About Mary
Dr. Mary Anne Gunter uses a blend of relationship-focused and trauma-informed methods to help people find clearer footing. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience and offers practical, straightforward support for common life challenges.
She helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, family stress, parenting challenges, grief and loss, and the effects of past trauma. She also addresses anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and the exhaustion that can come from caregiving or compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
ADHD and chronic health challenges are among the additional areas she works with. In sessions she relies on approaches that center connection and present-day coping. She uses Attachment-Based work to look at how early bonds affect current relationships, Client-Centered methods to follow each person’s pace, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift everyday habits.
She also integrates emotionally-focused tools and EMDR when trauma processing is needed. Her style is practical and goal-oriented. She will help set realistic steps for change, from improving communication with a partner to building routines that reduce anxiety.
She also supports parents who feel overwhelmed and people facing major life changes like divorce, career shifts, or aging-related issues. Dr. Gunter practices out of Arkansas and offers a mix of online session formats.
She works collaboratively to create a plan that fits each person’s needs and helps them move toward clearer next steps.
Using attachment and trauma approaches online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand attachment needs and rebuild connection in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead, offering space to set the pace and priorities for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning.The therapist works collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches. At the first sessions she will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together the client and therapist adjust methods over time so the work matches real needs and practical goals rather than a fixed recipe.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper emotion work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are practical for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or tracking progress between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent despite work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas, Arizona
- Languages
- English