Rich Stapleton

Dr. Stapleton is a Core Faculty member in the School of Counseling and is the owner of Shanthi Wellness, LLC in Iowa City, IA. He is a board member of the National Board of Certified Counselors. He is Past-President of the American Counseling Association of Iowa and served as President from July 1, 2019 - June 20, 2020. He has experience working in residential treatment centers, community mental health, and private practice.

Dr. Stapleton became a contributing faculty in Walden’s College of Social and Behavioral Science in the Mental Health Counseling program, in 2016 and became Core Faculty in December of 2018.