Linh Le Mai Nguyen de Castro, Nurse Practitioner

Linh Nguyen De Castro, PMHNP, helps patients in Minnesota navigate life’s challenges by offering compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care tailored to each individual’s needs. She works with adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors, offering support across the lifespan with a focus on building stability, improving emotional well-being, and fostering resilience. Through services such as individual therapy, medication management, and advanced treatments like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Linh partners with patients to create personalized treatment plans that support long-term mental health. Linh is especially passionate about treating depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders, including PTSD. Her expertise in cutting-edge interventions like Spravato/ketamine therapy and PrTMS allows her to reach individuals who may not have responded to traditional methods. She is also experienced in using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based techniques, which she tailors to each patient’s needs and goals. Whether working with someone in crisis or providing ongoing support for mood disorders, Linh offers a thoughtful and nonjudgmental space to foster healing and growth. In addition to her broader clinical focus, Linh is deeply committed to working with individuals navigating complex conditions such as psychosis, sleep disorders, and somatoform disorders. She values serving diverse communities, including those within the LGBTQ+ population, individuals on the autism spectrum, and first responders coping with stress and trauma. Her approach is collaborative, culturally informed, and grounded in continuous learning and the latest advancements in psychiatric care. Outside of her clinical work, Linh values a balanced lifestyle that centers around meaningful personal connections and intellectual curiosity. She enjoys quality time with her husband and mother, as well as traveling with friends and family to explore new cultures and cuisines. Linh finds enrichment in reading about psychology and science, sampling ethnic foods at local restaurants, and occasionally diving into a good action or thriller movie. Her creative side has led her to experiment with learning new instruments and languages, all of which contribute to her compassionate, well-rounded approach to care.