Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker. She brings 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and major life changes. She works in both English and Spanish and aims to make sessions straightforward and practical.

Yuridia focuses on real-world problems like parenting strain, relationship conflict, sleep trouble, addiction concerns, and career stress. She also helps people managing grief, trauma, intimacy-related difficulties, and challenges tied to attention and focus. Her work often addresses attachment, abandonment, and codependency issues alongside personality-related patterns.

Her approach uses several evidence-based methods. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take workable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques support emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Sessions emphasize practical skills and steady progress. Clients can expect clear explanations, guided exercises, and collaborative goal-setting. The therapist frames problems in everyday language and focuses on things people can try between meetings.

Yuridia describes her style as warm and direct. She aims to build understanding and teach tools that fit each person’s life. People who want a mix of skill-building and personal exploration often find this approach helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values even when emotions are intense. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective patterns to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal skills, and tolerating distress without making things worse.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods together in session. Clients and the therapist decide on adjustments as progress is made so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Confirm current session options before booking to learn which online formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats also work better when you want to avoid being on camera or need a lower bandwidth option. The focus remains on usable tools and steady progress that fit everyday life.