HumorMatters
Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D.
Clinical Mirthologist,
Clinical Psychologist,
Professional Speaker
Mirthologist* Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and therapeutic humorist.
As a professional speaker, he has presented his unique perspective on therapeutic humor to national, state, and local conferences, as well as, to numerous organizations and corporations. His programs are a blend of valuable information presented through cartoons, jokes, anecdotes, props, quotes, and experiences which illustrate how humor changes our feeling, thinking, behavior, and even our biochemistry in order to help us lead healthier and happier lives. He is the President of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor.
Steve emphasizes how humor influences health, reduces stress, provides perspective, improves communication, energizes, enhances relationships, and generally makes people feel better. While Therapeutic Uses of Humor is his passion, he has also presented numerous workshops on Humor as it relates to Stress, the Workplace, Health, Healthy Relationships, and the Helping Professions to a wide range of organizations including hospitals, school districts, universities, medical facilities, community agencies, corporations, professional associations, etc.
Steve has written numerous innovative articles advancing the field of therapeutic humor. His articles have included such topics as Humor and Heart Disease, Humor in the Workplace, How and Why to Use Humor in Helping Relationships, Using Humor in Crisis Situations, Using Humor with Aids Patients, Knowing When to use Humor Therapeutically, and Understanding the Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical aspects of humor. In addition he has appeared on Lifetime and cable television discussing Humor in the Workplace and Humor as an Antidote to Stress.
Steve received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982. He maintains a private practice as a psychologist and consultant in Newport Beach, California. In addition to providing psychological services, he offers continuing education programs on Humor in Psychotherapy and Mental Health Supervision for health and mental health professionals throughout California and across the United States. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Masters Program in Psychology at Pepperdine University and an instructor at the California State University, Long Beach.
Steve appears nationally on PBS throughout the year demonstrating the Humanistic model of psychotherapy as part of an award winning television series on psychology.
In response to requests for humor products such as books about humor and humorous books, as well as props like clown noses and groucho glasses, Steve created the Land of Mirth and Funny, a mail order business focusing on humorous props and supplies.
The following are Topics for Presentations:
Humor in the Helping Professions
Therapeutic Uses of Humor
Humor as an Antidote to Stress
Humor in the Workplace
Humor and Health
Humor and Healthy Loving Relationships
Developing a Comic Vision
Humor in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Healthy Humor in Crisis
*Mirthologist: someone who promotes and studies the emotional impact of humor.
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Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D.
Mirthologist and Clinical Psychologist
3972 Barranca Pkwy. Suite J-221
Irvine, CA 92606
949-551-8839
949-654-4500
mirthman@humormatters.com
and
The Land of Mirth and Funny
P.O. Box 50312
Irvine, CA
92619-0312
949-654-4500
mirthman@humormatters.com
