Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
My interest in individual and social psychology developed when I was an undergraduate at Howard University in the latter part of the 1960s. While working my way through school I somehow also found time to provide volunteer services at various non-profit agencies in around the Washington DC area. After graduating with a degree in Sociology I worked at Federal Government clerical jobs crunching numbers but I really wanted to work with “real” people. I soon started working in case management and substance abuse counseling in New York City. I was recommended to enter a special accelerated graduate program in Clinical Social Work at Adelphi University by the director at one of the agencies.
The Clinical degree launched my entry into a more research-based and specialized area of the field which had grown with the myriad social changes that were taking place in the country (substance abuse; HIV epidemic; two paycheck households; etc.). I moved to Florida in the 1990s I had to make adjustments to a culture that I was unfamiliar with but quickly assimilated to. I had the good fortune of working for some of the best agencies as well as having a successful run as an independent practitioner. I eventually spent my last ten years of employment as a mental health therapist for the Florida Department of Corrections before retiring in 2014.
Over the years I have worked with individuals and groups from all walks of life and with a wide variety of concerns. I have also done presentations at schools and churches on the issue of emotional disorders and ways of identifying some of the symptoms in students. My training in Clinical Social Work would be categorized as a psychodynamic approach however, I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Approach and have been a certified trainer and Supervisor of Masters level therapists in the use of that method.
Since retirement I have done some part-time quality-control work for a Community Mental Health Center and have been active in doing volunteer work with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, a local Hospice Center, and the American Cancer Society, however, these have been put on hold since the emergence of the COVID pandemic.
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Stalburn VanSluytman developed an interest in individual and social psychology while an undergraduate at Howard University in the late 1960s, and he volunteered with several nonprofit agencies in the Washington DC area while working his way through school.
After earning a degree in sociology, he took federal clerical positions that involved number-crunching but soon moved into direct service work because he wanted to work with people. He began a career in case management and substance abuse counseling in New York City, where a program director recommended him for a special accelerated graduate program in clinical social work at Adelphi University.
The clinical degree marked his transition into a more research-oriented and specialized phase of practice, responding to social changes such as the rise in substance use, the HIV epidemic, and the increasing prevalence of two-paycheck households. He relocated to Florida in the 1990s, adapted to a new regional culture, and worked for several respected agencies while also maintaining a successful independent practice.
Stalburn spent his final ten years of employment as a mental health therapist with the Florida Department of Corrections before retiring in 2014. Over a forty-year career he has worked with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds and has addressed a wide variety of concerns. He has also presented at schools and churches on emotional disorders and on identifying symptoms in students.
His foundational clinical training is in a psychodynamic approach, and he also trained in cognitive behavioral therapy. He served as a certified trainer and supervisor for master’s-level therapists in the use of CBT. Since retirement he has done part-time quality-control work for a community mental health center and volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, a local hospice center, and the American Cancer Society, though those volunteer activities have been on hold since the emergence of the COVID pandemic.
He is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker qualified to provide independent therapeutic services (LCSW, license SW4378) and is based in Florida.
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