- Attachment focus
- Trauma-informed care
- Parenting support
About Mary
She draws on attachment-focused work to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of coping. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift hard emotions in close relationships, and EMDR is part of her toolbox when trauma needs targeted attention.
Dr. Gunter brings eight years of counseling experience and holds LPC credentials in Arkansas and Arizona. She has focused experience with blended family and coparenting challenges, caregiving stress, chronic health issues, codependency, and commitment and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with career transitions, self-esteem struggles, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Her work often includes practical problem-solving, goal-setting, and steps clients can try between sessions. She also offers help for parents who want clearer plans and tools for child-related strains. For grief, she respects each person’s experience and avoids minimizing loss.
People interested in starting complete an intake process through the site and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How key approaches shape online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current responses; online sessions use conversation and exercises to help people try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors; it often includes practical homework and short experiments between meetings to build new skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and shift intense emotions in relationships, using gentle guidance to uncover the needs beneath strong reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, history, and preferences, then suggest methods to try together. Decisions about which approaches to use are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Session formats supported by this profile are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow focused check-ins during a break at work or between errands. It can also make consistent follow-up simpler when working on homework or tracking mood and behavior changes over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Arkansas, Arkansas, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She listens, helps set realistic goals, and uses techniques from attachment work, CBT, EFT, and EMDR as appropriate.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has eight years of counseling experience and focused work with blended families, coparenting, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and grief-related concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with credentials shown for Arkansas and Arizona and practices with a listed location in Arkansas.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.