Amy Prieb Therapy
Meet Amy Prieb
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Licensed Marriage& Family Therapist
My Approach to Therapy
My approach, if you want the slightly more clinical version:
I start from one simple belief: you are a whole, complicated, layered person — not a diagnosis, not a presenting problem, not the sum of your worst patterns. I work from an attachment perspective, which means I understand that most of what people do that drives them (and everyone around them) a little crazy actually makes complete sense when you understand where it came from. You learned to do what you do because at some point it worked — or at least it was the best option available. Sometimes that stops being true. Sometimes it never quite was. That's usually where we start.
We have a real conversation...
You won't find a lot of clinical jargon here. I talk like a real person, because that's how real conversations happen — and real conversations are where something actually shifts. Whether we're untangling a pattern that keeps showing up in your relationships, making sense of a feeling you can't quite name, or just processing a hard week, I'll meet you where you are. Drawing on attachment theory and a range of other approaches, I help people connect the dots between their past experiences and their present emotional lives in ways that actually make sense to them.
I'm in a relaxed, natural setting...
My office is a yurt in a meadow — and yes, it's as grounding as it sounds. There's something about stepping outside the usual rhythms of your day and into a quieter, more intentional space that makes the work of therapy feel a little more possible. I'm known for being warm, intuitive, funny, occasionally sassy and deeply present with the people I work with. I won't pretend to have a crystal ball, but I will show up fully, listen closely, and walk alongside you as you figure out where you want to go.
Meet Josh
When you reach out, the first person you'll hear from is Josh — my husband, my practice manager, and the person who handles all the administrative things I'm honestly not very good at. He returns calls quickly, answers questions, sets up intakes, and keeps everything running so I can focus on the actual therapy. He is not a therapist. He is, as he would tell you himself, the partner of one — which turns out to be its own particular kind of education. Josh joins me in workshops, where we talk openly about the ways attachment work has changed our relationship and the places we're still growing. He brings something to that room that I can't — a real person's perspective, no clinical training required.
Hazel & Harley
...who have no idea what attachment theory is and just love me completely and without condition.
Could We Work Well Together?
We'll probably work well together if…
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You appreciate a down-to-earth, conversational approach — no jargon, no stiff formality
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You're curious about working with a real person, not a blank slate behind a desk
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You don't mind (or even love) that my office is a yurt
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A casual, relaxed setting helps you feel more at ease
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You're open to me occasionally sharing a bit of my own experience when it feels relevant
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You're ready to sit with discomfort and do the hard, honest work of change
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You want someone who is genuinely invested in you and your growth
We might not be the right fit if...
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You're looking for a highly clinical or medically-oriented style of therapy
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A formal, traditional therapeutic environment feels important to you
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You'd prefer a therapist who stays strictly neutral and doesn't offer perspective or feedback
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You're not quite ready to try something new or do things differently — and that's okay
Education & Experience
Education
B.A in Liberal Studies
Teaching credential; multiple subject
M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California
Licenses:
Washington: LF60694734
California: MFT70734
(Currently accepting clients in Washington only)
Experience
Before becoming a therapist, I spent years as a middle school teacher — which taught me to expect the unexpected and to be just a little bit fearless. I came full circle when I returned to a middle school campus as a therapist at the start of my mental health career. Over the last 17 years, I've worked extensively with couples and individuals, parents and step-parents, and all kinds of relationships — including those touched by neurodiversity.
Approach
My approach to therapy starts with a simple belief: you are a whole, complicated, layered person — not a diagnosis. I'm not interested in putting you in a box. Instead, I work from an attachment perspective, which means I understand that most of us are simply doing what we know how to do to find love, connection, friendship, and intimacy in our lives. Sometimes that approach has stopped working, or maybe it never quite did — and that's exactly where we start.