Dr. Mary Anne Gunter, LPC

Dr. Mary Anne Gunter is a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core approach. She focuses on practical, clear steps people can use to manage anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions. Her style is direct and collaborative, aimed at helping clients set goals and make steady progress.

With eight years of professional experience, she draws on several therapy approaches to fit each person's needs. She blends attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotions. She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on what matters most to the person in the room.

Her work includes support around intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress. She also helps people address family-of-origin concerns, blended family dynamics, and challenges that come with divorce or separation. Practical planning and coaching are part of the process when clients want concrete next steps.

She practices in Arkansas and offers sessions in English. Sessions are offered in several online formats so clients can choose the option that fits their schedule and routine. Costs vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, people start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability. The focus in early meetings is on understanding the immediate problem and deciding on a clear plan to move forward.

Approach-driven online therapy to meet life and relationship needs

Dr. Mary Anne Gunter often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought and behavior patterns that worsen anxiety, stress, or relationship conflict. CBT focuses on clear skills and small experiments you can try between sessions to see what helps.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect emotional responses and closeness. Attachment work is useful for people wanting to improve connection, manage jealousy, or reduce reactivity in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy is another influence; it means sessions are shaped around each person's priorities and pace, with the therapist following the client's lead.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, personality, and the issue at hand. That plan can shift as progress is made and new needs appear.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversational work and visual cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief coaching, check-ins, or homework support into a busy day. These options help people maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into real life.