- Warm and respectful
- Practical tools
- Flexible scheduling
About Kristy
Kristy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. She also provides support for parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes including disasters. Her approach is practical and grounded in listening first so clients feel heard and understood.
Kristy draws on ten years of clinical experience that includes medical and hospice social work, program work in a dual-diagnosis facility, and roles as a clinic behavioral health provider. She has supported people dealing with family conflict, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, hoarding and organizational struggles, and grief connected to moves and major life transitions.
In sessions she uses a collaborative, interactive style that aims to be warm and respectful. She focuses on present concerns while also looking at how past experiences shape current patterns. Practical tools are paired with conversation so people have concrete steps to try between meetings.
Her methods include cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered and solution-focused strategies, motivational interviewing, attachment-based perspectives, and mindfulness practices. Kristy’s background as a parent and medical social worker informs how she supports people who need short-term problem solving or longer-term counseling.
She offers counseling in California and has previously worked in Colorado. Sessions are available by phone, live chat, or video, and scheduling is often flexible to fit into busy lives.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Kristy uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes that can reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT is useful for stress, depression, sleep problems, and many day-to-day challenges.She also draws from attachment-based and client-centered methods that focus on building a supportive connection and exploring how past relationships shape current patterns. These approaches help when intimacy, trust, or communication are central concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristy will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest strategies to try. Together you can adjust the plan over time based on what feels most helpful.
The biography indicates she offers phone, live chat, and video sessions, so check current options before booking to confirm what is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when appropriate, and remove travel time so people can meet from wherever they are. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like CBT and mindfulness to work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Kristy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem concerns, addictions, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and coping with life changes including disasters.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and interactive, with an emphasis on listening first. Sessions mix practical strategies with conversation to address current problems.
What kind of professional background does she have?
Kristy has ten years of experience working as a medical and hospice social worker, a program manager and therapist in a dual-diagnosis facility, and a clinic behavioral health provider.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed to provide counseling in California and has also worked in Colorado.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are used?
The biography states sessions are available by phone, live chat, or video; confirm current session options when booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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