diff --git a/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalMapTests.cs b/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalMapTests.cs
index eb454c1e1858..8c238c985f91 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalMapTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalMapTests.cs
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ public async Task ProcessMapResultWithTargetInvalidAsync()
             .SendEventTo(new ProcessFunctionTargetBuilder(mapStep));
 
         // CountStep is not part of the map operation, rather it has been defined on the "outer" process.
-        CommonSteps.CountStep.Index = 0; // Reset static state (test hack)
-        ProcessStepBuilder countStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>();
+        ProcessStepBuilder countStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>(name: nameof(ProcessMapResultWithTargetInvalidAsync));
         mapStep.MapOperation
             .OnEvent(ComputeStep.SquareEventId)
             .SendEventTo(new ProcessFunctionTargetBuilder(countStep));
@@ -287,7 +286,6 @@ public async Task ProcessMapResultWithTargetInvalidAsync()
     public async Task ProcessMapResultWithTargetExtraAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        CommonSteps.CountStep.Index = 0;
         ProcessBuilder process = new(nameof(ProcessMapResultProcessOperationAsync));
 
         ProcessBuilder mapProcess = new("MapOperation");
@@ -296,7 +294,8 @@ public async Task ProcessMapResultWithTargetExtraAsync()
             .OnInputEvent("Anything")
             .SendEventTo(new ProcessFunctionTargetBuilder(computeStep));
 
-        ProcessStepBuilder countStep = mapProcess.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>();
+        const string CounterName = nameof(ProcessMapResultWithTargetExtraAsync);
+        ProcessStepBuilder countStep = mapProcess.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>(name: CounterName);
         computeStep
             .OnEvent(ComputeStep.SquareEventId)
             .SendEventTo(new ProcessFunctionTargetBuilder(countStep));
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ public async Task ProcessMapResultWithTargetExtraAsync()
         // Assert
         UnionState unionState = await GetUnionStateAsync(processContext);
         Assert.Equal(55L, unionState.SquareResult);
-        Assert.Equal(5, CommonSteps.CountStep.Index);
+        Assert.Equal(5, CommonSteps.CountStep.GetCount(CounterName));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalProxyTests.cs b/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalProxyTests.cs
index ab732fcaec1a..5f1bad04fcdd 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalProxyTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Experimental/Process.UnitTests/Runtime.Local/LocalProxyTests.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public async Task ProcessWithProxyWithSingleTopicCalledTwiceAsync()
         var mockProxyClient = new MockCloudEventClient();
         ProcessBuilder process = new(nameof(ProcessWithProxyWithSingleTopicCalledTwiceAsync));
 
-        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>();
+        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>(name: nameof(ProcessWithProxyWithSingleTopicCalledTwiceAsync));
         var proxyStep = process.AddProxyStep([this._topic1, this._topic2]);
 
         process.OnInputEvent(this._startProcessEvent).SendEventTo(new(counterStep));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void ProcessWithProxyFailsToCreateDueMissingTopicRegistration()
         var mockProxyClient = new MockCloudEventClient();
         ProcessBuilder process = new(nameof(ProcessWithProxyFailsToCreateDueMissingTopicRegistration));
 
-        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>();
+        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>(name: nameof(ProcessWithProxyFailsToCreateDueMissingTopicRegistration));
         var proxyStep = process.AddProxyStep([this._topic1]);
 
         process.OnInputEvent(this._startProcessEvent).SendEventTo(new(counterStep));
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ public void ProcessWithProxyFailsToCreateDueMissingTopicRegistration()
     public async Task ProcessWithCyclesAndProxyWithTwoTopicsAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        CommonSteps.CountStep.Index = 0;
         var mockProxyClient = new MockCloudEventClient();
-        ProcessBuilder process = this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(nameof(ProcessWithCyclesAndProxyWithTwoTopicsAsync));
+        ProcessBuilder process = this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(nameof(ProcessWithCyclesAndProxyWithTwoTopicsAsync), counterName: nameof(ProcessWithCyclesAndProxyWithTwoTopicsAsync));
         KernelProcess processInstance = process.Build();
         Kernel kernel = new();
 
