Food 4 Thought Therapy

Food 4 Thought Therapy Welcome to Food for Thought Therapy! We specialize in treatment for pediatric feeding, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and speech and language needs.

In addition, Kelly provides coaching for therapists and parents, and is trained in hypnosis. This page is a forum to help you dissect your picky eaters "bad habits", offer new techniques to trial during meals, and determine when skilled intervention is appropriate for your specific needs. My goal is to avoid dinner disasters and alleviate the stress in getting the appropriate nutrition for your loved ones. About Picky Eaters Online:
- I am a trained Speech and Language Pathologist with specialized training in behavioral feeding therapy.
- I will be posting general comments I have heard frequently from clients, and some suggestions to try with your little one.
- I will facilitate this group to initiate conversations about meal time woes, personal experiences and helpful hints.
- When "tips" may not be enough, and a feeding consultation is warranted by a board certified professional, I will be here to guide you each step of the way

Parents are told over and over again that introducing new food is simple. “Just offer it”“Don’t give in”But when your ch...
03/15/2026

Parents are told over and over again that introducing new food is simple.
“Just offer it”
“Don’t give in”

But when your child cries, gags, or panics, it suddenly doesn’t feel simple anymore.
Here is what many parents don’t realize:
Getting your child to take a bite is NOT the same as helping them learn to eat new foods.
I can help you bridge that gap. Comment “space” down below and I’ll show you the way!

Feeding therapy isn’t just exposure.If your child shuts down, gags, or panics around food, more pressure and more exposu...
03/14/2026

Feeding therapy isn’t just exposure.

If your child shuts down, gags, or panics around food, more pressure and more exposures aren’t always the answer.

There’s another approach.

SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) focuses on reducing the anxiety around eating first—so kids can feel safer approaching food in their own time.

Instead of forcing bites, we help parents:
1️⃣ Reduce accommodations that keep anxiety stuck
2️⃣ Respond to food anxiety in a supportive but confident way
3️⃣ Build tolerance for discomfort around food
4️⃣ Create a calmer mealtime dynamic

When anxiety decreases, progress with food often follows.

✨ Feeding therapy doesn’t have to start with the plate.

Comment “SPACE” and I’ll share more about this approach.

03/14/2026

Need help getting your child to actually eat at mealtimes? See below!👇

Our intensive feeding clinic is one of a kind! Combining expert feeding therapists with behavioral support, our team will get to the root cause of your child’s feeding challenges and teach YOU as the parent how to help.

No more traveling between clinics or working to get collaboration to help your child progress. We have it built in!

Comment “ready” down below and I’ll send you the link so you can check it out for yourself.

03/14/2026

Here is what I learned 👇👇

I bought a frozen meal that looked totally safe… until I poked something and realized it was extremely off-putting.

Super squishy. Immediate nope. 😅

Old me would have shut down and skipped the whole meal. But recovery has taught me that moments like this don’t have to derail everything.

Here are 4 things that helped me get here:

1️⃣ I noticed the reaction instead of pushing through it.
Texture surprises are real. Ignoring that feeling usually makes things worse.

2️⃣ I didn’t force the food.
Recovery isn’t about “just eat it.” It’s about building trust with your body.

3️⃣ I pivoted to a backup food.
Having a Plan B keeps the meal from turning into a total loss.

4️⃣ I counted it as a win anyway.
The win wasn’t eating the tofu. The win was staying flexible and still feeding myself.

Parents—these are the same kinds of skills we can help our kids build. Not forcing. Not shaming. Helping them learn how to adjust when food feels hard.

Because sometimes progress with selective eating looks like Plan B… and that still counts. 💛

👇 Tell me in the comments:
What’s a small food win your child has had recently? I’d love to celebrate it with you.

03/09/2026

Bonus tip! 👇👇.
Ever wonder what it takes to help your child progress with their feeding goals? Follow us here to find out how and why we:
1. Prioritize safety and trust
2. Help with regulation
3. Celebrate small wins and keep golas attainable
4. Stay consistent!
5. Bonus: parent education after EVERY session
Our intensive feeding program builds all of these feeding fundamentals into our program. Combined expertise of behavior support combined with feeding experts.
6 week intensive feeding clinic in Lake Nona FL. Contact us for details!

02/27/2026

Mealtimes don’t have to feel like a battle 🍽️💛
SPACE-ARFID is a parent-led approach that helps you support your child’s eating challenges with confidence without pressure, bribing, or burnout.

You spoke, we listened. This course has been updated based on real parents’ feedback and now includes more case studies and more examples.
Even better? Previous purchasers get these updates FREE.

Learn practical strategies, reduce stress around food, and become the calm leader your child needs at the table.

👉 Start here: bit.ly/parent-led-arfid

Surprise reason for picky eating! 👇 👇As well as everything listed above, there can be even more reasons as to the “why” ...
02/26/2026

Surprise reason for picky eating! 👇 👇
As well as everything listed above, there can be even more reasons as to the “why” of picky eating. We also check for:
1. Severe anxiety with food tastes and trials
2. GI (medical) reasons for limited or reduced intake (there are many!)
3. Hyper-sensitivity to smells “super tasting” that can make bland foods seem strong
4. More intense mental health concerns such as phobias and/or OCD

Don’t overlook the root cause of what may be making your child resist certain foods.
We can help you figure it out! Follow us here for more 💫

Looking to get answers to your most burning picky eater questions?! Kelly is here to help! Specializing in ARFID, kelly ...
02/26/2026

Looking to get answers to your most burning picky eater questions?! Kelly is here to help! Specializing in ARFID, kelly will hop online to answer all of your questions about :
1. Why won’t my child eat?!
2. What do I do and who can I turn to?
3. Are there other options than just traditional feeding therapy (yes!!)
4. All other questions that YOU bring to the table

This is your chance to ask an expert and get YOU on a better path to@food expansion.

Register using QR code or contact me for the direct link!

What does SPACE Treatment ARFID focus look like? It is totally different from what you may have tried in the past. How d...
02/25/2026

What does SPACE Treatment ARFID focus look like? It is totally different from what you may have tried in the past. How does it work?
1. Clear directions. You will learn the exact steps to take to increase your child’s food variety
2. Parents attend sessions -no more trying to convince your child to attend therapy
3. We target the real problem limiting your child’s intake (anxiety!). And we teach you how to help them handle it

02/25/2026

Our 6 week intensive feeding clinic is designed to help your child make REAL sustainable progress towards their feeding goals.
We created it with the foundation of beliefs that :
1. Kids eat best when calm and regulated
2. Small baby steps with pushes as we progress
3. Keeping exploration fun, yet still having expectations of eating in place
4. Dynamically assessing to figure out food preferences, calming strategies, and meeting your child where they are skill-wise.
5. Focusing on eating happily! Not strapping bigger kids into a high chair or forced feeding

Want to learn more? Link in bio or message me to see how we can help you!

02/21/2026

What does work?
Support in the RIGHT way:
1. Reducing pressure and anxiety
2. Providing confidence-carefully
3. Acknowledging to your kids that this IS hard and maybe uncomfortable…but they can do hard and uncomfortable things
4. Understanding that this is likely hard and exhausting for them as well

Need parental support that feels more like this? We can help. We can sho how !

Our SPACE-ARFID focus self paced@webinar is the answer.

I created it to help parents just like you! Parents who are stuck, tired, and lost trying to help their kids eat new foods.

And even better….Ive updated it with actual case studies and examples to see how SPACE is changing families just like yours.
Comment SPACE below and I’ll send you the link to get access for yourself

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Orlando, FL

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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