Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center is a specialty clinic in Crest Hill, Illinois for speech, feeding, myofunctional, and occupational therapy. Exceptional one-on-one care for infants, children, and adults, built around the cause, not just the symptom.
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★★★★★ 4.8 from 52 Google reviews · I take my 3 and 5 year old for OT to help with retained primitive reflexes and we see Clar…
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Top Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder Therapy ClinicMedical Care Review, 2026Read the article
Advanced Therapy & Wellness Center is a specialty clinic in Crest Hill, Illinois for children and adults with speech, language, cognitive, feeding and swallowing, myofunctional, and breathing pattern challenges. Our occupational therapy program covers the body side of the picture: craniosacral fascial therapy, retained reflex integration, developmental and fine motor skills, sensory regulation, and pelvic floor therapy. Speech and OT under one roof, working from one plan.
Our infant program runs especially deep: feeding evaluations, gentle bodywork and craniosacral fascial therapy, retained reflex work, and pre- and post-release support for tongue, lip, and buccal ties, all coordinated with airway-centric dentists, release providers, and lactation consultants.
What makes us different is how we look for answers. We don't chase symptoms. We find the root cause and treat that.
Every patient starts with a story, and we listen to all of it. Whether a doctor referred you or your own instincts said something's off, your observations are part of the evaluation, not a footnote to it.
Then we look at the whole system: the mouth, the breath, the body, and the habits connecting them. When care needs more than one discipline, our speech, feeding, and occupational therapy teams build one coordinated plan, and we work directly with your dentist, pediatrician, ENT, or release provider instead of around them.
The destination is your best potential. Yours, not a template's.
Function over normal.
We work closely with you, your child's teachers, therapists, and doctors to build treatment around your child's specific needs, and a brighter future on top of it.
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Regaining speech, language, cognition, and swallowing after stroke, TBI, or cancer, and holding onto function through Parkinson's, MS, and ALS.
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Open mouth posture, mouth breathing, crowded teeth, tongue thrust: strong signs of a myofunctional disorder, and all of them trainable.
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Margaret's book
Parent. Patient. Practitioner.Recognize Dysfunction, Ask Better Questions, & Advocate for Healing
Launching January 13, 2027
What if the symptoms you've learned to live with aren't actually normal? I wrote this book for the parent lying awake knowing something is off while everyone says he'll grow out of it. For the patient with jaw pain, headaches or fatigue that no one can fully explain. And for the practitioner watching patients sit on a caseload for years without real progress.
Through my own story, my son's, and the R.O.O.T.S. Method, it shows you how to recognize dysfunction, ask better questions, and advocate for a different path forward.
Margaret founded ATWC after her own experience with myofunctional disorders and holistic care. Hear the whole story in her interview, and the newest conversation she has had about it.
Living Your Legacy · Inside Success TV · October 16, 2026
Margaret sits down with Inside Success TV to tell her own story for the first time: the sinus infections, migraines and jaw pain that were called normal for years, what finally explained them, and why she left hospital work to build a clinic that looks for the cause.
Women in Power
Inside Success TV
Women in Power · Inside Success TV
Women in Power is the Inside Success TV series on women leading with purpose. Margaret's page tells her story and what her episode covers, from early airway and oral function to how families can push for answers sooner.
Television interview · My story
How a personal experience with myofunctional disorders became a clinic. The full interview with Rosa still explains ATWC best.
What if normal isn't?
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I take my 3 and 5 year old for OT to help with retained primitive reflexes and we see Clare! We love the office so much. Everyone is so kind and helpful with any questions we have. I love that Clare gives us a rundown of each session at the end so I know how my kids are progressing. The waiting room is also a hit when one of my kids is waiting for the other to be finished. Highly recommend.
Melanie Andrulewicz · 2026-02-09
We have been so thrilled with the high quality of therapy and care we have received from Advanced Therapy & Wellness over the years! We have worked with speech therapy prior to and after having each of our baby's lip, tongue, and cheek ties released and the knowledge of the providers has been unparalleled. We are now back for myofunctional and occupational therapy and could not think of a better place for these sessions. The therapists truly have a team approach and have the best interest of the patient and family in mind when working on treatment plans and goals. I have already recommended Advanced Therapy & Wellness countless times and I will continue to recommend them! Thank you for helping our children thrive!
Christina Sincora · 2026-02-11
It’s been such a blessing to find an office so close to home that offers myofunctional therapy! As a dental hygienist, it’s incredibly valuable to have a trusted place in our area that I can confidently recommend to patients in need. On a personal level, my 4-year-old son has been coming here for almost a year working with Jena. Recently, we also started OT with Claire, and it has been amazing. My son absolutely loves going to OT, and it’s something I honestly never realized he needed until Jena recommended it. The difference we’ve seen already has been wonderful. My son genuinely looks forward to his sessions and I love seeing the progress. All of the ladies upfront are great too. They help entertain my other little one as much as they can which I truly appreciate. I highly recommend this office to anyone looking for myofunctional therapy, speech, or occupational therapy services!
Stacy Celmer · 2026-05-13
ATWC and team have truly been lifesavers for us and that’s not an exaggeration. They’ve been working with our daughter since she was 4 weeks old to assess function of her tongue, mouth, lips, etc because we had a lot of trouble breast feeding. Jena and Clare have been amazing in their diligence and thoughtfulness to truly assess function of our daughter during feedings to diagnose and find a solution. Our baby had to end up getting a lip and tongue release because that’s what was best for her long-term and though the thought of the procedure is nerve-wracking, the ATWC team has been so incredibly helpful, reassuring, and so caring with the aftercare and helping us make sure that we’re providing the right care for our baby girl. Jena, Clare, and Margaret have made us feel SO confident and cared for and we truly enjoy coming to our weekly sessions. I am so so thankful for this team, I’ve truly never witnessed this level of care and compassion from any healthcare professional. I feel fortunate that our baby girl is getting the best care and love and support from ATWC. At every session, Clare and Jena have taken their time to educate us on the why behind the exercises we’re doing, how it helps our baby, etc. Even Leslie, the front desk receptionist, is super caring, very nice and thoughtful. If I could work here I would 😂 The passion for their patients shines through in every single employee. Thank you Jena, Clare, Leslie, and Margaret for providing the absolute best care and attention for our baby!!!! 100/10 would recommend!!!
Daniela Restad · 2026-07-28
Jena and Clare have been phenomenal to work with! We have been blessed to have their assistance throughout our journey with our daughter’s tongue and lip tie therapy post procedure and the improvement has been so amazing to see! We are so thankful for their guidance, professionalism, empathy, thoughtfulness and expertise throughout every step. Our daughter went from not being able to breast feed and only taking a bottle due to limitations, to now breastfeeding with ease. Our family would recommend Jena, Clare and the whole team to any parents in a similar situation. Thank you!!
Matt Restad · 2026-08-21
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★★★★★ 4.8 from 52 Google reviews · I take my 3 and 5 year old for OT to help with retained primitive reflexes and we see Clar…
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In-network with BCBS PPO. Out-of-network superbill and cash options available.
