Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 15 years in practice
Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a licensed clinical social worker 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 in Florida with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. She also supports people dealing with relationships, parenting strain, grief, addiction concerns, and attention-related issues.
Her approach is straightforward and person-centered. Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens for patterns that get in the way and works with each person to build new habits and coping skills.
Background and approach
Yuridia uses several evidence-based methods to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-driven action even with hard feelings.
Attachment-Based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for emotion regulation and Client-Centered techniques that keep the person’s goals central. Together these approaches help with mood, sleep, anger, intimacy, and communication difficulties.
Yuridia speaks English and Spanish and sees people across Florida. Her style is warm and direct, oriented toward concrete steps people can try between sessions. She aims to help each person feel steadier and more able to handle daily demands.
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
- 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
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Yuridia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many daily challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of the work; it focuses on noticing difficult emotions while choosing actions that match personal values, which helps when coping with life changes and chronic stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, ACT strategies, attachment-focused work, or a mix based on the issue and the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a quick check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to send updates between sessions or to use shorter, focused check-ins. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while still using the same therapeutic approaches discussed in sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Other areas include relationship difficulties, grief, addiction concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and ADHD-related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
The style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and practicing skills that make everyday life easier.
How much experience does she have?
Yuridia has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, mood issues, and relationship stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
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 is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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