Huong Tran, MSMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
I am a California-trained Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and organizations in both the United States and Vietnam. I began my career in Los Angeles, working on a multidisciplinary mental health team serving children and families, and since 2017 have maintained a private practice in Vietnam. In addition to therapy, I collaborate with international schools, companies, and embassies to provide training on communication, relational dynamics, and emotional well-being. My work is grounded in a systemic perspective, recognizing that many individual challenges are rooted in relational contexts.
Biography
I have been working in the field since 2014, supporting individuals, couples, and families across a wide range of concerns.
Before becoming a therapist, I built my career in business in Singapore. I later chose to leave that path to train in Marriage and Family Therapy in California, where I received a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. During my training, I underwent advanced live supervision in Restoration Therapy under Dr. Terry Hargrave, the founder of the model. This involved conducting therapy sessions while being observed in real time and receiving immediate feedback through a live supervision system. That experience was intensive, not widely available, and it shaped how I learned to see and work with relational patterns as they unfold.
After training, I worked with children and their families at an agency funded by the Department of Mental Health in Los Angeles. There, I received further training in evidence-based approaches for trauma, social anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns, as well as in the assessment and diagnosis of mental health conditions. I also worked with cases involving child abuse. This experience deepened my understanding of how individual distress is often shaped within relational systems.
My clinical work integrates family systems theory, attachment theory, and cognitive behavioral principles, together with a philosophical perspective informed by Aristotelian ethics, Kantian thought, and contemporary thinkers such as Michael Sandel. It is grounded in the view that character and the direction of one’s life are shaped through repeated actions and relationships.
In practice, this means working with both the relational dynamics clients are part of and the thoughts and assumptions that sustain them, while also attending to broader influences on human behavior such as temperament, genetic predispositions, and cultural context. What often presents as anxiety, conflict, or disconnection is frequently an expression of deeper patterns in how people relate, respond, and understand their role in relationships and in society.
Rather than treating emotional struggles as isolated symptoms, I approach them within this broader context. Ultimately, the work is not only about understanding what we think, but about recognizing and shifting the patterns that shape how we live, relate, and take responsibility for our lives.
Huong Tran, MSMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
