Stephen A. Luther, MEd, MSEd, LPC
Nearly three decades of helping people heal
Steve works with individuals of all ages, couples, and families. His clinical focus is hurting families, including families with foster, adopted, or traumatized children, where attachment, trust, and parenting under stress often need care at the same time. He also helps clients work through a wide range of relational concerns.
As Founder and Executive Director, he leads WPA’s licensed counselors, who serve clients in person at offices in North Huntingdon and Penn Hills and online across Pennsylvania. WPA’s care team personally matches each client with a counselor based on needs, preferences, schedule, and insurance.
Credentials & education
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Pennsylvania, License No. PC005291
- MSEd in Marriage and Family Counseling, Duquesne University
- MEd, University of Georgia
- In the helping professions since 1997
- Counseling since 2006
Clinical focus
- Families in crisis or transition
- Foster and adoptive families, including adoption trauma
- Children and teens who have experienced trauma
- Relationship and parenting concerns
Approaches
- Attachment-based therapy
- Client-centered therapy
- Therapeutic parent coaching
Reviewing WPA’s counseling resources
Steve serves as clinical and editorial reviewer for WPA Counseling’s articles and service pages. Reviews check that clinical language is accurate, that crisis and safety information is current, that the tone is compassionate, and that pages do not overstate outcomes or availability.
Recently reviewed articles include:
- Blended Family Counseling: Roles, Rules, and When to Get Help
- Anxiety in Men: Signs and When Counseling May Help
- Sunday Scaries: Why They Happen and What Helps
- Grief During the Holidays: A Practical Plan After a Loss
- Panic Attack Counseling: What It Helps With and When to Get Medical Care
- Setting Boundaries Without Guilt in Four Steps
- Friendship Breakup Grief: What Helps After a Close Friendship Ends
- How to Prepare for Online Therapy in Pennsylvania: 5 Checks
- Caregiver Burnout: What Helps and When to Seek Support
- Stages of Trauma Recovery: A Flexible Framework for What Comes Next
- How to Cope With Pet Loss Grief: Support After Losing a Pet
- Nighttime Anxiety and Racing Thoughts: What Helps and When to Seek Support
- Do I Need Therapy If Nothing Is Wrong? A Practical Way to Decide
- Therapy for Perfectionism: Keep Your Standards Without Letting Them Run Your Life
- What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session
- Parent-Teen Conflict: When Family Counseling May Help
- Can You Go to Couples Counseling Alone If Your Partner Won’t Go?
- Adult Sibling Conflict: When Counseling May Help
- When Anxiety and Depression Happen Together: How Counseling Can Help
- Anticipatory Grief: Getting Support Before a Loss
Browse more articles on the WPA Counseling blog.
Licensure and verification
Steve is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania (License No. PC005291). You can verify his license through the Pennsylvania Department of State license lookup (PALS).