{"id":2917,"date":"2026-03-22T00:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/?page_id=2917"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:07:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Acerca de"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2917\" class=\"elementor elementor-2917\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674af82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674af82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-829a3fb\" data-id=\"829a3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c25b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c25b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>About TherapyTopics<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a7842\" data-id=\"40a7842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd6dc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd6dc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f79e6\" data-id=\"53f79e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c60761 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c60761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/headshot_circle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/headshot_circle.png 400w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/headshot_circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/headshot_circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/therapytopics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/headshot_circle-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f18a02d\" data-id=\"f18a02d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e4be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e4be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Dr. Patrick Costello<\/strong><\/h2><p>M.S., D.OT, OTR\/L &#8211; &#8220;Dr. C.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf27a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf27a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background: #E6F1FB; color: #0c447c; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; margin-right: 8px; display: inline-block;\">Licensed OT<\/span> <span style=\"background: #E6F1FB; color: #0c447c; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; margin-right: 8px; display: inline-block;\">30+ years experience<\/span> <span style=\"background: #E6F1FB; color: #0c447c; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; margin-right: 8px; display: inline-block;\">University professor<\/span> <span style=\"background: #E6F1FB; color: #0c447c; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; display: inline-block;\">Peer-reviewed author<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e609a85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e609a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe410c3\" data-id=\"fe410c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18b199 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d18b199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYears of clinical experience\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba8874 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8ba8874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYears as professor\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1211384 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1211384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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He has worked with individuals across the full lifespan presenting with physical, developmental, neurological, and sensory challenges.<\/p><p class=\"body-text\">His advanced clinical training includes physical agent modalities and sensory integration assessment. In addition to direct patient care, Dr. Costello conducts residential and commercial environmental assessments focused on improving sensory and physical accessibility \u2014 work that directly informs the practical, home-focused content on this site.<\/p><p class=\"body-text\">Dr. Costello is also a full-time university professor with more than 15 years of academic experience and peer-reviewed publications in the professional literature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1349b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1349b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a081df\" data-id=\"9a081df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62a329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c62a329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0c447c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;TherapyTopics was built on a simple premise: that patients, caregivers, and families deserve access to the same quality of clinical thinking that guides therapy practice \u2014 written clearly, cited honestly, and updated regularly.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6955c39\" data-id=\"6955c39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ca746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ca746\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1946a8\" data-id=\"c1946a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890680c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"890680c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #1a3a6b; font-size: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; border-bottom: 2px solid #2E5D9E; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Areas of Expertise<\/h3><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 8px 12px; border-left: 3px solid #2E5D9E; background: #f7f9fd; margin-bottom: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #1a3a6b; font-size: 13px;\">Neurological rehabilitation<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #666; font-size: 12px;\">Stroke, TBI, Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 8px 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