Counseling Experience

Dr. Glenn is dually trained as a Pastoral Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. Her clinical training has emphasized the integration of theological and psychological theory into responsible clinical practice. Her clinical experiences range broadly from marriage and family therapy practice to college counseling with specific training that includes Adolescents, Family Systems, Crisis and Trauma, and College/Career Counseling. For five years, she served as the Director of The Care and Counseling Center of Georgia satellite counseling center at Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church in Marietta while concurrently working as a Personal Counselor to students at Georgia State University, Perimeter College (formerly known as Georgia Perimeter College). Currently, she is the Owner/Therapist of Solace Counseling and Consulting, LLC and the Director of the Hopewell Counseling Center in Norcross, Georgia.

Academic Experience

Dr. Glenn is an Adjunct Professor in Contextual Education with Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Dr. Glenn has previously served as an Adjunct Professor in Pastoral Care and Counseling for McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. In addition, she teaches mental health related courses for various undergraduate and graduate university programs. Courses include Abnormal Psychology, Family Systems, Pastoral Care and Counseling, Pastoral Theology and Multicultural Counseling. Dr. Glenn completed a Doctorate of Theology degree in Pastoral Counseling at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Her dissertation research focused on the role of spirituality in young adult childhood-trauma survivor resilience and she published an article in the Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health in 2014 titled “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Spirituality and Resilience with Emerging Adult Childhood Trauma Survivors.” That article became one of the most downloaded articles published in Routledge Behavioral Sciences journals in 2014. Dr. Glenn has published several articles and essays related to spiritual identity development, college counseling, and mental health stigma.

Publications

• Article – Training Student Leaders in Reporting Sexual Misconduct Incidents at a 2-Year College, Community College Journal of Research and Practice (July, 2016)
• Article – A Behavioral Intervention Team at a Two-Year College: Responding to a Case of Suicidal Ideation, Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention (J-BIT), A publication of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA), Volume 3 (November, 2015)
• Article – Managing Mental Health Situations in the Advising Office, Academic Advising Today, NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising (May, 2015)
• Article – A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Spirituality and Resilience with Emerging Adult Childhood Trauma Survivors, Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health (January, 2014)

Ministerial Leadership Experience

Vocationally, Dr. Glenn lives a life of serving others. She is a pastor and chaplain. She currently serves as the Director of the Spiritual Care and Counseling Ministry and Youth Pastor at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to church ministry service, Dr. Glenn has served as a chaplain in hospital, juvenile detention, and community settings.