Polina Jitov

I’m a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with a background in school counseling and extensive experience supporting children, adolescents, and families through a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and life challenges. My work has given me a deep understanding of how our experiences, relationships, and environments can shape the way we feel and function.

I believe therapy should feel like a safe, supportive space where you can be yourself without judgment. I take the time to understand each person’s unique story, strengths, challenges, and goals rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

I work with children, adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, stress, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship challenges, and other concerns that may be getting in the way of feeling your best. I especially enjoy helping clients develop practical tools to better understand their emotions, strengthen their coping skills, build confidence, and navigate life’s challenges with greater resilience.

My goal is for every client to feel seen, heard, and supported while developing the insight, skills, and confidence to create meaningful and lasting change.

My approach is warm, collaborative, strengths-based, and individualized. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to walk alongside you—not tell you who you should be or how you should live.

Together, we’ll explore what you’re experiencing, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, recognize the strengths you already have, and develop practical strategies that fit your life. I draw from evidence-based approaches and tailor therapy to each client’s individual needs, personality, goals, and comfort level.

I want therapy to be a place where you can slow down, feel understood, gain new perspective, and learn skills you can actually use outside of our sessions. Whether you are working through a specific challenge or simply want to better understand yourself, we’ll work together at a pace that feels manageable and meaningful.

Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and begin understanding what brought you to therapy. We’ll talk about what you’ve been experiencing, what feels most important right now, and what you hope will be different as a result of therapy.

I’ll also explain how therapy works, answer any questions you may have, and begin developing a plan together based on your needs and goals. You do not need to have everything figured out before you come to your first session.

Most importantly, I want you to feel comfortable, respected, and heard. Starting therapy can feel unfamiliar, and my goal is to create a supportive environment where you can take that first step at your own pace.