Our team provides individualized myofunctional therapy services for children with oral motor, airway, feeding, and oral rest posture concerns that may impact breathing, sleep, speech, feeding, dentofacial growth, and overall function. 

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Myofunctional therapy focuses on improving the coordination, strength, and functional patterns of the muscles of the face, mouth, and tongue. Treatment is designed to support efficient nasal breathing, oral rest posture, chewing, swallowing, speech production, and healthy oral habits. 

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Our therapists work collaboratively with families and healthcare providers including orthodontists, dentists, ENTs, pediatricians, bodyworkers, occupational therapists, lactation consultants, and airway-focused providers to provide informed, functional, child-centered care. 

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Our clinicians have experience in the following areas: 

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Breathing & Airway Support 

• Mouth breathing 

• Nasal breathing retraining 

• Sleep-disordered breathing concerns 

• Snoring and restless sleep due to breathing and oral rest posture difficulties 

• Open-mouth posture 

• Airway-focused therapy support 

• Pre/post frenectomy therapy support 

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Oral Rest Posture 

• Tongue resting posture 

• Lip closure 

• Low tongue posture 

• Tongue thrust patterns 

• Facial muscle imbalance 

• Orofacial muscle coordination 

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Feeding & Oral Motor Skills 

• Chewing coordination 

• Tongue lateralization 

• Oral motor strength and endurance 

• Picky eating related to oral motor challenges 

• Open-mouth chewing 

• Pocketing food 

• Swallowing patterns 

• Straw and cup drinking skill development 

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Speech & Motor Coordination 

• Speech sound distortions related to oral placement 

• Interdental speech patterns 

• Reduced oral awareness 

• Jaw stability and grading 

• Tongue-jaw dissociation 

• Oral motor planning and coordination 

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Oral Habits 

• Thumb/finger sucking 

• Prolonged pacifier use 

• Nail/lip biting 

• Chewing on clothing or objects 

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TMJ & Functional Concerns 

• Jaw tension or fatigue 

• Clicking/popping of the jaw 

• Bruxism/nighttime teeth grinding 

• Facial tension patterns 

• Muscle compensation patterns 

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Whole-Body & Developmental Integration 

• Coordination with physical and occupational therapy 

• Postural stability and breathing mechanics 

• Sensory and regulation support related to feeding/oral function 

• Neurodiversity-affirming care approaches 

• Functional carryover into home and daily routines 

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Our therapists prioritize caregiver education and home carryover strategies to help children generalize skills into their natural environments. Therapy plans are individualized to each child’s developmental profile, medical history, sensory needs, and functional goals. 

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We believe successful myofunctional therapy is collaborative, functional, and rooted in supporting the whole child.​