--- title: Jen Regan, PhD | Brightline Pediatric Mental Health description: >- Dr. Jen Regan is a child and adolescent psychologist and the Director of Clinical Quality and Training at Brightline. She specializes in helping kids with anxiety disorders and she is committed to ensuring that high-quality, evidence-based practices are available to everyone seeking care. category: Page canonical_url: https://www.brightline.com/providers/jen-regan-phd/ source: Brightline license: © 2026 Brightline. All rights reserved. slug: providers/jen-regan-phd id: 5vlP4R70v9OYO5ZnmBrtIO contentType: page --- # Jen Regan, PhD **Not available for direct scheduling** # **Director of Clinical Quality & Training, Psychologist ** (she/her) “I became a clinical psychologist because I am so inspired by the growth that occurs when kids learn new skills and start applying them in their own lives. Whether it’s helping kids and teens challenge their fears, slowly try out new activities or re-write their own narrative after a traumatic event, I love sharing the tools that we know work well to increase their confidence and adaptability and open their worlds to new possibilities." ![Jen Regan, PhD photo](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/6je8zz7aLonkIZWBrMw5IZ/43282cebdac20cb5f604c5190ddd2461/Jen_Regan_PhD.png) - [(888) 255-7040](tel: 8882557040) ## About Jen Regan, PhD Jen Regan, PhD is a licensed clinical child and adolescent psychologist and the Director of Clinical Quality and Training at Brightline. Dr. Regan has extensive clinical operations and leadership experience, including providing supervision, consultation, and clinical training to licensed mental health professionals and graduate students. As a former member of the quality improvement team at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Dr. Regan supported the implementation of evidence-based practices for kids, families, and adults with significant mental health needs.  Although Dr. Regan has been trained to work with families experiencing a wide variety of mental health issues, her specialty is kids with anxiety disorders. She is committed to ensuring that high-quality, evidence-based practices are not only tailored to fit individual needs, but that they are available to everyone seeking care.  ## Professional Summary - **Education**: - Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (PhD), University of California, Los Angeles - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Johns Hopkins University - **Therapeutic approaches and certification(s):  **Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), habit reversal therapy (HRT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), behavior activation (BA), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) - **License Type(s): **Licensed Psychologist - **States where clinician is licensed**: California (27697) - **Experience:** - Vice President of Clinical Operations, Lumate Health - Clinical Psychologist II, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health - Director of Specialty Training and Compliance, Sycamores Child and Family Services - Assistant Director of Clinical Training and EBP, Sycamores Child and Family Services - Clinical Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles - Consulting Psychologist, PracticeWise, LLC - **Training: ** - Internship, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - Post-doctoral fellowship**, **University of California, Los Angeles ![Wrapper for 7px8Nof5sqVga9rBTDSBnV](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/7px8Nof5sqVga9rBTDSBnV/126b088fb735c145dae71a2326ff0414/What_To_Expect.svg) ## Meet our clinical leaders ### Nikhil Nadkarni, MD “Prior to becoming a doctor, I had spent time working in leprosy colonies in rural India and there I learned that the social consequences of illness can be profound and often more impactful than the medical consequences of illness. With this in mind, I found my way to Psychiatry, which is the discipline in medicine that I believe is the most attuned to the social determinants of health and the social consequences of mental and physical disorders.”  ![Nikhil Nadkarni, MD headshot](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/OfczNLA17yn0QQrKt57AZ/9d652a93f1acbca703c7d8b90e0d7fec/nik.jpg) - [Dr. Nadkarni's Profile](/providers/nikhil-nadkarni-md/) ### Caroline Mendel, PsyD "I’ve known that I wanted to be a child psychologist since middle school! I had my sights set on this career because I naturally found myself supporting others, and I knew working with kids to help bring out the best in them would bring me joy." ![Wrapper for 3ge6gDDTRohQcOLkuHPlAV](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/3ge6gDDTRohQcOLkuHPlAV/2a9119887245d331b4fbf6794cf9787d/Caroline_Mendel__PsyD_headshot_v2_500x500.jpg) - [Dr. Mendel's profile](/providers/caroline-mendel-psyd/) ### Kendra Read, PhD “It is our commitment to be good stewards of families’ resources: their time, energy, and financial commitment. If we’re going to recommend and offer an intervention, we want it to be something that we have confidence will work. Our goal is to bring every family we serve state-of-the-science care.” ![Kendra Read, PhD](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/5akiQ2ZhQSnlXh4pikK27O/7b6517e93ed7ce2b153d789a8d903940/Kendra_Read_PhD.jpg) - [Dr. Read's profile](/providers/kendra-read-phd/) ### Jen Regan, PhD "I became a clinical psychologist because I am so inspired by the growth that occurs when kids learn new skills and start applying them in their own lives. Whether it’s helping kids and teens challenge their fears, slowly try out new activities or re-write their own narrative after a traumatic event, I love sharing the tools that we know work well to increase their confidence and adaptability and open their worlds to new possibilities." ![Jen Regan, PhD photo](https://images.ctfassets.net/96gdpqkm7elu/6je8zz7aLonkIZWBrMw5IZ/43282cebdac20cb5f604c5190ddd2461/Jen_Regan_PhD.png) - [Dr. Regan's profile](/providers/jen-regan-phd/) ### What is a psychologist? 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