Dr. Mary Anne Gunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor who centers therapy on relationships and how people connect with themselves and others. She uses an approach that listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Dr. Gunter draws on methods aimed at emotions, attachment, and practical thinking to address concerns like anxiety, stress, parenting strain, and self esteem.
Her background includes work with trauma, grief, and complex family situations. She has eight years of counseling experience and holds an LPC credential. Her practice emphasizes straightforward, respectful conversation and step-by-step planning for change.
In sessions she helps people understand patterns in close relationships and family of origin issues. She uses techniques that help identify unhelpful thinking, deepen emotional connection, and process painful memories when needed. She also supports clients through life transitions such as divorce, career shifts, and caregiving challenges.
She offers practical coaching around goals and follows each client at their pace. Topics she commonly addresses include communication problems, codependency, commitment concerns, anger, intimacy issues, and caregiver stress. She also provides care related to aging, chronic illness, and blended family dynamics.
Dr. Gunter works with adults in Arkansas and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. People who want clear steps, realistic planning, and an emphasis on relationships may find her approach helpful.
Using Attachment and Emotion-Focused Approaches Online
Dr. Gunter often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice how early connections shape current relationships. This approach looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people try different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to name and work with strong feelings in the moment. EFT helps people identify core emotions and shift patterns that get in the way of intimacy or calm. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another tool she draws on to spot unhelpful thoughts and try more useful ways of thinking when anxiety or stress are present.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then together they decide which methods to use. That collaborative process helps match the approach to what the client needs now and what they hope to change.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so clients can use therapy during a work break or between obligations. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment, emotion-focused, and cognitive techniques to remote sessions to support progress over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Arkansas, Arkansas, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, anxiety, anger, and self esteem among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is listening-first and goal-focused. She blends emotion-focused work with cognitive strategies to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful thinking.
What experience does she bring to the work?
She has eight years of counseling experience and practical experience addressing blended families, coparenting, and trauma-related concerns.
Which credentials and region are relevant?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Arkansas. The profile lists LPC as the credential used in her practice.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To start, select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.