Areas of Specialty:
- Job Burnout recovery and prevention
- Anxiety
- Work-life balance for achievement-oriented people in Silicon Valley
- Unresolved grief
- Trauma (accidents and tragedies, as well as childhood trauma and neglect)
- Remote and in-person therapy
- Individuals seeking EMDR-certified, IFS-trained, somatically-informed therapy
People usually call Dr. Regedanz when they:
- Are high-performing but privately grappling with anxiety, burnout, or emotional reactivity.
- Want to stop secretly overfunctioning and start leading from a place of clarity, confidence, and calm.
- Notice they’re always “on” and have trouble switching off—even when they’re exhausted.
- Feel emotionally stuck or shut down, despite having insight, tools, or prior therapy experience.
- Are navigating high-stakes transitions or crises that challenge their identity or worldview.
- Feel like they’ve outgrown old coping strategies but don’t yet know what to replace them with.
- Want to rewire patterns of perfectionism, people-pleasing, or chronic self-criticism.
- Sense that past stress or trauma still shapes their responses—despite logic, success, or growth.
- Are looking for an EMDR-certified, IFS-informed, somatically trained psychologist who brings both compassion and clinical precision—and truly understands the emotional demands of leadership and high performance.
What Makes Dr. Regedanz’s Approach Different
Dr. Krista Regedanz works with people who don’t want to just talk about change—they want to experience it. Her approach is active, collaborative, and strategically focused on results. Therapy with her feels less like traditional talk therapy and more like a purposeful partnership designed to create deep and lasting change.
Clients often say working with Dr. Regedanz is like having a trusted thought partner who brings clinical expertise, neuroscience, and real humanity to the table.
Together, you’ll follow a structured, evidence-based process:
- Clarify Goals with Precision: Define what meaningful change looks like for you—whether that’s greater emotional freedom, leadership alignment, or feeling fully present again.
- Create a Personalized Roadmap: Based on your history, strengths, and current patterns, you’ll co-create a plan that adapts with you—no one-size-fits-all solutions here.
- Engage in Transformational Work: Use cutting-edge techniques like EMDR, IFS, somatic therapy, and mindfulness-based tools to rewire unhelpful neural patterns, process stuck emotional experiences, and unlock new ways of showing up in your life.
- Integrate, Apply, and Master: Consolidate insights and emotional shifts into lasting internal changes—so you can move forward with clarity, energy, and self-trust.
She offers optional between-session practices for clients who want to accelerate their progress, blending deep emotional insight with clinical precision to support sustainable transformation.
Clinically Precise. Deeply Curious. Centered on What Matters to You.
Before becoming a licensed psychologist, Dr. Krista Regedanz worked in the fast-paced world of technology and management consulting. She thrived on solving complex problems and collaborating with sharp minds—but eventually found herself burned out, anxious, and questioning the direction of her life. That turning point became the beginning of a deeper career and a more meaningful path.
With two decades of experience helping high-achieving professionals navigate stress, perfectionism, emotional burnout, and major life transitions, Dr. Regedanz brings both clinical expertise and lived insight into her work. Clients often say they feel immediately understood—because she speaks their language and knows what it’s like to look successful on the outside while feeling overwhelmed inside.
Her approach is grounded in neuroscience, compassion, and a deep respect for your autonomy. She doesn’t assume she knows what’s best for you. Instead, she brings clinical precision, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit to every session—helping you define what real, meaningful change looks like on your terms.
Whether you’re a founder, leader, parent, or professional juggling high expectations, therapy with Dr. Regedanz is a space to step out of survival mode and into alignment—with your values, your goals, and your sense of self.
Credentials & Advanced Training
Dr. Krista Regedanz holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (now Sophia University) in Palo Alto, California, where she trained in holistic, evidence-based, and strengths-based therapy. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of California (PSY23220) and also authorized to provide telehealth services in Florida. With over 19 years of experience in private practice, Dr. Regedanz is the founder of Palo Alto Smart Therapy and a trusted provider for high-functioning adults seeking meaningful, lasting change.
Her academic research focused on recovery from job burnout and how high-functioning adults re-engage with purpose and vitality.
She has advanced training in:
- EMDR (Certified by EMDRIA)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) (Level 1 & 2)
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1 & 2)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Existential-Humanistic Therapy, and Positive Psychology
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI® Certified Practitioner)
Her clinical work draws from:
- EMDR
- IFS
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Neurobiology
- Mindfulness and Somatic Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Shame resilience and perfectionism recovery inspired by Brené Brown’s work
Outside the Therapy Room
Outside the office, Dr. Regedanz finds grounding, meaning, and joy in parenting, yoga (hot/Bikram, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga), Pilates, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, meditation, open water swimming, and creative expression through cooking, music, and laughter. She’s passionate about building a life that’s both meaningful and sustainable—and helping clients do the same.