Van Nguyen, MD

Van Nguyen, MD is double board certified in adult psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry. She graduated from University of Texas Austin with a bachelor degree in neurobiology with special departmental honors for her honor research project. She graduated from University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, TX. She went on to complete her adult psychiatry residency and child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship training in the highly competitive child track program. Her training experiences range from acute inpatient care spanning multiple health systems (Harris County Psychiatric Hospital, M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital, LBJ Hospital, Memorial Herman Hospital) to partial hospitalization program specializing eating disorders, long-term residential treatment, and community outpatient care. Given her training in the world’s largest medical center, which is the Texas Medical Center, Dr. Nguyen had extensive exposure to a diverse patient population and high complexity, rare cases. Dr. Nguyen also has extensive experience delivering care in telemedicine setting, both for emergent psychiatric evaluations and ongoing outpatient care.

Dr. Nguyen has a longstanding passion for teaching, mentorship, and advocacy. She served in multiple teaching and mentoring roles throughout her training. She advocated for her peers as the class representative throughout training. She represented her training institution in multiple state and national level organizations as a voting delegate. She quickly developed an interest in psychotherapy in combination with pharmacologic treatments during training. Dr. Nguyen is trained in various therapy modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety, interpersonal therapy for depression, motivational enhancement, and group therapy. Dr. Nguyen is the distinguished recipient of the 2021 Robert White, MD Scholarship for the American Group Psychotherapy Associate and the 2022 winner of the UT Mendell Fellowship for Family Therapy. She co-created and led a weekly parenting support group during her last year of fellowship.

Dr. Nguyen’s treatment approach is an integration of evidence-based treatments, collaborative patient-centered care, and psychoeducation. She strives to educate and advocate for her patients to receive the highest quality of care and resources (such as school testing and accommodations, community programs and support groups). Dr. Nguyen believes that every child and young adult can shine to his/her fullest potential with the right support and nurturing approach. She assesses each patient and crafts individualized treatment plans to help patients reach their short and long term treatment goals. Behavioral skills and parent coaching techniques are utilized, as appropriate for a holistic treatment approach. Medications will be considered in a judicious and conservative manner to enhance treatment protocols. Dr. Nguyen aims to deliver the best care for her patients, so that they may enjoy life-long benefits and the highest quality of life. In her free time, Dr. Nguyen enjoys spending time with her husband and dog. Her hobbies include cooking, traveling, and decorating.