Stalburn VanSluytman, LCSW

Stalburn VanSluytman is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, and life transitions. He uses straightforward talk, practical strategies, and proven approaches to help clients find clearer ways to cope. Stalburn brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and aims to make therapy understandable and useful.

He began studying social behavior as an undergraduate at Howard University in the late 1960s and moved into direct service roles soon after. Early work included case management and substance abuse counseling in New York City, followed by graduate study in Clinical Social Work at Adelphi University. Those years shaped his focus on both individual struggles and broader social forces.

Stalburn later relocated to Florida in the 1990s and worked across agencies and private practice settings. He spent his final decade of paid employment as a mental health therapist for the Florida Department of Corrections before retiring from that role in 2014. Since then he has continued part-time work and community volunteer efforts when possible.

His clinical approach is informed by psychodynamic perspectives and he also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing techniques as appropriate. Sessions typically combine talking through thoughts and feelings with skills and small experiments clients can try between meetings.

People seek him out for help with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and parenting stress, ADHD, and many other concerns. Stalburn sees therapy as a collaborative process focused on practical change and clearer choices.

How CBT and Mindful Work Translate Online

CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online CBT sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new skills or experiments that reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, or mood swings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help people notice their experience without reacting, which can reduce stress and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide whether cognitive techniques, mindfulness practices, or elements of motivational interviewing or psychodynamic reflection fit best. That collaborative process adjusts as issues evolve and new needs appear.

Online therapy with this clinician is available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer discussions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and keep continuity when in-person meetings are difficult.