Kristy Hamilton, LCSW

Kristy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who blends clinical training with years of hands-on experience in medical and hospice settings. She has also worked professionally in Colorado and maintains a small private practice called Malibu Walk and Talk Therapy, along with prior roles as a program manager and therapist in a dual-diagnosis facility and as a behavioral health provider in a clinic setting.

Her clinical work covers a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting and caregiver stress, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment and blended family issues, chronic illness and pain, codependency, domestic violence, eating and food-related concerns, and related co-morbid conditions. Kristy draws on approaches such as attachment-based therapy, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.

Kristy’s personal background includes time spent moving and living abroad and growing up in a variety of church communities, experiences she says have deepened her appreciation for each person’s unique history and context. Her counseling style is collaborative, interactive, warm, respectful, and practical, with a primary focus on present circumstances while also exploring how past experiences shape current patterns. She has provided counseling via phone, live chat, and video and brings life experience as a parent and medical social worker to her therapeutic work. Her aim is to help people find short- or long-term support that fits their situation and goals.