Kristy Hamilton , LCSW

Kristy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California who brings a decade of clinical experience and a background in multiple care settings to her work. She balances roles as a Medical and Hospice Social Worker with a small private practice called Malibu Walk and Talk Therapy, and has professional experience in Colorado as well. Her past work includes serving as a program manager and therapist in a dual-diagnosis facility and working as a behavioral health provider in a clinic, giving her a broad perspective on complex mental health and medical needs.

She has supported individuals and families through concerns such as stress and mood disorders, parenting and family conflict, life transitions and relocations, obsessions and compulsions, addictions, hoarding and organizational challenges, workplace stress, caregiver strain, and aging-related difficulties. Growing up in a variety of church communities and spending time abroad shaped her appreciation for how personal history and environment influence present experience.

Kristy’s counseling style is collaborative, interactive, warm, respectful, and pragmatic. She emphasizes the therapeutic connection and listens carefully to understand each person’s situation. Clinically she draws on cognitive-behavioral techniques, client and solution-focused methods, motivational strategies, attachment-based perspectives, existential ideas, and dialectical behavior approaches to help clients examine the present, make sense of the past, and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.

Her California LCSW license enables her to provide professional counseling in California and Colorado, and she has offered sessions by phone, live chat, and video while maintaining a flexible schedule to meet varying needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Kristy often integrates attachment-based work into therapy, helping clients understand how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness, trust, and conflict. This approach can be useful for people addressing relationship and intimacy concerns or struggles with abandonment and attachment issues.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the client’s experience and goals, creating a collaborative environment in which the therapist supports the person’s strengths and perspective. This style is helpful for building self-esteem, navigating life transitions, and clarifying values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another core approach she employs to help identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is effective for addressing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, sleep problems, and many day-to-day coping difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristy works with clients to explore which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity through life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations. These options allow clients to engage in meaningful therapeutic work in ways that suit their routines and comfort levels.