Janine Murphy-Neilson, L.P.C.

Janine Murphy-Neilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked in the counseling field since 1996. She received a BFA in Theater from Boston University and an MA in Counseling from Marymount University. She also received post-masters training from the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Virginia Tech.

Janine works with adolescent and adult individuals, couples and families. Her experience covers a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, parenting, relationship struggles, pornography addiction and families dealing with cancer and other types of chronic illness. She also has a special interest in grief counseling and has attended an extensive conference with grief expert Therese Rando.

Janine's past experience includes working as a case manager for the Prince William County home based family therapy program followed by six years at the Women's Center in Vienna providing individual, couples, family and group counseling. At the Women's Center she was also part of a grant based program designed to help prevent child abuse by providing assessments and psychotherapy to children and their parents. Since 1996 she has also worked with Creative Counseling Associates in Vienna where she continues to co-lead general therapy groups.

Janine believes in focusing and building on clients' strengths and actively works with clients to make desired changes. She can be reached by confidential voice mail by calling the main number and entering extension 119.