Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate life’s hard moments. She works in Florida and meets with clients in English and Spanish. Valerie focuses on practical steps that people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more capable.

Valerie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to address values, relationships, and patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions are conversational and aimed at clear, manageable change.

She helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Other common concerns include grief, addiction, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career strain, parenting strain, and intimacy-related issues. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress.

Valerie practices a client-centered style that balances skill teaching with listening. She works with people to set realistic goals and build routines that fit daily life. Many clients use homework or short exercises between sessions to keep progress steady.

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Cost varies by location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and practice willingness around uncomfortable feelings, which can be useful for life transitions and stress. Attachment-Based ideas are used to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current reactions.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and together decide which methods to try. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is working for the client.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful when seeing expressions matters, phone works well for shorter check-ins or low bandwidth, and text or chat can support quick reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel and help people keep therapy consistent.