Feeding therapy

A comprehensive feeding and swallowing evaluation may be useful for children who:

-have frequent coughing or choking with solids or liquids

-were born premature

-use a feeding tube as their partial or primary nutrition source

-have a cleft lip or palate, or a genetic syndrome

-with a congenital heart disease diagnosis

-present with slow weight gain

-have difficulty with breast or bottle feeding

-have a tongue or lip tie (or need to be assessed for one!)

-have difficulty progressing to purees

-need help transitioning from bottle to straw or cup

-have food allergies or gastric discomfort

-are selective eaters and are continuing to de-select foods from their diet

-struggle with different textures, colors, or smells when presented with new foods

-have delayed chewing abilities and remain "stuck" on purees

-display mealtime behaviors that cause meal time to be stressful

-feel anxiety around eating and new foods

Missy has experience with all of the above issues and would love to take the stress out of meal time!

Private speech and feeding therapy from infancy through adolescence