- Compassionate guidance
- Practical coping skills
- English and Spanish
About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Florida licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She also supports those coping with relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, and challenges related to parenting and caregiving.
Her sessions are grounded in practical conversation and steady guidance. She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, doable goals. Her work often involves improving communication, managing overwhelming emotions, and finding routines that make daily life easier.
She draws on several well-known approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior strategies, attachment-based thinking, dialectical behavior techniques, and client-centered methods. These tools are used to build coping skills, relieve anxiety, and address patterns that repeat in relationships and self-image.
Yuridia pays attention to the whole person, including how stress, grief, caregiving, aging, or medical problems affect daily functioning. She offers support around body image, abandonment issues, blended-family dynamics, and the strain of long-term caregiving. Spanish and English are both available for sessions.
People looking to start can expect straightforward, collaborative work. She helps clients weigh options and choose next steps that fit their life. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy process and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Her sessions are grounded in practical conversation and steady guidance. She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, doable goals. Her work often involves improving communication, managing overwhelming emotions, and finding routines that make daily life easier.
She draws on several well-known approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior strategies, attachment-based thinking, dialectical behavior techniques, and client-centered methods. These tools are used to build coping skills, relieve anxiety, and address patterns that repeat in relationships and self-image.
Yuridia pays attention to the whole person, including how stress, grief, caregiving, aging, or medical problems affect daily functioning. She offers support around body image, abandonment issues, blended-family dynamics, and the strain of long-term caregiving. Spanish and English are both available for sessions.
People looking to start can expect straightforward, collaborative work. She helps clients weigh options and choose next steps that fit their life. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy process and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and finding purpose after life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It is often used for sleep problems, stress, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships affect current patterns and can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems.Finding the right approach is usually a step-by-step process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Sessions can mix elements from different approaches so the plan reflects what a person needs and what feels most helpful.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, help people keep regular check-ins, and reduce time spent traveling. They also allow for shorter phone or video check-ins when a quick skill practice or progress update is useful. Talk with the therapist about which arrangement would best fit daily life and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and sleep problems.
What is the therapist's typical approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered conversation with practical tools from approaches like CBT and DBT. The focus is on short-term coping skills and understanding patterns that cause distress.
How much experience does she have?
The therapist has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns from mood and anxiety to caregiving and aging-related stress.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Can I work with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.