Amy Pruitt , LMFT

Amy Pruitt is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 22 years of experience working in community mental health and related settings. Her clinical career has included in-home family services, community agency work within nonprofit mental health clinics, and outpatient support for residential substance abuse treatment programs. She brings long-term experience helping people across life stages, with a particular affinity for working with adults from their 20s through their 90s.

Her primary clinical focuses include trauma and post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, transitions, family of origin concerns, parent coaching, relationship dynamics, and communication difficulties. She also addresses a broad range of issues such as stress, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Amy’s approach draws on strengths and context to help clients build practical skills and meaningful change.

Amy’s therapeutic style is conversational and intentionally personal, aiming to engage clients in a collaborative process. She works from a systemic orientation that highlights strengths, using narrative therapy alongside cognitive behavioral tools, and she has incorporated experiential methods such as EMDR and elements of DBT into her work. Therapy with her focuses on clarifying goals, identifying existing resources and strengths, and applying skills and exercises to reach those goals. She provides psychoeducation, teaches coping strategies, and guides clients to discover solutions they already hold while building confidence for the future.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to symptoms like anxiety and depression. It is a practical, skills-based approach useful for managing mood, panic, and daily stressors. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives, helping clients reframe experiences and separate the person from the problem to reshape identity and relationships. This approach can be especially helpful for trauma survivors and those working through family of origin issues. Trauma-Focused Therapy attends directly to the impact of traumatic events, offering strategies to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing effects, and is often used for post-traumatic stress and related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Amy collaborates with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends techniques from different approaches as appropriate and involves clients in choosing strategies that feel most useful and manageable.

Online therapy with Amy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage time constraints, and access therapeutic support from home or other convenient locations while working with a licensed professional.