Regina Kilberg, LMFT

California · 9 years in practice

Regina Kilberg is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with nine years of practice experience.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 105669 · expires March 2026
NPI: 1558807792 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Regina

Regina Kilberg is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with nine years of practice experience. She focuses on helping people understand their inner experience and the patterns that shape their relationships and emotions. Regina aims to make therapy a practical and readable space where everyday problems are addressed in plain terms.

Her approach draws on attachment ideas and psychodynamic thinking, and she shifts style to meet each person where they are.

Background and approach

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how emotions drive interactions and to help people name and work with those feelings. Sessions are collaborative and direct, with an emphasis on noticing patterns and testing new ways of relating. Regina works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship struggles.

She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, grief, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, and life changes. She pays attention to attachment issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and blended family stress. In sessions she helps people learn to regulate strong emotions, communicate more clearly, and make choices that match their values.

She also brings mindfulness and client-centered practices for grounding and clearer self-understanding. Regina describes therapy as a step-by-step process that respects each person’s pace. People who want a therapist who listens carefully and offers straightforward, emotion-focused work often find her approach helpful.

She frames goals together with clients and adjusts techniques as needs change. Her practice aims to support gradual growth and clearer relationships.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Regina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Narcissism
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Regina names

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Online support

Emotion-focused and attachment work online

Regina often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name core feelings and see how those feelings shape close connections. EFT-style work focuses on mapping emotional responses and creating new ways to respond that reduce conflict and increase trust.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns affect current behavior. This approach helps people recognize repeating patterns like avoidance or clinginess and practice different ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work, which means sessions are guided by the client's pace and priorities and the therapist follows the client's lead while offering gentle feedback.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That may mean starting with emotion work, adding mindfulness practices, or focusing on attachment patterns depending on what shows up in sessions.

Online therapy makes it possible to meet in different ways. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and help people keep consistent care around busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Regina works with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also addresses eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, ADHD, and a range of attachment-related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses an emotion-focused and attachment-informed style that is collaborative and direct. Sessions emphasize understanding feelings, noticing patterns, and practicing new ways to relate.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional work experience. That time includes helping people with relational issues, trauma, mood concerns, and stress management.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions scheduled and how does cost work?

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