Kristy Hamilton

Kristy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She aims to connect with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy struggles, mood changes, or life transitions. Kristy writes and speaks plainly and will listen first to understand what matters most to you.

She uses an interactive, collaborative style that feels warm and practical. Sessions focus on what is happening now while also looking at how past events and life context shape current patterns. She draws on mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, attachment-based, client-centered, solution-focused, motivational, existential, and dialectical behavior ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

Kristy has worked as a medical and hospice social worker and in dual-diagnosis and clinic settings. That background includes supporting people facing addictions, chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and complex mood conditions. Her ten years of practice include both clinical therapy and program management roles.

She often helps people with parenting strain, family conflict, sleeping problems, anger, career stress, and coping after trauma or loss. Kristy also supports those dealing with attention challenges, codependency, eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Her approach aims to be practical so you can try changes between sessions.

To begin, she asks questions to match goals and then plans sessions around what will help most. Her experience as a parent and clinician informs a straightforward, empathetic way of working with life’s challenges.

How mindfulness and practical therapy work online

Kristy integrates Mindfulness Therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people notice their internal experience and improve present relationships. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention practices and present-focused awareness to reduce reactivity and manage stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape how people relate now and can help with communication and intimacy challenges. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's goals and pace, creating room to guide each step based on what feels most useful.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Kristy listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. She checks in as you move forward and adjusts the approach if something doesn’t fit, so the plan evolves with your needs.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new skills between sessions in their everyday setting. Kristy will help you pick an approach and a rhythm for sessions that fits your schedule and goals.