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About Us
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to guide you on a journey of improved orofacial function to support overall health. We do this together through awareness and habit formation targeting breathing, swallowing and chewing patterns. We are committed to evidence-based approaches and personalized care. We do this by building relationships and sharing our knowledge with the goal of helping you feel. look and function better.
Building Relationships
You will reap the benefits of myofunctional therapy when it becomes a regular part of your life. Our goal is for us to work together to take better care of your short- and long-term health.
Sharing Knowledge
Communication is key. We need to know what you're feeling, experiencing and what you're looking to gain in order to best help you. In turn, we will thoroughly explain the treatment and what you can expect to gain from it.
Helping You Feel Better
Myofunctional therapy exercises and mindful practice are the tools to help heal. Whether it's muscle imbalance, physiological tensions or OMDs, the benefits of OMT can be life changing. We will meet you where you are and take you to a better sense of well-being.
Meet Our Therapists
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Paula has over 40 years of experience in the dental field as a Registered Dental Hygienist. She built a successful career in preventive dentistry and wanted to further specialize which lead to studying with Sandra Coulson, SLP at the Graduate School of Behavioral Health Sciences and became a Certified Specialist in Orofacial Myology. Sh
Paula has over 40 years of experience in the dental field as a Registered Dental Hygienist. She built a successful career in preventive dentistry and wanted to further specialize which lead to studying with Sandra Coulson, SLP at the Graduate School of Behavioral Health Sciences and became a Certified Specialist in Orofacial Myology. She has been mentored by Dr. Lyly Fisher and became an allied ambassador with The Breathe Institute, she has continued her OMT studies with Sarah Hornsby at MyoMentor.
Jillian Peterson, OMT, BS
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Jillian has over 20 years of experience in the dental field, both as business staff and as a Registered Dental Hygienist. While focusing on preventive care and the oral-systemic link, she noticed OMDs including airway root causes weren't being addressed in a traditional dental setting, she delved further and discovered myofunctional thera
Jillian has over 20 years of experience in the dental field, both as business staff and as a Registered Dental Hygienist. While focusing on preventive care and the oral-systemic link, she noticed OMDs including airway root causes weren't being addressed in a traditional dental setting, she delved further and discovered myofunctional therapy. She then completed Sarah K. Hornsby's MyoMentor course. She is a lifelong learner and enjoys keeping her professional education up to date with the most current modules of treatment for patients.
Kitty Committee
Paula Kingsley, CSOM, MBA
Kitty Committee
You may catch a glimpse of a kitty or two during your (tele)therapy sessions -- they want to cheer you on, too!
They want you to achieve the 4 goals of Myofunctional Therapy (day & night):
- Breathing through your nose
- Tongue Posture on roof of mouth
- Lips sealed or closed together
- Correct swallowing
