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Kristy Hamilton, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Kristy

Kristy Hamilton is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, mood concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and symptoms often linked to ADHD.

Background and approach

She brings practical, collaborative care to clients navigating depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, sleep disturbances, parenting and career challenges, and major life transitions. Kristy’s background includes work in medical and hospice social work, program management at a dual-diagnosis facility, and roles as a behavioral health provider in clinic settings.

Those varied roles inform a flexible, person-centered style that balances present-focused problem solving with attention to how past experiences shape current patterns. She values the therapeutic connection and aims to listen deeply to understand each client’s situation before tailoring care.

Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based work, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and scheduling is designed to accommodate differing needs.

Kristy welcomes inquiries from people in California seeking either short-term or ongoing support and guides clients toward practical steps for change.

Approach and Online Options for Collaborative Care

Kristy uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and reshape unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, and stress management. She also draws from attachment-based therapy to explore relational patterns and how early connections influence current relationship and intimacy issues; this approach can help with communication problems, commitment concerns, and rebuilding trust.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Kristy listens to each person’s goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and then tailors methods together with the client, adjusting strategies over time to find what works best for individual needs.

Online therapy with Kristy is offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These formats make it easier to access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities, and they support both short-term coaching and longer-term therapeutic work with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristy commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting and career concerns, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and ADHD related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative, warm, respectful, and practical, combining present-focused problem solving with exploration of how past experiences influence current patterns.
How much clinical experience is behind her practice?
She brings ten years of professional experience that include medical and hospice social work, program management in a dual-diagnosis facility, and behavioral health work in clinic settings.
What credentials and location does she hold?
Kristy is an LCSW practicing in California and holds the California license CA LCSW 61600.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Kristy can help with

Kristy Hamilton works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and depression.

How Kristy approaches therapy

Kristy's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kristy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California, with 10 years of clinical experience.