- Values-based work
- Skill building
- English and Spanish
About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She offers steady, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her tone is warm and straightforward, focused on helping people take manageable steps forward.
She frames sessions around the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often include talking through difficult feelings, building coping skills, and practicing new ways to handle conflict and communication. Yuridia pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current behavior.
Her background blends several evidence-based approaches. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build committed action. Cognitive behavioral techniques help with shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
She also draws on client-centered and attachment-based perspectives to create a respectful space where people feel heard. That mix aims to help with a wide range of concerns listed in her practice, from grief and trauma to self-esteem and parenting stress. Sessions can include coaching-style moments when practical problem solving is needed.
Yuridia works with English and Spanish speakers in Florida. She uses her clinical experience to help people set realistic goals, try new skills between sessions, and notice small changes that add up over time.
She frames sessions around the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often include talking through difficult feelings, building coping skills, and practicing new ways to handle conflict and communication. Yuridia pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current behavior.
Her background blends several evidence-based approaches. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build committed action. Cognitive behavioral techniques help with shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
She also draws on client-centered and attachment-based perspectives to create a respectful space where people feel heard. That mix aims to help with a wide range of concerns listed in her practice, from grief and trauma to self-esteem and parenting stress. Sessions can include coaching-style moments when practical problem solving is needed.
Yuridia works with English and Spanish speakers in Florida. She uses her clinical experience to help people set realistic goals, try new skills between sessions, and notice small changes that add up over time.
Therapeutic approaches used in online care
Yuridia draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage distress and take meaningful steps forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small committed actions that align with those values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, which is useful for mood, worry, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Yuridia will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their needs and goals. That usually means trying techniques in session, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work schedules, and letting people use video or audio depending on what feels most manageable. Licensed professionals can also combine talking and coaching-style tasks in sessions so people leave with concrete steps to try between meetings.
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
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Yuridia help with?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, addictions, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. Sessions mix talking, practical skill work, and reflection to help people try new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing with diverse concerns and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.