Therapy Practice in Greensboro, NC

Spence Counseling, PLLC is committed to providing the best clinical care and doing so with kindness and integrity. Our work embraces a commitment to racial, gender, sexuality, ability, and size equity as part of our mission to view all potential clients as the holistic and complex people they are.

Online anywhere in North Carolina

In-person in Greensboro, NC

left to right: Devan Pope, Teta Johnson, Jessie Spence, Yolanta Holness, Royall Spence

WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, by founder Jessie Spence

When I started my solo practice many years ago, I told myself that if I provided good therapy everything else would fall into place. As we expand into Spence Counseling, this still holds true- our first priority is providing the best clinical care. This means that our treatment decisions are anchored in secular and evidence-based practices. We provide good therapy and are proud of our skilled therapists.

We commit to kindness. Kindness means being compassionate, generous, and considerate. It means acting intentionally, offering grace to ourselves and others, and focusing on long-term relationships instead of short-term pride. Kindness means being clear about expectations. Kindness means celebrating LGBTQ clients, BIPOC clients, and clients with different abilities and bodies.

When things get hard, we choose courage over comfort and what is right over what is easy. We demonstrate our values through our actions. Our therapists must have yearly clinical training in body liberation, racism, trauma-informed care, or LGBTQ care. We offer a Pay What You Can program and work to mitigate COVID risk where possible. We don’t do this for profit or ease, but for integrity.

Get Started

Either complete our confidential contact form or visit our client portal to request an appointment. We strive to respond within 24 hours and have an appointment set up within a week.

If you need help sooner or are thinking about suicide, call or text 988 for Crisis Lifeline.

INSURANCE

We’re in-network with many major insurers:

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem, Blue Advantage, Blue Value, Blue Care, Classic Blue, Blue Options)
  • Aetna (including North Carolina State Health Plan)
  • United/Optum/UMR
  • Medcost

Clients with out-of-network insurance pay $135 per session. Afterward, we can submit for reimbursement on your behalf. Knowing what to expect with your particular insurance plan is crucial in order to avoid uncomfortable surprises. Please contact us for a free insurance verification.  

COVID POLICY

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing collective trauma that requires continued care and healing. We acknowledge that the individual consequences of contracting COVID depend on social determinants and identity, such as race, class, health status, and ability. For this reason, we will always offer Telehealth services for any client who requests it. For in-person sessions, we will mask if asked or when the therapist has had a known exposure to COVID. Our office is equipped with a HEPA filtration device in each therapy room.