TCS: Therapy and Counseling Services

09/30/2025

New video added to our parent resource center!

Join Sophie to learn some easy, practical way to support your child's communication skills at home.

08/25/2025

Wishing students everywhere a great start to the school year! This is going to be your best era yet!

08/24/2025

Living with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) isn’t easy, but it is possible to thrive.

When I was first diagnosed, I had to completely rethink my routines. The way I was doing things was leading to endless cycles of worsening symptoms. The amount of change required just to live my life was overwhelming. But, over time I was able to adapt and begin to work WITH my body instead of against it. Knowing that others feel the same overwhelm that I did, I've shared some of my best life hacks for managing POTS.

Read my full story + the life hacks here:https://patcs.com/life-hacks-manage-pots/

Discover 5 practical life hacks to manage Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Learn tips to help you live well with POTS.

08/23/2025

Curious how to incorporate your child's AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) into everyday life? Join speech-language pathologist Emily Harvey as she breaks it down, showing you how modeling AAC gently and clearly can transform communication at home.

Practical, friendly, and easy to follow, this video is part of our new video resource center, funded by the Partnership for Better Health.

08/17/2025

We have just ONE opening remaining in our Thrive preschool program for the 2025-2026 school year! We have so much fun with this program and love providing the opportunity for every child to have a positive early childhood education experience.

Thrive is co-led by a certified teacher and an OT using neurodiversity-affirming approaches. We are so excited for the upcoming school year and hope you'll join us! Details ⬇️

08/16/2025

08/09/2025

No waitlists, no insurance hassles, just immediate, practical help.

These are the things our sensory consultation program offers. Need help setting up a morning routine that will support your child's sensory system transitioning into the new school year? Need help understanding and regulating YOUR sensory system? Need help navigating competing sensory needs in your household?

Sensory consults are one-time, 90-minute virtual appointments with an occupational therapist. You will leave the appointment with concrete, accessible strategies that are designed to help make you/your child/your family more comfortable navigating life. Consults are 1:1 and are available at a variety of times to accommodate your schedule.

08/02/2025

08/01/2025

You will soon see some new equipment and sensory items throughout the clinic! Join us in saying a big “Thank you!” to Walmart Supercenter Camp Hill and congratulations on your grand reopening!

07/03/2025

06/29/2025

*New services alert*

Many of you know that I have been open about my autistic identity for years now. But I have been significantly less public about my journey with chronic health conditions, many of which are all too common in the neurodivergent population.

Over the past several years, I have been diagnosed with POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), and MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome). This “trifecta” of conditions frequently occur together, and occur at a higher rate among the autistic population than the general population. With them come a myriad of symptoms and challenges. If you know, you know.

Throughout my journey, I harnessed the power that is the autistic special interest (combined with my clinical education) to learn everything I possibly could about these conditions. As I became more confident managing my own health, I shifted my focus toward learning how to best help others with POTS, MCAS, hEDS or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), and other similar conditions. I went to medical conferences, read journals, and took numerous courses from the field’s leading experts. Hypermobility and its related conditions are too often misunderstood. I am excited to now be offering specialized occupational therapy services to children and adults with hypermobility, dysautonomia, or similar conditions, with a provider who understands the unique challenges of navigating life with these complex conditions.

Some examples of things that OT can help with in the context of these diagnoses:
⁃ nervous system regulation
⁃ Energy management
⁃ Joint protection
⁃ Pain management (non-pharmacological)
⁃ Interoception
⁃ Health management
⁃ Sensory regulation
⁃ Proprioception and balance

Services are available now, virtually or in-person. Most insurances accepted. All services provided with a neuro-affirming lens to fit each individual’s needs.

(On a related note, a general update about TCS service availability: OT has immediate availability. If you were on our OT waitlist you should have received a call recently to get scheduled. Speech therapy unfortunately is still on a waitlist at this time.)

06/25/2025

Clinical Director Andrea joined the Pennsylvania Trialliance (representing PT, OT, and SLP associations) in advocating for access to therapy services in PA this morning. We had some great meetings with legislators and staff, and are looking forward to additional advocacy opportunities!