Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky, LCSW

Yuridia (Valerie) Polonsky is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida. She brings 15 years of direct experience helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy clear and understandable for busy people.

She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people feel and act. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful patterns, try practical alternatives, and build routines that support clearer thinking and better coping. She uses well-known approaches like cognitive behavior work and skills training to address sleep problems, anger, and stress management.

Valerie also attends to relationship and attachment concerns that affect emotional life. She helps people work through intimacy issues, communication problems, abandonment worries, and blended family stress. Work can include understanding patterns from the past and trying new ways of connecting in the present.

For people dealing with loss, trauma, or addiction, she combines emotion-focused and acceptance-based methods to manage painful feelings and regain day-to-day functioning. Sessions often include practical exercises, behavioral experiments, and moments to reflect on values and goals.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients are invited to set goals together and track small changes over time. To begin, readers should confirm session options and scheduling details before booking.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarify what matters most. It often includes values-based exercises and small behavioral steps to move toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with experiments and practical skills to change behavior. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may combine elements of ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused work as appropriate.

Confirm available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedule constraints arise. Talk with the therapist about session length and timing so appointments can fit into daily life while supporting goal progress.