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01About Mary
Dr. Mary Anne Gunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate relationship and family struggles, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and everyday stress. She speaks plainly and works to make therapy feel practical and doable for people dealing with life changes and ongoing worry.
Her approach blends attachment-based work with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. She pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and behavior, and she helps people practice new ways of communicating and managing strong emotions.
Background and approach
Sessions often include setting clear goals and developing step-by-step plans to reach them. Dr. Gunter draws on methods used for trauma and loss when those issues are present.
She can guide people through grief, trauma reactions, or intense memories with structured strategies and paced processing. She also supports parents and caregivers who feel overwhelmed, offering concrete tools for coping and boundary setting. Her practice includes helping people with anger, low self-esteem, intimacy concerns, career stress, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue.
She often works with blended family and caregiver stress issues, and she addresses family of origin and communication problems in straightforward ways. With eight years of experience, she tailors sessions to each person’s needs. People can expect a respectful, goal-focused partnership aimed at clearer thinking, better communication, and practical steps to manage day-to-day life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arkansas)
- License P2008070 · expires May 2027
- LMFT (Arkansas)
- License M2008012 · expires May 2027
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-22480 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1033611835 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Mary names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Mary names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based therapy looks at how past and current relationships influence feelings and behavior; online work focuses on improving connection and communication patterns that cause distress. Client-centered therapy centers the person's perspective and priorities, giving space for people to set goals and guide the pace of sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical skills to change them, which adapts well to structured online sessions and homework.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to the person's needs, goals, and preferences. Early sessions typically clarify what matters most and then pick a combination of approaches to test and adjust over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on finding practical solutions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and related challenges such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work blends attachment-based, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approaches, with focused, practical steps and attention to relationships and emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people on a range of relationship, trauma, and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and operates with licensing that includes Arizona and Arkansas details; her profile lists Arkansas as a primary location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits each person best.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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