

📣Join the Board of Behavioral Sciences for a live webinar event!

Journey to BBS Licensure: Getting Started with Associate Registration, designed to offer students, trainees, applicants and educators an overview of the BBS requirements for initiating the application process for associate registration.

This webinar will feature:

The essential steps in the associate registration application process
Earning hours under the 90-day rule
Tips for maintaining your associate registration
Q&A session

How to join webinar:

Journey to BBS Licensure: Getting Started with Associate Registration
Date and Time: June 17, 2026, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Platform: Webex
Space is limited - Please register in advance by clicking the registration link below. Once registered, you will receive another link to join the webinar.

Registration Link: https://dca-meetings.webex.com/weblink/register/rdb2e3f608d49c7619699fb4f5915a628

10/12/2024

Successful conference presentations at the 8th annual student mental wellness conference.

10/02/2024

Presenting next week at the 8th annual Student Mental Wellness Conference (one of the largest in the nation) with my doctoral student. Please come join us!

View more about this event at Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference

07/29/2024

A great community event for your children

Get ready for back to school with Kid Builders! First 5 OC is excited to bring interactive activity stations to Tustin at CalOptima and Orange County Department of Education’s Back-to-School Health and Wellness Fair on August 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hope to see you there!

For more information, visit https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/BZTIVqn/CaloptimaB2S2024

06/01/2024

Article that I was in on mental health in Vietnamese. It was an honor to be a part of this project to increase discussion of mental health and usage of mental health services.

A guide to talking about family, grief, trauma and more, according to experts and community members.

05/23/2024

11/18/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100064809517861/posts/727549209415390/?mibextid=cr9u03

Join us as we have a conversation with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community on Inter-Generational Mental Health

11/04/2023

Here is the link to the podcast episode I was interviewed on. Again feel free to listen and like!

‎Show Townsend Institute Podcast Series, Ep 012: Nancy Nguyen | Culture, Community & Animal Crossing: Using Video Games in Counseling Practice - Nov 2, 2023

11/02/2023

Feel free to listen and like my interview for Townsend TIPs with Dr. Ashlie Andrew and Dr. Gilbert Fugitt

🎙️ Get excited TI friends and family! Just dropped on the podcast is Episode:12 with Dr. Ashlie Andrew and Dr. Gilbert Fugitt as they interview Dr. Nancy Nguyen, Core Faculty member in the Counseling Program at the Townsend Institute.

🎙️ Nancy has a wealth of knowledge and experience in cross-cultural counseling practices as well adolescent counseling using techniques like video game therapy.

🎙️ Tune in on AmazonMusic, Spotify or iTunes to hear how Dr. Nguyen uses her Vietnamese roots to help shape and improve experiences for those she serves.