Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW

Florida · 15 years in practice

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 15 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW12551 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1043558380 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Yuridia

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are juggling stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and big life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable.

Yuridia uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions are aimed at understanding feelings, noticing patterns, and finding small practical steps that can change daily life.

Background and approach

She works with issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and ADHD-related challenges. Her style is direct and warm. She listens closely and helps people name what they are feeling.

From there she helps clients try new ways of responding and coping in real situations. She also addresses topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems. People can expect a mix of talking, reflecting, and practical exercises.

Yuridia draws on client-centered techniques and skills from CBT and ACT to build tools for stress management and emotional regulation. Work can include coping strategies, values-based goal setting, and improving difficult conversations. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

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

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Online support

How online therapy and approach work together

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name core emotions and shifts patterns that keep relationships - with others or the self - stuck. It is useful for intimacy-related concerns, attachment issues, and processing strong emotional experiences. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, depression, and life transition work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relational patterns affect current behavior and feelings, which can be useful for work on abandonment, codependency, and communication problems.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Sessions are collaborative and may mix elements from different approaches so the plan fits what the client needs in daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls are good for deeper conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, and staying connected between longer sessions. These options make it possible to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines while keeping continuity of care.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

The practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related areas like abandonment and attachment issues.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

Therapy blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, alongside client-centered and attachment-based methods to help people understand feelings and try practical changes.

What is the therapist's background and experience?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of professional experience working with a broad range of life challenges and emotional concerns.

Where is the therapist based and what credential do they hold?

The therapist practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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