Therapy for YOUR modern life.

Telehealth for VA, NM, DE + FL

face-to-face with our Baltimore-based therapist on Certain Days

*** Susan Stork, LCPC, LPCC, LPCMH, CST is licensed in Maryland + Delaware + Florida+ New Mexico

Our team of therapists is comprised of clinicians with unique specializations who offer varying availability for therapy in Baltimore. Our Flagship office is conveniently located in Mt. Vernon (21201) to work within your modern life, not against it.

Space Between Counseling Services is committed to serving as a holding space for all clients free from any racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or ableist behavior.

Meet Susan

Susan Stork, LCPC, LPCC, LPCMH, CST

AASECT CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENT consults

June 2024

Susan Stork, LCPC, LPCC, LPC, CST, is both the founder of Space Between Counseling Services and a Relationship Therapist in Baltimore who works with Millennials, Xennials, Gen Xers, and Boomers through both individual and couples therapy in Baltimore and works from sex-positive framework.

Susan specializes in assisting her clients in dealing with stress, high-functioning anxiety, aspects pertaining to neurodiversity, and trauma-related coping that manifests as anxiety, depression, sexual health concerns, and/or relationship concerns.  

Susan also works with those who identify as being “Black Sheep” – or what Susan dubs as “Black Unicorns”, trailblazers and family-disrupters or first-generation pioneers, in addition to either formally un-parented or under-parented adults.

Susan works with both Type A’s and those who identify as linear thinkers, as well as non-linear thinkers such as creative types & tinkerers.    

Utilizing Stan Tatkin’s PACT approach, Susan helps both her individual and couples move through the muck of life and into more abundant mindsets and securely functioning relationships.  Additionally, as a Certified Brainspotting (BSP) clinician, Susan utilizes BSP to assist her clients in trauma processing, trauma work, trauma repair, and/ or removing mental blocks preventing deeply connective work.

As a previous Baltimore City Schools educator, Susan deeply values lifelong learning and has recently COMPLETED 162 hours of study as a 2019-20 member of Sexual Health Certificate Program at the University of Michigan and is now an AASECT certified sex therapist.

In addition, Susan was selected by the PACT Institute in 2019 as one of only 25 PACT-trained clinicians worldwide to join the PACT Ambassador Program, promoting the PACT method of couples therapy to professional therapists and couples.

Susan is licensed to work with clients in Maryland, Delaware + New Mexico + Florida

To schedule with Susan, please call Susan directly at (443) 527-2042 or email Susan@SpaceBetweenCounselingServices.com

Meet Brittany

Brittany Spencer,  LcPC

accepting new clients

Mondays + Weekends during daytime hours only

Brittany is passionate about working with individuals within marginalized communities & oppressive systems, modern/nontraditional couples, LGBTQIA+ individuals/couples, nonbinary individuals, professionals in high demand work environments, individuals with high functioning anxiety, professionals managing unhealthy work cultures, medical field professionals and mental health professionals who all seek out therapy in Baltimore.

Brittany works with adults in their mid 20's, 30's & 40's {ages 18+} as they navigate making themselves a priority by processing unresolved stressors of life such as life transitions, marginalization & more. Brittany works with couples and individuals in relationships who identify as monogamous, polyamorous, nontraditional and consensually non-monogamous. 

Brittany implements a collaborative of therapeutic modalities with her clients such as person-centered approaches, cultural sensitivity & acceptance/commitment.

Brittany provides her clients with empathy, support and realism in order to develop self-awareness and a growth mindset. Brittany is a level one PACT clinician.  Additionally, Brittany has completed intense trainings to best support her clients and their needs through The Transgender Training Institute & Decolonizing Therapy For Black Folks.

