I believe in a holistic approach

when identifying and addressing underlying factors that impact sensory motor feeding, nasal breathing, and proper orofacial function.

What is Myofunctional therapy?

Myofunctional therapy is a series of exercises that focuses on correcting improper muscle function and patterns in the mouth and face. It retrains the oral muscles involved in functions for breathing, chewing, swallowing, and speaking. It can help with mouth breathing, tongue thrust, improper chewing or swallowing, snoring, sleep apnea, tmj, cleanching and grinding, etc.

Myofunctional therapy focuses on correcting tongue placement, oral resting posture, and coordinated swallowing patterns that optimize health and facial development.

Why do you need it?

If you’re a mouthbreather, have low resting tongue posture, suffer from poor sleep quality, have a dry mouth, have under eye circles, grind your teeth, have tension in your head, knock and shoulders, myofunctional therapy could be the right path for you?

Adults are especially good candidates for
Myofunctional therapy

Myofunctional therapy can be used in conjunction with other treatments for sleep apnea or other sleep-related breathing disorders in adults. The exercises can help improve muscle tone and positioning for better airway patency during sleep.

I became a Myofunctional therapist to help my daughter.

As a Speech Pathologist and a Mom, when my daughter, Meilia, had difficulty eliminating her thumb-sucking, I started exploring ways to break the habit. I tried everything from thumb guards up to the extremity of an appliance.

Nothing worked until I learned about Myofunctional therapy and a habit elimination program. And poof! With the proper knowledge and dedication, that thumb was out in a month. I am currently working to help reshape her palate and correct her tongue posture and breathing.

Inspired by these techniques and challenges, I have fully immersed myself in training courses to expand my knowledge base. I have successfully helped many children eliminate noxious habits and re-train their oral motor structures. If your child loves their pacifier or finger, I can help break that habit.

My Myo screenings and therapy include:

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
Oral Habit Elimination Therapy (ThumbSucking/Pacifier)
Tongue Thrust
Oral-Motor Difficulties
Articulation Disorders
Dysphagia
Swallowing Disorders