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Aaron Bunker

Aaron Bunker, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Young Adult Concerns

  • Attachment-based work
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Couples and intimacy

About Aaron

Aaron Bunker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. He focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and the wide stressors that early adulthood can bring. He works with people across many cultural, racial, religious, sexual, and gender backgrounds and offers therapy in English.

Aaron trained at the master's level in counseling and completed a post-master's internship at a large nonprofit counseling center in the Houston metro area. After licensure he worked in the nonprofit sector and in private practice. His background includes additional training in couple work and sex therapy that informs how he approaches relationship and intimacy concerns.

In sessions he uses methods drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and the Gottman method. He translates these into practical conversations and exercises rather than jargon. That means working on patterns, communication habits, and small changes clients can try between meetings.

Aaron emphasizes direct, respectful talk about what is happening now and what a person wants to change. He helps people process grief, trauma, or life transitions and tackle issues like career stress, parenting concerns, and attention challenges. He also supports clients dealing with bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Aaron uses attachment-based approaches and cognitive behavioral therapy in straightforward ways. Attachment-based work looks at familiar relationship patterns and helps people notice how their early connections shape current closeness. CBT breaks big problems into concrete thoughts and behaviors to try out new responses that reduce anxiety or negative thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Aaron will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting what happens in sessions based on what helps most.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows sessions to focus on communication skills, behavioral experiments, and emotion-focused exercises that translate well to remote conversation.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kind of concerns does Aaron help with?

He works with relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, career stress, ADHD, and related areas listed in his profile.

What is his therapy style like?

He uses client-centered conversation and integrates attachment-based, CBT, EFT, and Gottman methods into practical, straightforward sessions focused on solving problems and changing patterns.

How much experience does he have?

Aaron has eight years of experience working in nonprofit and private practice settings after completing a master’s degree and a post-master’s internship.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from a Texas-based location.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.

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