Kristin Kilbourn, PhD

Licensed clinical psychologist, Wheat Ridge, CO

Shift Healing

Kristin Kilbourn is a licensed clinical psychologist at Shift Healing who is also a professor at the University of Colorado Denver.

3000 Youngfield Street, Suite 302, Wheat Ridge, CO 80215

At a glance

Practice model

Out-of-network therapy practice

Insurance

Out of network, superbill on request

Telehealth

Video therapy

About Kristin Kilbourn

Kristin Kilbourn is a licensed clinical psychologist at Shift Healing with PhD and MPH degrees. She earned a PhD in clinical health psychology from the University of Miami in December 1996 and a Master of Public Health from San Diego State University. She completed a clinical internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Miami and post-doctoral training at the University of Miami.

Kilbourn is a professor at the University of Colorado Denver and a core faculty member in its Clinical Health Psychology Doctoral Program. She teaches graduate classes such as Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Group Interventions, and she supervises doctoral students at the Psychology Clinic. Her research lab focuses on psychosocial oncology, cancer survivorship and palliative care, and her work has had funding from the National Institute of Health and the American Cancer Society.

At Shift Healing, Kilbourn works with individuals and couples who have medical conditions, using cognitive-behavioral and existential approaches.

Membership and fees

Shift Healing is an out-of-network therapy practice.

A superbill is available on request.

Fees are not published. Ask the practice.

Services

Cognitive-behavioral approach Existential approach Individuals and couples People with medical conditions

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Education and credentials

Degree

PhD, MPH

College

University of California, San Diego (BA, Psychology and Biology)

Graduate school

University of Miami (PhD), San Diego State University (MPH)

Internship

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL

Fellowship

Post-doctoral training, University of Miami Department of Psychology

License

Colorado

NPI

1306928981

Hospital and practice affiliations

Professor of clinical health psychology, University of Colorado Denver

Core faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Doctoral Program, Department of Psychology

Clinical supervisor for doctoral students at the Psychology Clinic

Location

3000 Youngfield Street, Suite 302, Wheat Ridge, CO 80215

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Recognition and research

Teaching and research roles

Research funding as an independent researcher from the National Institute of Health and the American Cancer Society.

Teaches graduate classes including Clinical Behavioral Medicine and Group Interventions.

Publications

"Mental healthcare utilization and psychosocial outcomes among patients with recently diagnosed cancer: A National Health Interview Survey report" in Journal of Clinical Oncology (2024).

"The AYUDA Pilot-Study Intervention: Psychosocial Support for Underserved Spanish-Speaking Latinas Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment" in Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (2025).

"Demoralization in Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Advanced Cancer: An Exploratory Network Analysis" in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (2026).

Co-authored a 2015 paper in Bone Marrow Transplantation on a randomized control trial of a psychosocial intervention for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.

Co-authored a meta-analysis in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on psychotherapy for elevated depressive symptoms in adults with cancer.

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Questions patients ask

Does Kristin Kilbourn take insurance?

Shift Healing is an out-of-network practice. A superbill is available on request.

Where did Kristin Kilbourn train?

Kilbourn earned a PhD in clinical health psychology from the University of Miami and a Master of Public Health from San Diego State University. She completed an internship in Miami and post-doctoral training at the University of Miami.