About Stalburn
Stalburn VanSluytman uses practical, talk-based therapy rooted in decades of clinical social work. He is an LCSW with 40 years of experience and works from Florida. He speaks English and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.
He began exploring social and individual behavior as an undergraduate in the late 1960s. Early volunteer work in community agencies and later roles in case management and substance abuse counseling shaped his hands-on approach.
How Stalburn works
A clinical social work degree moved him into more research-informed practice and long-term clinical work. Stalburn has worked in a wide range of settings, including nonprofit agencies, independent practice, and state employment as a mental health therapist. His last ten years before retirement were spent providing mental health services for the Florida Department of Corrections.
He has also trained and supervised masters-level therapists in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and led presentations at schools and churches on emotional disorders. He combines psychodynamic perspectives with cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness ideas when that mix fits a person's needs. That means looking at patterns from a longer view while using concrete steps to change thoughts and behaviors.
He often focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD and related life changes. Outside formal employment he has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, hospice programs, and the American Cancer Society.
Since 2014 he has continued part-time quality-control work for community mental health and offers online therapy options by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Stalburn lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Stalburn works with
The areas below are the ones Stalburn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life
Stalburn often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life steps to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, or depressive thinking. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help people notice emotions without getting swept away, which can aid stress, anger, and mood regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences and together decide whether shorter-term skills work or deeper psychodynamic exploration is the best fit. Plans are adjusted over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing, brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment routines.
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