Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center

Margaret Stoch, Founder

Speech, feeding, swallowing, and sleep concerns rarely occur in isolation for children or adults. These symptoms often reflect deeper patterns involving oral function, airway development, breathing, and the nervous system that must be understood before lasting progress can occur. At Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center, evaluations are designed to uncover how these systems interact and influence one another across development, shaping both daily function and long-term outcomes.

Rather than viewing symptoms in isolation, the clinic evaluates the broader system behind them before creating a treatment plan. It begins by understanding how feeding, sleep, sensory regulation, and daily routines are developing in children, with breathing as a central system that influences overall function. For adults, care focuses on safe swallowing, voice, fatigue, posture, and long-standing oral and facial muscle patterns.

“Our goal is not to give families a label, but to help them understand what is happening, why it matters, and what steps can truly improve function,” says Margaret Stoch, founder.

That approach remains central to Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center’s philosophy. Stoch and her team spend significant time guiding patients and families through the clinical reasoning behind each recommendation, particularly when discussing complex clinical concepts.

The process starts before a patient enters the clinic. Extensive intake forms gather information on developmental background and symptoms that may be contributing to current difficulties. Once on-site, patients undergo comprehensive two-hour evaluations that assess both structure and function. The team combines detailed history and clinical observation to support clinical decision-making.

In this process, clinicians frequently identify underlying structural and functional contributors like tongue-tie, lip-tie, and a high, narrow palate, all of which can limit tongue space and mobility. These restrictions often contribute to mouth breathing, altered jaw development, and inefficient airway function, which in turn affect speech clarity, feeding efficiency, and swallowing patterns. Many patients also present after years of compensation, often with disrupted sleep, chronic tension, and heightened fight-or-flight response.

Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center also evaluates concerns that are often treated as isolated habits or behavioral issues, including tongue thrust, prolonged oral habits, gagging, chewing difficulties, and articulation errors. As each patient’s history and physiology differ, and concerns extend beyond a single specialty, therapists collaborate across orthodontics, dentistry, ENT, pediatrics, and related fields, with varying recommendations and timelines.

The clinic emphasizes coordinated communication among providers so that patients and families are not left to navigate fragmented or conflicting recommendations independently. That coordination can become especially important when structural limitations affect therapeutic progress. Treatment plans often involve active participation from patients and families through home exercises, breathing work, feeding strategies, environmental changes, and ongoing collaboration with providers.

One family’s experience reflects how that collaborative process can unfold in practice. After months of feeding difficulties and unsuccessful lactation consultations, the family came to Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center searching for support. During evaluation, clinicians identified oral restrictions and significant tension affecting the infant’s ability to latch and feed efficiently. Working alongside an oral surgeon, the clinic combined treatment with myofunctional therapy and bodywork to support recovery and function. Over the following weeks, the child showed steady improvements in feeding, mobility, and regulation, bringing the family relief and hope.

Many patients continue working with Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center over an extended period because treatment is viewed as a developmental process rather than a short-term intervention. To uphold that engagement, the clinic ensures the team remains aligned with the latest standards and best practices. Therapists travel to conferences and advanced training programs, both nationally and internationally, to stay current with emerging research and treatment approaches.

Their ongoing commitment to learning helps patients feel heard, informed, and supported through each step of care. Recognized as a Top Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder Therapy Clinic 2026, Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center promotes a clearer understanding of development and supports lasting functional change through education, collaboration, and whole-person care.