Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW
Therapist in Florida
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 15 years of practice.
- License SW12551 · Florida Expires March 2027
- NPI 1043558380 · national registry
- Experience and languages 15+ years in practice English, Spanish
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About Yuridia
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 15 years of practice. She focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, life changes, and relationship challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and works with a broad range of concerns from grief to addiction and career stress.
Valerie favors clear, practical steps in sessions. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Conversations are straightforward and geared toward what will help day to day.
Background and approach
Parents and individuals juggling many roles will find the pace intentional and focused. Her background blends several well-known approaches. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
Attachment-Based ideas guide work on closeness and communication. Yuridia also uses Client-Centered methods to keep sessions grounded in each person’s priorities. The Gottman Method is part of the toolkit when relationship patterns are a main concern.
She adapts techniques to the issue at hand rather than using a single formula. Sessions can be done by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Cost varies with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair a person with an appropriate schedule and format.
Credentials
- LCSW (Florida)
- License SW12551 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1043558380 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Yuridia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yuridia names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Yuridia names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values. It is helpful for anxiety, stress, and making difficult life changes by teaching practical skills for staying present and committed to goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can ease depression, anxiety, and sleep problems.
Attachment-Based ideas are used when patterns of closeness and trust are causing pain. That work helps people understand their needs, improve communication, and repair relationship patterns over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. You and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful and adjust as you go.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited and for a quieter experience. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, addictions, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and person-focused. She listens first, then uses clear steps and short-term goals to work through problems together.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, combining several approaches to match each person's needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW, licensed in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida and she provides services from there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule when available.
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