Functional Feeding &
Therapeutic Techniques
The clinical course for practitioners working with infants and children who have oral dysfunction and tethered oral tissues. Built from two decades of practice at the National Tongue Tie Centre โ and designed to transfer directly into yours.
For clinicians working with infants and young children
If you work with babies and infants in the first six months of life โ whether your primary role is feeding support, therapy, or primary care โ you will encounter oral dysfunction. The question is whether you have the clinical tools to assess it accurately, support families through it, and know when and how to refer.
This course was built specifically for practitioners in that position. Not as an introduction to the topic, but as a substantive clinical resource grounded in real cases from the NTTC โ where over 1,000 patients are treated per year.
It is particularly relevant for:
Elite members receive 20% off at checkout โ โฌ460.
What you'll find inside
The course is built around clinical cases filmed at the NTTC โ real consultations, real therapy sessions, real surgical footage. Kate presents the clinical reasoning alongside each case so you understand not just what is being done but why.
Real clinical case videos
Live consultations and therapy sessions filmed in the NTTC clinic. You watch the assessment, the clinical reasoning, and the intervention โ not a simulation, not a lecture, but the actual clinical encounter.
Surgical footage
Video of frenectomy and frenuloplasty procedures at the NTTC gives non-surgical practitioners a direct understanding of what the procedure involves โ which is essential for pre- and post-operative therapy and for supporting families through the process.
Bite-sized, flexible format
Videos range from a few minutes to fifteen minutes. Watch between appointments, in short bursts, or in longer sittings โ the format is designed to fit around a working clinical week, not to compete with it.
Per-video Q&A with Kate
Each video has a comment and question section. Ask your clinical questions as they arise โ directly in context with the material you are watching. Kate responds promptly and in full.
Clinical fundamentals
Alongside the case videos, Kate presents the clinical reasoning and foundational knowledge that contextualises each case. The science of oral function, the anatomy of restriction, and the rationale for every element of the NTTC approach.
Pause, rewind, revisit
Watch each video as many times as you need. Return to specific cases when a relevant presentation appears in your own clinic. The course works as both a structured learning programme and an ongoing clinical reference.
After this course, you can
These are not abstract learning objectives. They are the practical clinical outcomes that practitioners consistently report after completing the course.
In their own words
One of the most comprehensive and clinically relevant trainings on oral function and tongue tie I have encountered to date. It promotes a crucial shift in clinical thinking โ moving beyond a visual diagnosis to truly recognising the importance of function. The Tongue Tie Toolbox equips clinicians with the skills to assess and support oral function, with practical tools that can be implemented immediately in clinical practice, supporting families before, during, and after frenotomy where appropriate.
For any professional working with infants from birth to six months โ particularly Lactation Consultants, Paediatricians, Midwives, and GPs โ this course is an invaluable resource. It ensures that feeding issues are not dismissed or overlooked, but explored in a holistic, informed, and compassionate manner.
An incredible resource for any clinician interacting with babies under six months presenting with feeding issues, fussiness, colic, reflux, or sleep concerns. It's like being in the clinic next to Kate โ but better, because you can pause and rewind.
Completion of this course enabled me to confidently detect issues around oral dysfunction, implement pre- and post-operative techniques, and empower parents with science-based information so they have buy-in from an early stage. I can easily integrate the techniques and teachings into my daily practice with no added time needed. I would highly recommend this to clinicians working with this age group โ Physios, Craniosacral therapists, Lactation Consultants, Osteopaths, Public Health Nurses.
Oranmore Physio and Craniosacral Therapy
Built by Kate Roche
Kate Roche
BSc, MISCP, IBCLC ยท Clinical Director & Co-Founder, National Tongue Tie Centre
Kate is Clinical Director and Co-Founder of the National Tongue Tie Centre in Clonmel โ Ireland's original dedicated tongue tie clinic, treating over 1,000 patients per year. She is a Chartered Physiotherapist, feeding therapist, and IBCLC, with over two decades of clinical practice in oral dysfunction and tongue tie.
She presented "Fascia, Freedom, Function" at Tongue Time 2026 in St. Gallen โ the world's leading international tongue tie congress โ and is a confirmed speaker at ASTOT 2026 in Bali and Tongue Time 2027. The content of this course comes directly from her clinical practice and is updated to reflect what she is seeing in the clinic today.
Common questions
Start with the next case you see
Eight weeks of access. Pre-recorded, flexible, and built for a working clinical week. The techniques are transferable from the first session you watch.
Elite members pay โฌ460. 8 weeks access. Extended access while Elite membership is active.
