Therapist profile
Dr. Mary Anne Gunter, LPC
Dr. Mary Anne Gunter - LPC, relationships and parenting
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- Attachment focused
- EMDR for trauma
- Gottman informed work
About Mary
Dr. Mary Anne Gunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience based in Arkansas. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, trauma and grief, stress and anxiety, and problems with intimacy and anger. She also addresses issues like ADHD, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes work with blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and family of origin concerns. She uses approaches that focus on attachment, emotions, and thought patterns to help people understand how their past and present relationships shape current reactions. Sessions are direct and practical; she listens, clarifies patterns, and helps form small, usable steps forward.
Dr. Gunter uses several clinical methods depending on what a person needs. She draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and from Emotionally-Focused Therapy to identify and name emotions that get in the way of connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. When trauma is central, she may use EMDR techniques as part of treatment.
She often works with parenting-related stress and coparenting challenges, including blended family issues. She supports people dealing with divorce, separation, grief, chronic illness, and caregiver burnout. Her practice includes goal-setting and practical planning to help clients make changes they can maintain over time.
Sessions are aimed at adults who can consent to their own care. People interested in starting are asked to follow the site's booking flow and complete the matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns influence feelings and reactions. It helps people recognize recurring patterns with partners and family and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's perspective and priorities. Sessions open with the client's concerns and proceed at a pace the person sets, often used for issues like grief, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits, useful for anxiety, stress, and anger management. These approaches are described and offered as options; the therapist and client decide together which methods to use based on goals and preferences.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will review your concerns, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust over time. Clients are invited to give feedback about what works and what does not so therapy can be changed to meet practical goals.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm exact online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins can work around a work break, and audio-only sessions can reduce bandwidth needs. Talk with the therapist during the booking process about how to schedule sessions that match your daily routine and technical preferences.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arkansas, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family issues, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, career changes, and related problems.
How would she work with relationship or parenting problems?
Her approach is practical and relational. She helps people identify interaction patterns, name emotions, and develop specific steps to change how they relate at home.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with adults on family and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC licensed in Arkansas and practices from Arkansas for residents who are located inside the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
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