About Malka
Malka Polonetsky is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable. Her approach centers on listening and building on each person's strengths.
With five years of clinical experience, Malka focuses on practical steps that fit a client's daily life. She encourages people to name what feels stuck and then tries small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Sessions look at communication patterns, control and dependency issues, feelings of emptiness, and problems like panic attacks or mood shifts. She also works with concerns such as guilt, shame, forgiveness, hoarding tendencies, impulsivity, jealousy, and isolation. Conversations often cover life purpose and midlife transitions when those feel relevant.
The aim is to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Malka practices in New Jersey as an LPC and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds goals together.
Therapy emphasizes practical tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who choose her can expect a calm, supportive presence that focuses on clear steps. She invites clients to bring the issues that matter most and to move at a pace that feels right for them.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Malka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and then practicing small changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This helps with panic attacks, persistent worry, and low mood by giving clear steps to try between sessions.Another strand of her work centers on relationship and communication skills. She helps people notice how they relate to others, name unhelpful patterns like controlling or dependent behavior, and try new ways of speaking and setting boundaries. This approach aims to reduce conflict and increase connection in everyday interactions.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and test what works best in their lives.
Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that need face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep work on skills between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English