Email me at brian.hamilton@affordablecounselingservices.com

Brian Hamilton is an Associate Marriage Family Therapist. He enjoys working with kids and teens, as well as individuals struggling with intimate partner violence, addiction recovery, and CPS Reunification. He is trained in the use of Parent Child Interaction Therapy, a model designed to help children struggling with trauma and/or separation from their primary caregivers. He is also trained in the use of the Comprehensive Resource Model, a treatment modality similar to EMDR that provides clients with a comprehensive set of skills for managing trauma-related symptoms. For addiction recovery, Brian uses Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention to help clients identify triggers and overcome cravings.

Brian enjoys providing psychoeducation to the community. He is the co-host of the online podcast series, Beacon of Hope, discussing issues related to the current foster care system. He is also the host of the YouTube channel, Initiative Play Therapy, which provides advice to therapists on how to use games and pop culture characters as interventions in play therapy. Brian has a chapter included in the book, The Psychology of Pokémon, published by Geek Therapeutics.

In addition to his work as a therapist, Brian enjoys tabletop games of all kinds, particularly tabletop roleplaying games. Brian has self-published several titles, including the five-part series, Rise of the Genie Lords, available on the Dungeon Master’s Guild. He enjoys karaoke, mythology and religious stories, and reading about the latest in archaeology, anthropology, and astronomy.