AVAILABILITY:

MONDAY'S: 9AM - 8PM

THURSDAY'S: 10AM - 7PM

SATURDAY'S: 9AM - 2PM

SUNDAY'S: 10AM - 1PM  

To schedule with Brittany, call 410-776-4915 or email her directly at Brittany@SpaceBetweenCounselingServices.com

Message a Member of the SBCS Team

Who We Are:

Space Between Counseling Services (SBCS) is a group therapy practice located in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore City, Maryland.

SBCS serves humans ages 16-108 : individuals, couples, and families from the Baltimore area, and within the boundaries of MARYLAND by helping our clients navigate the tougher, more confusing times in modern life with skilled, warm, and comprehensive supports.

Why We Do What We Do:

Here at Space Between Counseling Services, we believe that life can be hard, painful and lonely during certain stages and transitions in our human development.  With this in mind, SBCS is here for you when life gets really hard, or you need an additional support. We believe that everyone deserves an abundance of support, someone they can safely and confidentially turn to to help figure things out, make sense of their situation, and figure out how to get to where they desire to be. Our primary goal is to help you feel better in your day-to-day life.

What Makes Us Different:

We know that modern life is busy, full, and complex. So we’ve designed SBCS to account for that. From the 1st 15-min phone consultation being complimentary + scheduled by YOU online.

To having therapists who work early morning, late evening, and weekend hours, to maintaining a handpicked referral list of other local providers in the Baltimore area, our goal is to help make therapy feel more accessible and to get you the kind of supports your modern life needs. And, our own respect for structure means that WE'RE prompt, responsive, and consistent. WE respect your time and use our time together to help you find real insights that help you continue to make positive changes between our sessions.

Want To Work With Us? 

We invite you to give us a call at 443-240-5207 or to book an initial consult session online here so that we can match you up with one of our wonderful counselors and get your first therapy session booked at SBCS!

Tell me about fees and insurance?

Clinician fees at SBCS range from $110-$250 per individual 45-minute session. Couples’ work fees range from $230-$450 per intake session, and $200-$375 per follow-up appointment. Sessions with a graduate student intern range from $0-$75, depending on client need and clinician experience.

SBCS is not paneled with any insurance plans but can offer you what's called, "out of network benefits" (OONB). Not everyone has this as part of their benefits package so please call your healthcare plan and ask these questions:

Do I have out-of-network benefits?
What percentage of my therapist's fee does my plan pay for?

Most OONB plans reimburse between 50-90% of our fees.

At times insurance plans request upfront billing codes your therapist will be using.  You can share this list of codes for their approval:

• 90791  Psychiatric Diagnostic Assessment (from 1-4 sessions depending on the problem)

• 90847  Family Psychotherapy, conjoint psychotherapy with patient present

• 90834 Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

• 90832  Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

When using OONB your clinician would provide you with a document monthly called a "superbill" which is like an invoice but contains the service codes, dates of treatment, and monies paid during therapy. You would submit this to your plan directly and your plan would reimburse you directly as well.

You can get in-network therapy if this is out of your budget. Your plan can identify providers who are in-network should you need to use your benefits.

How are my records stored?

We at SBCS utilize a HIPAA compliant, encrypted, electronic medical record called Simple Practice that holds all of our client's mental health records safely in it. You will get a link to a client portal where you fill in demographic information and can access documents like invoices and superbills on your own.

How do I pay you?

Simple Practice has a credit card processing system named Stripe embedded in it.  If choosing to work with a therapist at SBCS, you would upload your credit card number and your therapist will charge after each session or late cancelation for the fee.  Your therapist will only have access to the last 4 digits of your card and it is completely secured.

Do you have a cancellation policy?

All clinicians at Space Between Counseling Services have a 24- business hour cancelation policy You will be responsible for an entire session fee ($110-$275/ $200-$450 for work with licensed clinicians; up to $75 for intern sessions) if the change is made in less than 24 business hours' notice. Exceptions may be made for emergencies such as sudden illness or accidents, at your therapist’s discretion. It should be noted that insurance does not reimburse for canceled sessions and HSA and FSA cards can't be used in these cases.

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