Gentle Whole Body Therapy Designed to Help You Feel More Balanced and Regulated

 At Therapy Roots, Liz specializes in biodynamic craniosacral therapy and myofunctional therapy to help you find balance and relief. Liz is here to support your journey to wellness. I strive to make your experience unique and tailored to you. It feels good to feel good! Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a modality that is not designed to "fix" you. Instead, I work with your nervous system so your body can unwind and heal from the inside out. We can target "problem areas" while working with your whole body. Myofunctional therapy is a treat modality that targets the muscles of the jaw, tongue, lips, cheeks. A variety of exercises will be given to target oral function stability, strength, and coordination. 

Services

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy

Gentle touch for deep healing.

You can find more information under the Services tab at the top of the page.

Myofunctional Therapy/Speech

Speech therapy targeting the oral facial complex. 

You can find more information under the Services tab at the top of the page. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is craniosacral therapy?

A gentle, non invasive touch (fully clothed), in which your body's inherent health and brilliance is supported. There is an emphasis on balancing the nervous system and supporting homeostasis. 

What is myofunctional therapy?

Myofunctional Therapy is a modality to improve jaw, tongue, lip, and cheek strength, coordination, and stability.

Which service is right for me?

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy primarily with your central nervous system, spine, nerves and your fluid body (cerebrospinal fluid, lymphatic fluid, blood flow, etc).

 This work is very subtle and gentle. Most people experience it as calming, grounding and surprisingly emotional or spacious. Often people fall asleep.

Best for: 

  • Chronic conditions (fibromyalgia, migranes, longterm or "stuck" pain")
  • Nervous system dysregulation (anxiety, burnout, overwhelm)
  • Sensory issues (vertigo, brain fog, hypersensitivity)
  • Trauma stored in body
  • Concussions or other head injuries
  • When your body feels "stuck" and aren't sure why
  • Infants/kids as they adjust to "earth side" and grow through developmental milestones
  • Releaviting pain/tension duirng pregnancy

Feels Like:

  • Light, gentle touch
  • Whole body + specific issue focus
  • Fully clothed during session
  • Deeply restful
  • Discomfort from techniques rarely goes above a 2 out of 10 on the pain scale

 

Myofunctional Therapy is a treatment modiality that works on achieving an appropriate tongue and lip rest posture (nasal breathing), strengthening the jaw, tongue, and lips to achieve appropriate strength, coordination, and stability. This work includes a variety of exercises to strengthen the oral function muscles. 

Best for:

  • Mouth Breathing
  • TMJ
  • Narrow/crowded oral cavity
  • Tongue thrusting
  • Oral habits (thumb sucking, fingernail biting, etc.)
  • Tongue/Lip Tie

Feels like:

  • Seated at a table
  • Variety of tongue, lip, jaw, cheek exercises (often feels silly!)
  • You might feel some muscle sorness/discomfort through the cheeks, tongue, and throat which should reside after completion of exercises

 

What can I expect?

Evaluation and treatment sessions are thorough and individualized. Evaluations will gather case history information and a deeper sense of self. Treatment sessions will also be uniquie and individualized. It all depends on where you and your system is at the time of treatment for home programming recommendations. 


For craniosacral sessions, you will be fully clothed. I recommend wearing something that you feel comfortable wearing. 

About

Therapy Roots LLC is a holistic wellness center dedicated to helping individuals find balance and healing. Liz offers BCST and Myofunctional Speech Therapy designed to promote well-being and empower clients to live their best lives.