Dr. Mary Anne Gunter, LPC - Therapist in Arkansas

About Mary

Dr. Mary Anne Gunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns through practical, relationship-centered therapy. She uses approaches that emphasize connection and clear skills so families and caregivers can manage stress, grief, anger, and relationship struggles.

Dr. Gunter aims to make conversations about parenting, loss, and conflict feel straightforward and useful. She draws on eight years of clinical experience and several trauma-informed approaches.

Sessions are geared toward everyday problems like parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, communication breakdowns, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

She also works with issues such as compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns. Dr. Gunter uses methods like attachment-based work to look at how relationships shape behavior, client-centered techniques to keep therapy grounded in each person's needs, and cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and actions.

She also offers EMDR for trauma-related memories and emotionally focused tools for couple- and relationship-level patterns when appropriate. Her practice includes grief support and practical planning for life transitions. She helps clients set realistic goals and build step-by-step plans to reach them.

Parenting support and coparenting strategies are frequent topics in her work. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to residents inside Arkansas. Dr.

Gunter holds the LPC credential and brings a direct, respectful style that treats adults as partners in the work.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships early and now shape emotions and behavior. Online sessions using this work help parents and caregivers notice patterns and build safer, clearer ways of connecting with family members. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's pace and priorities to build trust and practical solutions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with actions that work better in daily life. Delivered online, CBT includes skill practice between sessions and step-by-step strategies for managing stress, anxiety, or parenting challenges. Dr. Gunter discusses these options and helps clients choose what feels most helpful based on goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet when life is busy. Clients can use video calls for face-to-face work, phone sessions for convenience, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief check-ins and between-session support. These formats make it easier to fit regular work on relationships, parenting plans, grief, or trauma into a crowded schedule while keeping the focus on practical change.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She sees a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, parenting, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and ADHD.

What is her general therapy style?

The approach is collaborative and practical. She combines attachment-based, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients change patterns and improve relationships.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working in clinical settings and with families on parenting, grief, trauma-related issues, and life transitions.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with license details AZ LPC LPC-22480 and AR LPC P2008070, and she provides services to residents inside Arkansas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: Arkansas, Arizona
Languages: English

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