Amy Pruitt
Experienced trauma-informed family therapist
LMFT Washington
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Amy
Amy Pruitt is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Washington with 22 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related difficulties, sleeping problems, parenting, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
Additional attention is given to communication problems, domestic violence, family of origin issues, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and social anxiety and phobia. Her approach is conversational and strengths-oriented, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with narrative and solution-focused elements and trauma-informed techniques.
Sessions emphasize identifying client goals, building on existing resources, and learning practical skills through guided exercises and psychoeducation. Amy’s background includes community mental health work in multiple settings such as in-home family services, nonprofit clinics, and outpatient support for residential substance use treatment, which informs a flexible, context-aware style.
Clients can expect an engaged, relational experience designed to foster insight and durable coping strategies. Therapy aims to help people recognize strengths already present in their lives and apply new skills so they feel more capable navigating current challenges and future transitions.
Approaches for Online Healing and Practical Change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep difficulties. In online sessions this approach translates into learning specific coping skills and practicing exercises between meetings to notice real-world changes. Narrative Therapy helps clients examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, creating space to reframe experiences such as trauma, grief, or family of origin patterns and to emphasize personal strengths and values.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, consider how different approaches might fit those goals, and adapt methods to the client’s preferences and circumstances. This partnership allows for tailoring interventions so they feel relevant and workable in day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access consistent care around busy schedules or geographic constraints. These options support ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins, and continuity of care while allowing clients to engage in ways that suit their communication style and routine.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English