Next Step Therapy Inc.

04/04/2026

Becoming yourself more than ever before is what OT is all about!🌸

Happy OT month 🤍

We don’t force perfect lines.
We support meaningful growth. 🌸

04/02/2026

On World Autism Day (and each day), we recognize that every Autistic person is their own kind of amazing.

Some of us love patterns. Some of us love sounds. Some of us love quiet spaces, big ideas, or noticing details others might miss.

Some, like Carl's friend Lotta, see colors when they hear music. And some, like Carl, are sensory seekers who love strong smells.

There isn’t just one way to be Autistic. There are all kinds of kinds.

That’s something we celebrate every day at the Autism Society of America, and it’s something we love about Carl, Lotta, and their friends in Fuzzytown, too.

📺Watch the Emmy Award winning Carl The Collector Show on PBS KIDS
and learn more at: https://pbskids.org/carl

04/02/2026

“Autism Acceptance Month celebrates and honors the experiences and identities of Autistic individuals. It emphasizes understanding, inclusion, and support, moving beyond awareness towards meaningful acceptance.”
-Autism Society of America

Inclusion starts with understanding. Let's continue to create spaces where everyone feels seen, supported, and valued.

04/01/2026

Next Step offers outpatient mental-health counseling in our clinic located on Steffee Boulevard in Seneca!

Our Licensed Professional Counselors provide individual counseling for children and adults as well as family counseling. They are able to address a multitude of needs such as behavioral issues, trauma, depression, anxiety, phobias, and abuse.

Our therapists are highly skilled in working with neurodevelopmental diagnoses (autism, ADHD) as well as age-specific challenges, such as navigating the adolescent years. Commonly used therapeutic modalities by our therapists include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Client Centered Therapy, Play Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy.

Reach out to us at 814-677-1390 or submit an inquiry in the contact section on our website: www.nextsteptherapy.net 💜

The full range of human emotion shows up in classrooms and offices every single day — pride, joy, and confidence right alongside fear, anger, and frustration.

Our job isn’t to make the hard feelings go away. It’s to help children understand that every feeling they have is valid, that no emotion makes them bad or broken, and that what we do with our feelings is where the real work happens.

When we normalize the full spectrum — not just the easy, comfortable emotions — we give children permission to be honest about what they’re carrying. And that honesty is where connection and healing begin.

04/01/2026

“Occupational Therapy. Hopeless into hope. Can’t into can. Impossible into possible.” 💪

HAPPY OT MONTH! 🫶🏻

April is occupational therapy month & so happy I get to share my passion for this profession!

I love using my skills to make interventions client center & meaningful ! The creative outlet from my career in OT means so much to me.

Tag your favorite OT professionals 🤍🤍

03/31/2026

“You don’t have to change your voice to belong.”
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You don’t have to change your voice to belong. There’s space for you here. Learn more at WeStutter.org. 💜

03/26/2026

Play is crucial, especially in younger children, for learning. The quote, “play is the job of the child”, is a good one because it’s so true!

Play allows kids to work on and solidify new, age-appropriate skills whether that’s spatial concepts, new vocabulary, answering questions, or learning to navigate the nuances of social communication.

Skills we work on at Clubhouse Stars.
www.clubhousestars.com

03/26/2026

03/23/2026

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Arianna’s so right. Fluency doesn’t define your worth. Stuttering can make some conversations harder and interactions more intense, but it doesn’t make you any less deserving of being heard.

03/20/2026

Here are the details for our Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy openings. 📝

Come join our team!!

12/25/2025

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! 🍂