@@ -129,10 +128,10 @@ public async Task ProcessWithCyclesAndProxyWithTwoTopicsAsync()
     public async Task ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        CommonSteps.CountStep.Index = 0;
         var mockProxyClient = new MockCloudEventClient();
         ProcessBuilder process = new(nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync));
-        var innerProcess = process.AddStepFromProcess(this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics($"Inner-{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}"));
+        var innerProcess = process.AddStepFromProcess(this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(
+            $"Inner-{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}", counterName: nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)));
 
         process
             .OnInputEvent(this._startProcessEvent)
@@ -172,14 +171,16 @@ public async Task ProcessWithProxyIn2LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync()
     public async Task ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync()
     {
         // Arrange
-        CommonSteps.CountStep.Index = 0;
         var mockProxyClient = new MockCloudEventClient();
         ProcessBuilder process = new(nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync));
         var innerProcess = process.AddStepFromProcess(
             this.GetNestedProcess(
                 processName: $"Inner1-{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}",
-                internalProcess: this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics($"Inner2-{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}"),
-                inputEventName: this._startProcessEvent));
+                internalProcess: this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(
+                    $"Inner2-{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}",
+                    $"Inner2_{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}"),
+                inputEventName: this._startProcessEvent,
+                counterName: $"Inner1_{nameof(ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync)}"));
 
         process
             .OnInputEvent(this._startProcessEvent)
@@ -211,10 +212,10 @@ public async Task ProcessWithProxyIn4LevelsNestedProcessEmitsTwoTopicsAsync()
         Assert.Equal(1, mockProxyClient.UninitializationCounter);
     }
 
-    private ProcessBuilder GetNestedProcess(string processName, ProcessBuilder internalProcess, string inputEventName)
+    private ProcessBuilder GetNestedProcess(string processName, ProcessBuilder internalProcess, string inputEventName, string counterName)
     {
         ProcessBuilder process = new(processName);
-        var innerProcess = process.AddStepFromProcess(this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics($"Inner-{processName}"));
+        var innerProcess = process.AddStepFromProcess(this.GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics($"Inner-{processName}", counterName));
 
         process
             .OnInputEvent(inputEventName)
@@ -223,11 +224,11 @@ private ProcessBuilder GetNestedProcess(string processName, ProcessBuilder inter
         return process;
     }
 
-    private ProcessBuilder GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(string processName)
+    private ProcessBuilder GetSampleProcessWithProxyEmittingTwoTopics(string processName, string counterName)
     {
         ProcessBuilder process = new(processName);
 
-        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>();
+        var counterStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.CountStep>(name: counterName);
         var evenNumberStep = process.AddStepFromType<CommonSteps.EvenNumberDetectorStep>();
         var proxyStep = process.AddProxyStep([this._topic1, this._topic2]);
 
diff --git a/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/process/TestsShared/Steps/CommonSteps.cs b/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/process/TestsShared/Steps/CommonSteps.cs
index e462eca069cf..95311014c992 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/process/TestsShared/Steps/CommonSteps.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/process/TestsShared/Steps/CommonSteps.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 using System;
-using System.Threading;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 
@@ -20,15 +20,39 @@ public sealed class CountStep : KernelProcessStep
     {
         public const string CountFunction = nameof(Count);
 
-#pragma warning disable CA2211
-        // workaround for unit testing evaluation purposes
-        public static int Index = 0;
-#pragma warning restore CA2211
+        private string _name = null!;
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, long> s_counters = new();
+
+        public override ValueTask ActivateAsync(KernelProcessStepState state)
+        {
+            this._name = state.Name;
+            return default;
+        }
+
         [KernelFunction]
         public string Count()
         {
-            Interlocked.Increment(ref Index);
-            return Index.ToString();
+            lock (s_counters)
+            {
+                if (s_counters.TryGetValue(this._name, out var counter))
+                {
+                    s_counters[this._name] = counter + 1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    s_counters[this._name] = 1;
+                }
+
+                return s_counters[this._name].ToString();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static long GetCount(string name)
+        {
+            lock (s_counters)
+            {
+                return s_counters[name];
+            }
         }
     }