Optimizing Oral Function for
Lifelong Wellness
Helping babies and children breathe and use their mouths in a healthy, balanced way
About Us
Taylor Kunze M.S. CCC-SLP, CLC
ASHA certified | Licensed Speech Language Pathologist | Certified Lactation Counselor
I specialize in identifying and treating myofunctional disorders, tethered oral tissues (TOTs), and breastfeeding/lactation challenges, with advanced training in Comprehensive Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Chrysalis TOTs Training®, Therapeutic Readiness Prior to TOTs Release, and feeding/oral motor approaches. Using an evidence-based, root-cause approach, I help bring oral function, feeding, and breathing into harmony while collaborating closely with other providers to support whole-child wellness. I also provide breastfeeding and lactation support, assessing latch and feeding, offering practical strategies, and helping mothers and babies feed more comfortably and effectively. As a mother of three, including twins, with personal experience navigating airway and tethered oral tissue challenges, I am passionate about supporting families so children can eat, breathe, speak, and thrive.
Our Services
Evaluation
Begins with a comprehensive evaluation to assess oral function, feeding, airway health, and speech
Myofunctional Therapy
Helps your child’s tongue, jaw, lips, and airway work together the way they should for healthy breathing, eating, and speaking
Lactation
We specialize in supporting mothers and babies as they navigate breastfeeding and bottle feeding
Infant & Pediatric Feeding
Improve oral motor strength, coordination, and help your child feel more comfortable with different foods and textures
Pre & Post Care for Tethered Oral Tissues
Evaluate & use targeted exercises to promote and retrain muscles for before and after procedure
Speech
Help your child learn proper tongue placement, build strong muscle coordination, and understand how sounds are made for clearer speech
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you accept insurance?
How long does therapy take?
How often are therapy sessions?
What are some red flags for Myofunctional Disorders?
- ADD/ADHD
- Bedwetting
- Chapped lips
- Crooked teeth
- Dry mouth
- Dark circles under the eyes
- Difficulty nasal breathing
- Difficulty feeding and swallowing
- Drooling
- Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
- Frequent ear infections
- Open mouth posture
- Poor and restless sleep
- Poor speech or slow progress in speech therapy
- Oral habits (thumb sucking, nail biting, etc.)
- Prolonged pacifier use
- Recessed chin
- Orthodontic relapse
- Snoring
- Clenching & grinding
- TMJ pain
How do you know when you need a lactation consultant?
- Shallow or weak latch
- Falling off of the breast
- Extended feedings
- Slow weight gain
- Mother has pain during breastfeeding
- Noisy or clicking during break or bottle feeding
- Lip blisters
- Colic, gas or reflux symptoms
- Low milk supply due to inefficient transfer
- Mastitis or breast engorgement
When do you need speech therapy?
- Distorted productions of /s, z/, often an interdental or lateral lisp
- Abnormal tongue placement for /t, d, l, n, ch, dg, sh/
- Difficulty producing sounds that require coordination of the front of the tongue /t, d, n, s, z, th/
- Difficulty producing sounds that require the coordination of the back of the tongue /l, r, k, g, ng/
- Difficulty with lip closure for /b, p, m/
- Unclear or mumbled speech
- Little or slow progress after years of speech therapy