Both my lactation and my cranial practices are focused on providing research-based information to families in order for them to be able to make informed decisions for themselves and their families.
Breastfeeding a key component in health and wellbeing as well as nurturance both within the family as well as in society.
Craniosacral therapy can help optimize the body’s functioning
TOTs Therapy is a pediatric occupational therapy and feeding therapy practice in Hamden, CT. The practice specializes in the assessment and treatment of tethered oral tissues (tongue ties and lip ties), manual therapy, infant development and milestones, oral motor dysfunction, difficulty transitioning to solids, and picky eating.
Trained/Certified Lactation Counselor specializing in supporting families with tethered oral tissues (tongue, lip, cheek ties) Certified Birth Doula
Our expertise in tongue and lip-ties and careful attention to detail provide a smooth, quick, and precise frenectomy experience for infant, child, and adolescent patients and their parents. We offer a comfortable relaxed environment and specialize in gentle, atraumatic release with the LightScalpel CO2 laser.
We are a comprehensive multi-specialty dental practice including Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, General Dentistry, Periodontics, & Prosthodontics.
We take a coordinated approach to tethered oral tissues, working alongside lactation consultants, SLPs, OTs, and PTs, to help mothers and their infants achieve their breastfeeding goals.
Robyn Merkel-Walsh, M.A., CCC-SLP, COM® has over 27 years of experience/ is employed full time by the Ridgefield Board of Education /owns her own practice/is a lecturer, consultant, and author for TalkTools®. Robyn specializes in Oral-Placement, feeding and Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders. She is Beckman and PROMPT trained.
We are a private practice specializing in tethered oral tissues and Orofacial Myology. We provide speech and feeding services for babies and young children; as well as Orofacial Myofunctional services for older children, teens, and adults. Our office is in Hackensack, NJ. We also offer virtual (teletherapy), to clients located in New York and New Jersey.
Board Certified Lactation Consultant providing prenatal, in home or virtual consultations. With a mission to support, educate and empower each families individual journey. Bringing evidence based knowledge in assessing nursing challenges with comprehensive exams to both mom and baby. Experience in assessing oral tethered tissues, bottle feeding and pump fitting. Currently, taking Aetna insurance.
I am a New York State licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologist. I hold ASHA’s Certificate of Clinical Competence. I have focused my clinical skills on treating children with issues in Dysphagia, feeding, oral sensory aversions, and swallowing related disorders, Orofacial Myology, speech sound disorders, and early childhood intervention.
Surgical practice dedicated to the surgical treatment of Tethered Oral Tissues from neonates to adults. Scott A. Siegel, MD, DDS, FACS, FICS, FAAP is a founding member of ICAP and internationally renowned pioneering laser surgeon.
Amy Schecter, MD, IBCLC specializes in tethered oral tissues (tongue tie and lip tie), low milk supply, latching difficulties, nipple pain and non-healing nipple wounds, breast infections and induced lactation. Frenotomies are performed in the office at the time of consultation when indicated.
Lisa Paladino is private practice IBCLC, CNM, with over 30 years of experience. She produces the Tongue Tie Experts™ Podcastand manages Tongue Tie Experts™ brand on Facebook and Instagram to provides education to parents & pros. She loves to lecture about the importance of breastfeeding for the health of infants and the developing airway.