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Regina Williams

Regina Williams, LPC

Missouri

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Guilt and shame, life changes

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Grief and loss
  • Parenting support

About Regina

Regina Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Regina also addresses issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and caregiving strain.

She offers direct, practical conversations that focus on everyday steps. Sessions look at patterns that keep someone stuck and explore small changes that can ease daily strain. Regina can include Christian faith and Biblical principles in sessions when a client requests that approach.

Regina draws on long-term practice experience and life perspective. That background is used to help people clarify values, rebuild routines, and address communication or control problems. She often helps people who are juggling illness, chronic pain, caregiving duties, or family complexity.

Work in sessions includes talking through recent events and long-held feelings. Regina helps clients notice where shame or guilt shows up and then practice different responses. The focus is on concrete skills for managing symptoms and improving relationships over time.

Her counseling style is straightforward and practical. People can expect a mix of reflection and action, with steps to try between meetings. Regina accepts clients from outside the United States and works in English.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Regina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach is cognitive work that helps people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts that fuel guilt and anxiety. This involves identifying specific thinking patterns and practicing alternative ways of interpreting situations.

Another approach focuses on behavioral skills such as activity planning, communication practice, and gradual exposure to feared situations. These techniques help reduce avoidance, rebuild routines, and improve day-to-day functioning when someone feels stuck by shame or loss.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Regina will discuss clients' goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend approaches to try. She adjusts methods over time based on what a person finds helpful.

The biography notes experience working online and in private practice, but does not list session formats. Confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people continue care across locations. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to work on the same skills they use in person, while adapting plans to each person's schedule and circumstances.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns like abandonment and caregiving stress.

How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?

She talks through where guilt or shame appears and practices different responses, combining reflection with practical steps to change patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience as a counselor, working in private practice and with online clients.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Yes. She accepts international clients and provides services in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography mentions she has worked online and in private practice; confirm the current session formats before booking.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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