Nervous System Regulation Support
Some babies come into the world overwhelmed — and their bodies stay stuck in that stress response. I use gentle, movement-based techniques to help your baby's nervous system shift out of survival mode and into calm. When the nervous system settles, everything else — sleep, feeding, comfort — gets easier.
Grounded in polyvagal-informed care and neonatal developmental science.
How It Works
Oral Motor & Early Foundation Skills
Feeding, breathing, and coordinating are all physical skills — and they all depend on how well your baby's jaw, tongue, and mouth muscles work together. I assess and support the motor foundation those skills are built on, and I work closely with your feeding specialist so every piece of care is connected.
Oromotor development is integral to infant motor development and within PT scope of practice.
NICU Transition & Home Support
Your baby worked incredibly hard to get here. I assess where your baby is developmentally and provide individualized support to help them find their rhythm outside the hospital — in the home where they'll grow, in an environment that feels safe and familiar.
NICU graduates are at elevated risk for developmental delays. Early support is consistent with IDEA Part C principles.
Head, Neck Postural Alignment & Symmetry
If your baby always turns their head one way, has a flat spot forming, or seems uncomfortable in certain positions, their body may be holding tension from birth. I assess and treat the whole body — neck, spine, and posture — so your baby can move freely and comfortably in both directions.
Congenital muscular torticollis affects 0.3–2% of newborns. Early PT is first-line, evidence-supported. (AAP, 2018)
Post-Frenectomy Rehabilitation
A frenectomy removes the restriction — but the muscle patterns your baby learned to work around it don't disappear on their own. If feeding still feels hard after a release, this is often why. I retrain those compensatory patterns so your baby's mouth can move the way it was designed to.
Increasingly recognized in clinical literature as an essential component of comprehensive frenectomy care.
Birth Recovery & Body Comfort
Long labors, forceps, vacuum delivery, or an unexpected c-section can all leave tension in a baby's neck, head, and spine — even when everything looks fine on the outside. I assess for those physical contributors and support your baby's body in releasing them, so they can move, rest, and grow without compensation. Physical birth stress can contribute to muscle and joint tightness that responds well to early hands-on care.
Mechanical birth stress can contribute to cervical and cranial musculoskeletal restriction.