Stephen Kiuri Gitonga

Dr. Stephen Kiuri Gitonga serves as an Associate Professor of clinical mental health counseling in the Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's Lock Haven campus. He teaches in the CACREP-accredited 100% online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program and maintains active counseling licenses in Idaho, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Utah while holding the Approved Clinical Supervisor credential.

Education: Dr. Gitonga completed his graduate training through the CACREP-accredited counselor education program at Idaho State University.

Research Focus: His scholarly work advances critical domains in counseling through:

• Rigorous clinical supervision methodologies
• Multicultural and social justice integration in therapeutic practice
• Acculturation dynamics and immigrant mental health
• Artificial intelligence applications in counseling services
• Counselor identity and professional development trajectories
• Intersectionality in clinical training contexts

Dr. Gitonga demonstrates deep commitment to developing clinically proficient counselors who drive meaningful change in community mental health systems through evidence-based pedagogy and transformative supervision practices.