Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW

Based in Florida 15 years in practice Online sessions

Compassionate LCSW helping people manage strong emotions

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How Yuridia works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCSW
Licensed in: Florida
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English, Spanish
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Yuridia

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people through hard moments. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage strong emotions like anger and anxiety. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Valerie keeps things straightforward. She listens first, then helps people identify what matters most to them. Together they set concrete steps people can try between sessions to cope with life changes, improve relationships, or build self-esteem.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and sleep problems. She also helps with career concerns, parenting strain, and ADHD-related challenges. Family and relationship issues are common topics she addresses in individual work.

Valerie draws on several well-known approaches to fit different needs. She uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking. She brings in acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and increase meaningful action.

Attachment-based and client-centered work guide deeper conversation about relationships and trust. People who prefer practical tools and clear goals often do best with her. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules.

To begin, a short questionnaire matches someone to a therapist and then scheduling follows based on availability.

What Yuridia works with

Everything Yuridia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Yuridia's practice.

Approaches Yuridia lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online approaches that focus on action and relationships

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions feel intense. It can be useful for managing anxiety, anger, and life transitions by focusing on action rather than getting stuck in difficult thoughts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is about noticing unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practicing different responses. It tends to help with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with change by giving concrete skills to try between sessions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current trust and communication. It can help people understand relationship patterns, work through attachment issues, and improve intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation; phone calls can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, flexible check-ins, or when someone prefers writing instead of speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep working on goals from different places.

Questions people ask about Yuridia

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, relationship and parenting strain, career issues, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then sets concrete steps and tools to try between sessions.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of life challenges and emotional concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Florida LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.