Feeding Therapy

Feeding Therapy starts with a comprehensive feeding and oral-motor evaluation. We look at the whole child when assessing and developing treatment plans. We do not use one approach, rather we take in individualized approach uses many different strategies.

If your child is a picky eater or problem feeder, we are here to help!

We embrace a child and family-centered approach to feeding therapy, placing the utmost importance on the holistic wellbeing of each child and empowering family members to play an active role in their child’s journey to success. Our aim is to cultivate safe, age-appropriate feeding skills and foster positive mealtime experiences that benefit the entire family.

We employ a range of therapeutic approaches tailored to meet individual needs, drawing from a variety of strategies such as:

  • Melanie Potock's ARFID: The Anxious Eater masterclass

  • Melanie Potock's Your Feeding Tool Kit Course: Treating the Whole Child & the Whole Family

  • Feed The Peds

  • The SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) Approach to Feeding

  • The CAN-EAT Approach: Using medical, motor, and therapeutic strategies in pediatric feeding

  • TalkTools Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach

  • TalkTools Functional Assessment & Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs)

  • TOTS Training ®

  • The STONES Approach

    Other health professionals may be involved in a comprehensive treatment plan for your child’s feeding difficulty and referrals will be provided as needed. These professionals may include a dietician, gastroenterologist, lactation consultant, occupational therapist, otolaryngologist (ENT), and/or pediatric dentist.

Signs one may benefit from Feeding therapy:

  • Difficulty with breastfeeding or bottle feeding

  • Infants transitioning to solids

  • Transitioning to different textures

  • Limited diet

  • Difficulty gaining weight

  • Eats only certain textures, such as soft food or crunchy food

  • Takes a long time to eat

  • Difficulty chewing and/or swallowing

  • Coughs and/or gags while eating or drinking

  • Drooling and/or liquid coming out of mouth