Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW
Experienced LCSW guiding practical life changes
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- Stress and anxiety
- Midlife transitions
- English and Spanish
About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel useful and doable from the first session.
She centers sessions on what matters most to each person. Conversations look at emotions, patterns, and practical steps to relieve day-to-day pressure. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting strain, career questions, sleep problems, and issues linked to trauma or grief.
Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. Those methods are used in simple, hands-on ways - noticing difficult thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and rebuilding connection with others.
Yuridia also brings skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered methods when helpful. This means clients may learn emotion regulation skills, stronger communication techniques, and ways to steady reactions under stress.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish for people living in Florida. She acknowledges how life transitions and midlife questions can feel destabilizing, and she aims to help people find clearer direction and better daily coping. To begin, prospective clients follow the site start process and schedule a time that fits them.
She centers sessions on what matters most to each person. Conversations look at emotions, patterns, and practical steps to relieve day-to-day pressure. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting strain, career questions, sleep problems, and issues linked to trauma or grief.
Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. Those methods are used in simple, hands-on ways - noticing difficult thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and rebuilding connection with others.
Yuridia also brings skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered methods when helpful. This means clients may learn emotion regulation skills, stronger communication techniques, and ways to steady reactions under stress.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish for people living in Florida. She acknowledges how life transitions and midlife questions can feel destabilizing, and she aims to help people find clearer direction and better daily coping. To begin, prospective clients follow the site start process and schedule a time that fits them.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Therapeutic approaches for online work and change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with personal values. It focuses on small actions that add meaning and reduce the power of anxious or negative thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers practical tools to change patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relationship patterns and helps rebuild safer, more trusting ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods feel most useful based on goals, history, and preferences. Sessions may weave together techniques so the work fits the individual's needs rather than forcing a single method.
The practical benefits of online work should be confirmed before booking, since session formats are not specified here. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow quicker check-ins, and reduce travel time. If you want to pursue therapy remotely, check the session options listed on the site and schedule a time that matches your routine and needs.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting strain, trauma and grief among other issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and practical, focusing on emotions, behavior changes, and daily coping strategies tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working as a licensed clinician in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to start sessions?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.