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Dr. Jennie Polizzi

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT (she, her)

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Ashburn, VA 20147
Expert specializes in complex & sensitive cases. Extensive experience working on high profile cases, court cases, & specialized cases. Specialist working with neurodivergent pop. including schizophrenia, bipolar dis., borderline personality dis., adhd, autism, ocd, ptsd, domestic violence, eating dis., career, anxiety & depression. Specialist works with individuals from the med & vet, mental health, crisis, PD & FD and military service members & leadership. Individuals, couple, family, EMDR, ART, DBT, & group work. Expert supervises and instructs professional counselors. Clients report that she is genuine, engaging, & helpful.
PhD in Counseling Ed. & Sup., MS CMHC, BS Psy, AS SS, certs in MHS, Advanced EMDR, & DBT. LPC, NCC, & Clinical Sup. in Couns, Honorary Instructor at Walden University for Couns & SW. Specialist is a graduate counseling instructor & assisted in Clinical Directorship & Program Development. I also have court experience. On Headway and Grow with 5 star rating.
Experience with SI, HI, SH, Dissociation, Military, DV, PTSD, LGBTQ, Psychotic Dis., Neurodivergence, Schizo Dis., Eating Dis., Maternity & Fertility, med & vet, crisis, PD, FD, Dispatch, military, & high profile cases. Specialist spent 20+ years supporting broad populations at all ages with integrated orientation including 25+ modalities & skills.
Take the first step to help. Call or Dr. Jennie Polizzi now - (571) 322-8610

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Ashburn, VA 20147

(571) 322-8610

Headway and GrowTherapy

Richmond, VA 23173

My website
I specialize in Depression, Anxiety and Trauma and PTSD 
$250 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (571) 322-8610
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Ashburn, VA 20147

(571) 322-8610

Headway and GrowTherapy

Richmond, VA 23173

My website
I specialize in Depression, Anxiety and Trauma and PTSD 
$250 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $250
  • Couple Sessions $250
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
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Payment is handled by the front desk during office hours and then by the clinician before/after hours.
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Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610
"
Payment is handled by the front desk during office hours and then by the clinician before/after hours.
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0701010792 Jennie Polizzi
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 10 years
  • Attended PhD Counseling Education and Supervision, MS Clinical Couns, Cert EMDR, Cert DBT, Cert MH Theory, PhD, Graduated 2025
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Advanced EMDR from PESI- Mindworks Professional Education Inc. Advanced EMDR / 2024
  • Certificate from Evergreen DBT / 2026
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Clinical Supervisor for LPC-track Interns and Residents, PhD CES, Trauma, Development, HIV, ongoing and terminal medical, LGBTQAI, military, harm, substance, CPS and APS, grief, hoarding, agoraphobia, panic, OCD, personality, behavioral, children, teens, adults, elderly, group, individual, family
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Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610
"
Clinical Supervisor for LPC-track Interns and Residents, PhD CES, Trauma, Development, HIV, ongoing and terminal medical, LGBTQAI, military, harm, substance, CPS and APS, grief, hoarding, agoraphobia, panic, OCD, personality, behavioral, children, teens, adults, elderly, group, individual, family
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Trauma and PTSD

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Experience with court and gov. testimony & docs.
  • Family Conflict
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • ongoing and terminal illness, HIV, Cancer, CPS/APS
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Veterans
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
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I am theoretically integrated &collaboratively pull from various theories to best suit the patients & clients success & preferences. My goal is to help assist people use their strengths to their advantage & work on growth areas to strengthen them. I am flexible & undestanding while also realistically implementing structure. On headway and growtherapy.
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610
"
I am theoretically integrated &collaboratively pull from various theories to best suit the patients & clients success & preferences. My goal is to help assist people use their strengths to their advantage & work on growth areas to strengthen them. I am flexible & undestanding while also realistically implementing structure. On headway and growtherapy.
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610

2 Endorsements

Revati S Deshpande
Revati S Deshpande
Resident in CounselingNCCMA CMHCBAPGDSC
Mrs. Jennie is an exceptional therapist and invaluable support. As her supervisee for nearly a year, I've seen her empathy and problem-solving skills. Her supervision shows her dedication and hard work.
Ziho Park
Ziho Park
Licensed Professional CounselorLPCMACSAC
Dr. Jennie Polizzi is a highly skilled and compassionate clinician whose dedication to client care is evident in every interaction. She brings a thoughtful, strengths-based approach to her work and creates a safe, supportive environment for clients.

Client Focus

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Adlerian
  • All groups; ind, coup, family, group, telehealth
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Integrated, Developmental, Emotional Maturity
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Schema Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
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I have been instructing, supervising, studying and practicing clinical counseling for over 10 years and so have an integrated theoretical orientation including CBT, SFBT, DBT, Reality, Trauma Informed, Family Systems, Feminist, Ghestalt, Existential, Jungarian, Adlerian, Psychodynamic, Multicultural, EMDR, Existential, EMT, Behavioral, REBT, ACT, Client Centered, and more.
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Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610
"
I have been instructing, supervising, studying and practicing clinical counseling for over 10 years and so have an integrated theoretical orientation including CBT, SFBT, DBT, Reality, Trauma Informed, Family Systems, Feminist, Ghestalt, Existential, Jungarian, Adlerian, Psychodynamic, Multicultural, EMDR, Existential, EMT, Behavioral, REBT, ACT, Client Centered, and more.
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
or call with questions - (571) 322-8610

Location

Primary Location

Ashburn, VA 20147

(571) 322-8610

Additional Location

Headway and GrowTherapy

Richmond, VA 23173

(571) 322-8610
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (571) 322-8610
Photo of Dr. Jennie Polizzi, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Dr. Jennie Polizzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC&NCC, Phd&Sup, MS&Cert, EMDR, DBT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (571) 322-8610