Duy Kim Ngoc Nguyen

Duy Kim Ngoc Nguyen is an AASW accredited social worker with ten years' experience working in Australia. She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression and coping with major life changes. She also supports people concerned about life purpose, loneliness, burnout and midlife transitions.

Duy uses practical, evidence-informed techniques and pays attention to how body and mind interact. Sessions often include breathing and mindfulness skills alongside talk work. She also integrates Process Work, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural approaches and Internal Family Systems ideas as relevant to the person’s needs.

People who come to Duy often describe feeling disconnected, overwhelmed by loss, or stuck after a big life change. She works with issues such as post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, immigration stress and concerns related to first responder or veteran experience. Hospice and end-of-life counselling is also part of her practice.

Her background blends social work, psychotherapy and ongoing training in somatic practices. This means therapy can shift between talking, noticing physical sensations and practising grounding exercises. EMDR is offered for suitable clients when it fits the presenting issue and clinical judgement.

Duy aims to help people notice what’s getting in the way of moving forward. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. She asks about the practical realities of daily life and works collaboratively to find approaches that fit each person’s circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches and remote sessions

Two notable approaches Duy uses are trauma-focused cognitive behavioural techniques and Internal Family Systems ideas. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural techniques involve gently addressing distressing memories, thoughts and behaviours and teaching practical coping skills for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. Internal Family Systems helps people notice internal parts or voices, understand their roles and change unhelpful patterns by working with those parts.

She also blends mindfulness, breath work and body awareness into sessions to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment regulation. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options with the client and adapt methods based on their goals, needs and what feels manageable in sessions.

The therapist's biography did not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they remove travel time, make scheduling around work easier, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Remote work can also let a person continue therapeutic work during life transitions or while based in a different part of Australia, subject to the therapist's stated service area and current offerings.