Janelle Nguyen, PsyD

As a Vietnamese American clinician, I am passionate about working with the Asian American community to provide culturally sensitive treatment to a community that often underutilizes and highly stigmatizes mental health services. I am passionate about destigmatizing mental health for the Asian population and considering how to promote equity and access in my practice. I enjoy working with Asian American clients around identity development and processing experiences of intergenerational trauma and systemic discrimination while being sensitive to clients’ cultural, spiritual, and family values. In my practice, I focus on developing resiliency and increasing your awareness for your own resources, strength, and power.

I work from a client-centered, trauma-informed, multicultural, feminist, relational approach. Essentially, this means that I consider how you interact with your larger community and institutional systems and vice versa, how you might feel navigating experiences with consideration for the intersection of your cultural identities, and how we can collaborate together on finding and reclaiming your sense of power and agency. I enjoy collaborating with my clients to ensure the relationship we build together is trustworthy, secure, and reliable and therapy is a space you feel comfortable vocalizing your needs and preferences. To create the best therapy experience for you, I hear your preferences and adapt. I work integratively and draw from many techniques, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral, expressive arts, and narrative techniques. I always work from a trauma-informed lens, believing it is necessary to establish a clear sense of safety before engaging in more vulnerable work.

I have worked with clients over a wide array of concerns including but not limited to experiences of traumatic events, identity development, adjustment, depression, anxiety, grief and/or loss, relationship concerns, and family related concerns. I feel honored to be trusted by you to move through and process your experiences together, and find the strength you've always had to create the life you want.

Training:

Janelle is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral fellow at Transcend Counseling Chicago. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare at the University of California Berkeley, and a Masters of Arts and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology: San Francisco. Janelle completed her predoctoral internship at Northwestern University, Counseling and Psychological Services.

Office Location:

2150 W. Lawrence Ave.

Suite A

Chicago, IL 60625

Email: drjanellenguyen@gmail.com

Website:

https://transcendchicago.com/janelle-nguyen-bio

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/janelle-nguyen-chicago-il/1376525

Phone: (773)887-6447

Areas of Practice:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Family Dynamics/Generational Trauma
• Grief
• Identity Exploration
• Life Transitions
• Relationships
• Stress
• Trauma

Language(s) Spoken

• English

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna

• BlueCross and BlueShield

• Cigna and Evernorth

• Optum

• UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH