Dr. James Guinee, AR Psychologist 97-02P

Dr. James Guinee is an AR Psychologist with 28 years of experience practicing in Arkansas. He focuses on relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. He also helps people facing issues around attachment, avoidant or dependent personality tendencies, codependency, and fatherhood questions.

He spent much of his career in university counseling centers before moving into contract work with hospitals and employee assistance programs. Over the years he has provided individual counseling and couples work, including premarital counseling. He notes limited success with couples coping with infidelity and does not address certain sexual or addiction concerns.

In sessions he aims to collaborate with clients. He listens, gives direct feedback, and invites honest conversation. He describes his style as relaxed and open to client feedback. He checks messages throughout the day and typically responds quickly.

His clinical methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. These approaches inform his practical focus on changing unhelpful thinking, improving communication, and setting clearer boundaries. He works with people on grief, anger management, dream interpretation, and religious conflicts when those issues come up.

People who value straightforward conversation and practical steps report a good fit with his approach. He encourages clients to assess progress and tell him if something isn’t working, because he expects therapy to be worth the client’s time and money.

How his approaches shape online sessions