Malka Polonetsky, LPC

Malka Polonetsky is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience who supports adults navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, motivation, and self-esteem concerns. She frames therapy around each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients identify strengths they can build on to face life’s difficulties. Malka emphasizes practical growth and steady progress, guiding clients toward greater confidence and a more fulfilling daily life.

Licensed in New Jersey and Florida, Malka approaches each case with empathy and collaboration, offering a calm, encouraging presence while helping clients develop coping skills and clearer personal direction. She recognizes that seeking help requires courage and aims to create a supportive environment where goals are clarified and attainable steps are defined. Whether the focus is managing symptoms of anxiety, processing traumatic experiences, or rebuilding self-worth, Malka works with clients to create realistic plans for change and greater wellbeing.

Her practice centers on empowering clients to use their existing strengths alongside evidence-based techniques so they can move forward with renewed purpose and resilience.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Support

Malka uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the needs of each client. She emphasizes skill-based work for stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, grounding, and coping strategies that help reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. She also offers trauma-informed support that focuses on pacing, safety, and processing painful experiences in ways that promote stability and gradual healing. In addition, Malka uses relationship and communication strategies to help clients address conflict, set boundaries, and improve connection with others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Malka works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds so the plan fits the individual’s needs and values.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy life. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow clients to participate from home or another convenient location, and can help maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not possible.