Hello, I’m Julie Nguyen.

Julie Nguyen; trauma-informed relationship coach, dating expert, matchmaker, and writer based in Southern California.

I’m a writer, trauma-informed love coach, matchmaker, and community builder based in SoCal. With more than a decade of experience in New York City’s high-end dating space, I founded a relationship consulting practice devoted to people and innovative brands who see love as a path to deeper self-discovery. I work with those who are ready to explore intimacy with curiosity, introspection, authenticity, and growth.

In my stories, I explore relationships, sex, dating, mental health, psychology, trauma, culture, identity, holistic wellness, consciousness, and their intersections. As a writer, I aim to create well-resourced content through a compassionate, loving lens. I am the dating expert for dating app Hily, write a monthly relationship column with Verywell Mind, and was previously HelloGiggles sex columnist. I am currently training to be a death doula, focusing on end of life care and the transcendental values of grief.

Throughout my career, I’ve navigated a diverse range of fields, from white-glove matchmaking, tech startups, to mission-driven ventures, specializing in connection, facilitation, team construction, social change, experiential events, and digital marketing. I’ve designed purpose-driven networking events to promote belonging; led boutique matchmaking firms serving principals, creatives, celebrities, and entrepreneurs across NY, LA, SF, and London; headed operations & sponsorships for nonprofit Studio ATAO, where I organized VR/AR social impact dinner exhibitions across the country; and recruited executive to C-level talent for Series A to Series D tech companies at a woman-founded tech recruiting agency.

Most importantly, I value a slow life where I can cultivate joy and spiritual alignment. When I’m not making love happen, I’m usually off cocooning somewhere cozy, practicing yoga, and reading about all things esoterically metaphysical.

Selection of Stories

As A Relationship Coach, Here Are The Five Things I Tell Every Couple About Love (Verywell Mind)

Here’s How To Heal An Anxious Attachment Style (Verywell Mind)

Here’s How to Heal An Avoidant Attachment Style (Verywell Mind)

How to Kick Your Bad Relationship Habits (Verywell Mind)

The Best Dating Apps to Try in 2025 (MindBodyGreen)

A Chore Audit Is The Key To Splitting Housework More Equitably (Fatherly)

The Most Common MIsconceptions about Each Enneagram Type (MindbodyGreen)

Why It’s Harder to Get Over a Situationship (Verywell Mind)

Here’s How to Start A Conversation on Tinder (Elite Daily)

Considering Therapy? 15 Types & How To Choose The Best One For You (mindbodygreen)

What Are The Five Love Languages? Everything You Need To Know (mindbodygreen)

Ever Meant Someone With a Victim Complex? Telltale Signs & What to Do (mindbodygreen)

Understanding the Mother Wound, the Intergenerational Pain Women Inherit (mindbodygreen)

Are You In A One-Sided Relationship? Why It Happens & How To Fix It (mindbodygreen)

Are You Experiencing Love Or Just Limerence? The Difference Matters (mindbodygreen)

This Is What You Need To Get Over Someone — Once & For All (mindbodygreen)

What It Means To Have A Strong Sense Of Self & How To Develop Yours (mindbodygreen)

How To Use The Emotion Wheel To Better Understand Your Emotions (mindbodygreen)

Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: The 4 Trauma Responses (mindbodygreen)

What Is Chronic Loneliness? (Verywell Mind)

Falling In Love With A Friend, What To Do Next (mindbodygreen)

How To Heal From A Narcissistic Relationship (HelloGiggles)

The Need for Increased Public Safety Policies for AAPI Elders (Verywell Mind)

How My Mom Taught Me To Prepare For The Present Moment (Vietnamese Boat People)

Press

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Offerings

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  • I provide a high-touch service to growth-oriented clients seeking transformative healing and consciousness expansion. Each coaching relationship is a co-creation and tailored to address each person’s intentions and long-term romantic goals. My goal is to provide you with an authentic pathway toward honest, vulnerable relationships that serve your highest self—which often starts with knowing and loving yourself first. I believe you know what’s best for yourself, and my goal is to empower you to rewrite a narrative that ultimately serves you. I only take on a select number of long-term clients at any given time, and offer one-time sessions for those seeking immediate clarity.

  • I partner with mental health platforms, dating apps, and media brands passionate about making a big (and healthy) impact in the sphere of human intimacy. An example of a fun collab—I led and co-directed social dating experiments, such as the Long Second Date, with OURS to normalize proactive couples therapy.

  • As the co-founder of invite-only event series, See You Soon, I plan curated parties and private gatherings to connect like-minded souls in spaces where all beings can feel seen and cultivate a sense of belonging. My background in events ranges from coordinating the inaugural launch party for global hospitality company AWEAR, to hosting a fine-dining technology experience at the James Beard Foundation, to gatherings in secret warehouse venues in Brooklyn, and mind-expanding retreats in the Joshua Tree desert.

  • I’m available for story assignments related to sex, relationships, mental health, psychedelics, and spirituality. My pieces are written from a trauma-informed perspective and reinforced with evidence-backed research. Available for copywriting projects and as an expert voice for articles related to any areas within sex, relationships, dating, astrology, personality, and identity. I’ve talked about how to date over 40, questions you should ask before getting engaged, and why gift-giving is the most misunderstood love language. I’ve written for inclusive lingerie brands, buzzy sex toy companies, helped destigmatize menstrual products for a feminine hygiene marketplace company in India, and more.

  • I discreetly work with select high-profile singles for a complete takeover of their dating life to produce targeted matches over a bespoke period of time. At the moment, priority is given to referrals only.

  • I provide a comprehensive, full audit of your online dating apps to do a complete overhaul of photos, prompts, and descriptions to produce an authentic profile filtered through best practices and principles. It’s not about appealing to everybody which will lead to dating fatigue—it’s about appealing to your person by cutting through the noise and allowing them to find you. Additional a la carte services include profile picture photography, image consulting, and swiping.

  • I am a certified Enneagram instructor and can type, analyze, and answer any and all questions about your Enneagram number, how it relates back to your childhood, and current patterns that may be manifesting in your romantic life. The 1-hour sessions include detailed reading, notes, and next steps.

  • For podcast inquiries, I enjoy speaking with hosts about various relationship topics. If you would like me to review a product, book, event, or experience for editorial consideration, please reach out to me via the contact form. If it is a fit, I’ll be in touch.

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