Judith (Judy) Hamilton graduated from the University of South Carolina College of Social Work and brings 24 years of clinical experience to her practice in Georgia. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia, and her training and background inform a long track record of work across multiple settings.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship issues, sleep disorders, career difficulties, bipolar disorder (including Bipolar I and II), coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her clinical experience also encompasses diagnoses such as PTSD, adjustment disorder, bereavement, and psychotic disorders.

She previously served as chief counselor for the Specialized Mental Health Treatment Unit with the Georgia Department of Corrections for more than seven years, and has worked in hospice and in correctional mental health for county detention centers. She is currently employed with the Department of Veterans Affairs at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

Judith’s counseling style is strengths-based, open, warm, and client-centered. She prefers to walk side-by-side with clients rather than lead them – honoring each person’s knowledge of how they learn and grow best – and offers guidance toward individualized goals. She believes everyone deserves fairness, equity, compassion, and care, and that each person is the expert on themselves.

Her clinical approaches include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness therapy, a whole-health perspective, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and trauma-focused therapies such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE). Her goal is to assist people in becoming the best version of themselves.