- Compassionate listener
- Skill-based work
- English and Spanish
About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate hard life moments. She meets people where they are and focuses on steady, practical steps toward feeling better. Sessions are plainspoken and goal-focused, with attention to immediate concerns like stress, anxiety, and depression.
Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. She also helps people facing parenting stresses, career strain, sleep problems, and addiction-related challenges. Codependency and attachment concerns are part of her clinical interests.
Her clinical approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. Yuridia uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take small actions that matter to them.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. She listens for what matters most, then tailors strategies to each person’s situation. People can expect a calm, supportive presence combined with concrete techniques to try between sessions.
Yuridia offers services in English and Spanish and practices in Florida as an LCSW. If you want to begin, follow the Start Therapy button, fill out the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps even when emotions are hard. It’s useful for stress, life changes, and struggles with meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with action. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships and how they influence current trust and closeness; it can help with codependency and intimacy-related issues.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. Sessions can mix techniques from different approaches depending on what helps in practice.
The practical benefits of online therapy include making it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so people can keep continuity of care. If you are considering online work, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. A short initial discussion will clarify how sessions will be scheduled and which approaches will be emphasized to meet your needs.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stresses, sleep problems, and addictions. Codependency and attachment issues are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and collaborative, with an emphasis on teaching practical skills. Sessions combine listening with concrete techniques to manage emotions and change unhelpful thoughts.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a variety of concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Florida.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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