Stalburn VanSluytman, LCSW

Stalburn VanSluytman is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. He uses practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people name problems and find steady ways to move forward. His approach aims to make sense of difficult feelings and habits so clients can try new ways of coping. He began studying sociology at Howard University and later completed a clinical social work degree at Adelphi University. Early volunteer and case management work led him into substance abuse counseling and group work in New York City. Those experiences shaped a long career in mental health across community agencies and private practice. Stalburn has combined a psychodynamic perspective with cognitive behavioral tools in his work. He taught and supervised master’s-level therapists in CBT and used both approaches when helping people change thinking and behavior patterns. He also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing when those fit a person’s goals. In the 1990s he relocated to Florida and worked in a variety of local agencies. He spent his final decade before retirement as a mental health therapist for the Florida Department of Corrections, then continued part-time quality-control work and volunteer roles with community organizations. Today he brings long experience helping people with grief, relationship struggles, mood disorders, parenting issues, eating concerns, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. He speaks English and works with adults who want steady, experienced guidance for practical change.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Stalburn often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and motivational interviewing in his practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce distress; it is useful for anxiety, mood issues, and many practical problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people find their own reasons for change and build motivation for tasks like reducing substance use or forming healthier habits. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will consider a person’s goals, history, and preferences and suggest methods to try. Clients and the therapist check in and adjust the plan if something does not feel like a good fit. Confirm the available session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, cut down on travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and video sessions can help maintain visual connection when that matters. Discussing practical scheduling needs is part of the first matching steps so sessions work with everyday life.