Nhu Lam (she/they), LMSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and ex-FAANG software engineer practicing in New York. She holds a master's degree from the Silberman School of Social Work and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. 

Drawing on her previous career as a software engineer, Nhu works with tech professionals and individuals in other high-demand fields, including finance and media. Grounded in trauma-informed and culturally affirming care, Nhu also specializes in working with neurodivergent youth and adults, as well as East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian American clients and people of color. 

Nhu has extensive experience supporting software engineers and other tech professionals navigate the anxieties and challenges of their professional lives. As a former software engineer, she brings firsthand insight into the unique demands of high-pressure roles—from performance reviews, PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans), and layoffs to the pressure to constantly perform, the blurred boundaries of remote work, burnout, and questions about career direction (including career transitions), purpose, and identity. Her lived experience allows her to understand these issues from the inside, while helping clients build more sustainable ways of working and living. 

Nhu’s early career work with neurodivergent youth and adults spans community-based settings, where she has supported neurodivergent clients navigate later-in-life ADHD and autism diagnosis. Her work includes addressing executive functioning, communication, and relational challenges in people with ADHD and autism, as well as the chronic stress of masking in academic and professional environments. Through her work with neurodivergent clients, Nhu pays special attention to the way other identities including race, gender, and sexuality impact how neurodivergence manifests, and is keen to factors including the common underdiagnosis of neurodivergent people of color (in particular, women of color), and what it means to mask and navigate neurodivergence when you already struggle with managing the impacts of racism, sexism, intergenerational trauma, and more.

Nhu believes that, ultimately, the role of therapy is to help you better understand yourself, identify maladaptive patterns, and build practical tools that help you create a personal and professional life that feels more sustainable and fulfilling. 

Contact Nhu at nhulamtherapy@gmail.com.

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