People First Therapy Group Provides Trauma Therapy in Philadelphia, Including VCAP-Funded Care for Survivors

Nonprofit Center City practice works with Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program to help survivors of sexual violence cover the cost of therapy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- People First Therapy Group, a nonprofit mental health practice in Center City, provides trauma therapy in Philadelphia and offers sliding-scale fees when available. The practice also works with Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program (VCAP), which may help survivors of sexual violence that occurred in Pennsylvania pay for counseling.

People First encourages Philadelphia residents to seek therapy even when cost has held them back. The practice sees clients in person at 1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1406, and offers telehealth in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut and Colorado. Its therapists work with children, teens, adults, couples and families, and each therapist has a personalized, HIPAA-compliant telehealth room that serves as a virtual office. Anyone looking for trauma therapy in Philadelphia or by telehealth can schedule an intake consultation through the practice's website.

Through VCAP's Sexual Assault Counseling Claim, survivors of sexual violence that occurred in Pennsylvania may be eligible for up to $5,000 toward counseling if they were 18 or older at the time of the crime, or up to $10,000 if they were under 18. Survivors do not need to have reported the crime to police or any other authority to apply for this counseling benefit. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by the state program, which covers costs not paid by other sources such as insurance.

People who want to learn more can fill out a form on the practice's website, and a clinician will reach out to talk through whether VCAP may apply.
People First describes its approach as systemic, relationship-oriented and trauma-informed. Its clinicians draw on trauma therapy methods including Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic therapy, polyvagal-informed therapy and ego state therapy, along with Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and teens. Some clinicians on the team are also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is offered where it fits a client's needs.

Clients are matched with a clinician based on their needs and the clinician's training, which is especially important in trauma therapy, where feeling safe with a therapist is part of the work.

As a nonprofit, People First aims to provide high-quality therapy to everyone who seeks it, regardless of ability to pay. Each therapist sets their own fees and offers sliding-scale slots when available, and the practice runs a subsidy program for clients who qualify. People First is an out-of-network therapy provider that emails clients a monthly superbill they can submit to their insurance company. Reimbursement depends on each client's out-of-network benefits.

About People First Therapy Group

People First Therapy Group is a nonprofit mental health therapy practice at 1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1406, in Philadelphia. Its therapists provide in-person sessions in Philadelphia and telehealth in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut and Colorado for children, teens, adults, couples and families. The practice offers sliding-scale fees and works with Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program for survivors of sexual violence. For more information, visit peoplefirsttherapy.org or call 267-341-7224.

Briana Volpintesta
People First Therapy Group