- Hospice and medical social work
- Practical coping strategies
- Collaborative counseling style
About Kristy
Kristy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and caregiver strain. She also supports those dealing with depression, addictions, grief related to serious illness, sleep problems, and life changes. Kristy practices in California and brings a calm, practical presence to sessions.
She listens first to understand each person’s day-to-day challenges. Her style is collaborative and interactive, with a warm and respectful tone. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, useful changes that make life easier.
Kristy has worked as a medical and hospice social worker and in dual-diagnosis and clinic settings. That background informs how she helps people cope with chronic illness, aging concerns, and the stresses of caregiving. She also draws on experience supporting people through trauma, attachment wounds, and codependency issues.
Her approach mixes attachment-based work, client-centered conversations, and cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing. In practice that means noticing patterns in thinking and behavior, trying out new ways to respond, and using short exercises to build skills between sessions.
She offers flexible scheduling and aims to make counseling fit into busy lives. The first step is a short conversation so she can learn what matters most and tailor the work to each person’s goals.
She listens first to understand each person’s day-to-day challenges. Her style is collaborative and interactive, with a warm and respectful tone. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, useful changes that make life easier.
Kristy has worked as a medical and hospice social worker and in dual-diagnosis and clinic settings. That background informs how she helps people cope with chronic illness, aging concerns, and the stresses of caregiving. She also draws on experience supporting people through trauma, attachment wounds, and codependency issues.
Her approach mixes attachment-based work, client-centered conversations, and cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing. In practice that means noticing patterns in thinking and behavior, trying out new ways to respond, and using short exercises to build skills between sessions.
She offers flexible scheduling and aims to make counseling fit into busy lives. The first step is a short conversation so she can learn what matters most and tailor the work to each person’s goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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
Credentials
California
Languages
English
How Kristy’s Approaches Fit into Online Therapy
Kristy uses attachment-based work to help people understand how early connections shape current relationships and patterns. That approach can be helpful for intimacy problems, abandonment concerns, and communication struggles.She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience, listening closely and following what matters most to the individual. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is another common tool she uses to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kristy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
The therapist’s background includes medical and hospice social work, which can inform conversations about caregiving, chronic illness, and aging. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats here, confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so scheduling around appointments or caregiving is simpler.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Kristy help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, caregiving strain, sleep problems, trauma, and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative, warm, and practical. She focuses on present problems while looking at how past patterns affect current life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of professional experience, including roles in medical and hospice social work and work in dual-diagnosis and clinic settings.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in California; her license also allows practice in Colorado.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.