Paul Thurman M.S.
Guidance Counselor & College Placement Specialist

Paul Thurman comes to the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts via Long Island’s most successful college counseling program. For the past eight years he was Guidance Chairman at Commack High School. In addition, Mr. Thurman has worked in a variety of school settings over the past thirty years as a counselor and administrator. He is widely regarded as one of Long Island’s leading authorities on the college admission process. Mr. Thurman is a graduate of the Queens College Counselor Education Program where he earned a Master of Science Degree. He is certified as a School Counselor and School Administrator. Mr. Thurman is also a Licensed Clinical Counselor in private practice where he works with adolescents and young adults. For the past few years Mr. Thurman has specialized in counseling students who are interested in pursuing college level training in the Arts. He is an expert on the college admissions process as it pertains to these students. Mr. Thurman became interested in working with young artists largely because of his own son’s desire to gain admission to Conservatory Art Programs. Not able to find anyone in the counseling community, who fully understood the process, he set about to become an expert in the field. To this end, with the support of Stevenson Academy his son Sam is now a successful scholarship student at MICA. (Sam was an Intensive Portfolio Student at the Academy). Last summer Mr. Thurman was instrumental in guiding Stevenson Academy students to their most successful college admission’s year yet.

OFFICE HOURS:
TUESDAYS 4PM - 8PM & SATURDAYS 9AM - 12PM.
CALL 516-922-8011 TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE COUNSELING SESSION.