S. Meghan Walter, PhD is the Program Director and Associate Professor for the Counseling program at Gwynedd Mercy University.
Dr. Walter has been a counselor educator for 15 years. She has experience as a professional school counselor in public school, alternative school, K-8 parochial schools, and international schools in Germany. She has also worked as a clinical mental health counselor in private practice, as an educational consultant, and as a counselor in adolescent substance abuse treatment. Her specific areas of inquiry are in counselor development; community-based participatory research; counseling children and adolescents; and social justice issues in schools. Additionally, Dr. Walter’s clinical interests include parent coaching and the use of play therapy, sand tray therapy, and expressive arts in counseling.
She lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband, Christian, who is from Germany. She has three young adult children and enjoys spending time with her family and grandpets and finding new ways to enjoy fitness and the outdoors.
