Maria Regla
LMFT
California
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
Continue with MariaAt a glance
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 51538
- NPI
- 1770775389
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- California
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational focus
- Bilingual English Spanish
- Practical coping skills
About Maria
Maria Regla is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She works with people facing big life changes and relationship intimacy concerns. Maria offers a calm, straightforward presence that helps clients feel heard and steady in difficult moments.
She practices in both English and Spanish and aims to make therapy culturally responsive and accessible. Sessions tend to focus on practical skills for communication, coping, and emotional regulation. Clients often work on reducing panic symptoms, handling caregiver strain, or finding direction during midlife shifts.
Maria uses several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. She often draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change, and uses cognitive behavioral tools for managing anxious thoughts and behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolkit for working with trauma when it is appropriate.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people break big problems into small, doable steps and builds on strengths people already have. Conversations focus on practical strategies that can fit into everyday life.
Maria is licensed in California as an LMFT, and she works with people dealing with postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, grief from divorce or separation, and first responder stress. She also supports those coping with isolation, guilt, and questions of life purpose.
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How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Maria often uses Motivational Interviewing, which focuses on helping people find their own motivation to change by asking open questions and reflecting back what matters to them. This approach helps with moving past ambivalence about change and setting manageable goals.
She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a strong working relationship so people feel understood. That foundation helps clients feel safer talking about trauma, grief, or identity concerns.
Finally, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT gives concrete tools for managing anxiety, panic attacks, and low mood through short exercises and homework between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Maria will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists can also adapt exercises, breathing practices, and goal setting to fit phone or video meetings, so the work stays practical and usable in daily life. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Caregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyExperience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Maria help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, intimacy-related issues, and major life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on practical steps and communication skills to help people cope and move forward.
How much experience does she have working with these concerns?
Maria has 20 years of clinical experience helping individuals with a wide range of issues including panic attacks, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Can I work with her in my preferred language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is comfortable communicating in either language.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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