- Career and life transitions
- Stress and anxiety
- English and Spanish
About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, career questions, and life transitions. She offers care in both English and Spanish.
Valerie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens for what matters most, then helps people set small goals and build new habits. Work often includes learning skills to manage strong emotions and improving communication in important relationships.
Her background includes long experience with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, body image, abandonment, caregiver stress, and issues that come with aging.
Therapeutic methods she uses include cognitive-behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. Those approaches guide sessions but are adapted to each person’s needs.
Clients can expect a collaborative style that balances practical tools and emotional processing. Valerie helps people make changes they can use between meetings and talks through setbacks without judgment.
To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Costs vary with location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Valerie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens for what matters most, then helps people set small goals and build new habits. Work often includes learning skills to manage strong emotions and improving communication in important relationships.
Her background includes long experience with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, body image, abandonment, caregiver stress, and issues that come with aging.
Therapeutic methods she uses include cognitive-behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. Those approaches guide sessions but are adapted to each person’s needs.
Clients can expect a collaborative style that balances practical tools and emotional processing. Valerie helps people make changes they can use between meetings and talks through setbacks without judgment.
To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Costs vary with location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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
Online approaches that match your needs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and career or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. It often helps with anxiety, mood, sleep, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating and handling intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they choose and adapt methods so sessions focus on what the client wants to change or understand.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are listed only where provided. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also makes it possible to meet with a therapist who speaks English or Spanish without needing to travel. The process aims to help people practice new skills between sessions and apply them in everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine practical skills and emotional work. The therapist listens, helps set goals, and teaches tools to manage emotions and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 15 years of experience working with a wide range of life challenges and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region does the therapist hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted for therapy?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.