Clifford Hamilton, LPC

Clifford Hamilton is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in counseling and psychology. He earned a Master of Education in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brewton Parker College. Clifford has spent much of his career supporting people facing addiction, trauma, and complex life challenges.

He has worked extensively with high-risk youth, people with substance use concerns, and individuals with intellectual disabilities. Clifford brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions and aims to make therapy practical and understandable. He focuses on skills people can use between appointments.

His main orientation is cognitive behavioral therapy, which means he helps clients notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods and techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit the situation. Clifford adapts tools to each person rather than following a single script.

Sessions commonly address anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and family stress, parenting strain, and challenges related to identity and life transitions. He also works with concerns such as ADHD, substance and alcohol use, and trauma reactions. Clifford pays attention to cultural and life context when planning care.

Clifford practices in Georgia and meets with clients in a variety of online formats. He describes the work as collaborative: he and the client set goals and track progress together.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Clifford works mainly from cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that get in the way. CBT is often used for anxiety, anger, stress, and coping with life changes.

He also uses client-centered therapy, an approach that emphasizes listening, validation, and building on each person’s strengths to set goals. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are incorporated when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, or relationship skills are needed. These approaches help with trauma reactions, substance use struggles, and ongoing emotional intensity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clifford collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. He checks progress and adjusts the plan so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill teaching, phone can be a quicker check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging work well for brief updates or maintaining momentum between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and access support from different places.