Jennifer Glacel
LCSW, RPT-S
Practice Owner
(she/her)
About Jennifer
Jennifer Glacel is the owner and founder of Seven Corners Psychotherapy. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor. An Autistic therapist skilled in working with children, teens, and adults for over 16 years, Jennifer’s current focus is working with other clinicians, through training and supervision, to help them understand neurodivergence and autism and increase their skills in play therapy and using symbols and sandplay in therapy with clients of all ages. Jennifer is a founder and the President of the Board of Directors of the
Washington Interdisciplinary Neurodivergence Group, or WING. WING is a non-profit dedicated to providing resources, education, advocacy, and most of all community that centers neurodivergent folks and their needs in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. You can hear more from Jennifer on two episodes of the
Complicated Kids Podcast with Gabriele Nicolet.
Clients Jennifer Serves
Jennifer's current current client focus is on working with parents of neurodivergent children and neurodivergent adults.
Jennifer is the co-head of the Seven Corners Psychotherapy Training & Supervision Institute which provides high quality play therapy training and supervision.
Jennifer is also involved with the Gathered Meeting project. While she does not act in her capacity as a therapist in these meetings, you can find out about her next scheduled meeting here.
Experience & Expertise
Jennifer has a background in play therapy, sandplay therapy and Jungian therapy. She is recognized as an expert in working with symbols in the context of play and uses this understanding to work with people of all ages to help them increase trust and knowledge in self.
Jennifer is a leading voice in understanding neurodivergence, neurodiversity affirming therapy, and understanding autism and the neurodiversity paradigm. She has two papers awaiting publication on play therapy and neurodivergnce.
Current Availability
Jennifer is currently accepting clients for her upcoming parent groups.
Jennifer has openings for clinical supervision via the SCP Training & Supervision Institute.
She provides an ongoing workshop for clinicians: “Understanding Autism: A Therapist's Guide” that involves both lecture and consultation. It helps clinicians understand the
neurodiversity paradigm, their own internalized ableism, and how to unlearn the incorrect and often harmful things that have been taught about autism and Autistic people.
Jennifer is also holding a
Gathered Meeting for Helpers as part of a
larger effort to support helpers in our current times.