About Us
We’re dedicated to you
At the Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, our mission is simple: to help every child eat, drink, and grow with confidence. We know mealtimes can be overwhelming when feeding and swallowing don’t come easily—and that’s why we’re here.
Our team specializes in evaluating and treating children with feeding difficulties, sensory aversions, and swallowing disorders. Using evidence-based therapy and a family-centered approach, we partner with you every step of the way. From infants learning to latch, to toddlers exploring new foods, to children overcoming medical or developmental challenges, we create individualized plans tailored to your child’s unique needs.
We believe that mealtimes should bring joy, not stress. That’s why we blend clinical expertise with compassionate care, guiding families toward safe, positive, and successful feeding experiences.
Whether your child is a picky eater, transitioning from a feeding tube, or working through complex swallowing needs, we’re dedicated to supporting your journey—together.
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Services
Your personalized care solutions
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Comprehensive Feeding Therapy
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Oral-motor skill development (strengthening lips, tongue, jaw for safe chewing and swallowing).
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Oral-sensory therapy (helping children with sensory aversions tolerate different textures, tastes, and temperatures).
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Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding.
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Food chaining strategies (gradually expanding accepted foods).
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Pediatric Dysphagia (Swallowing) Therapy
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Swallow safety techniques and positioning.
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Thickened liquid/texture modification education.
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Training families in pacing, safe swallowing cues, and adaptive utensils.
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Collaboration with ENT, GI, pulmonology when needed.
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Sensory Feeding Programs
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Integration of sensory regulation strategies (using play, touch, movement to reduce mealtime stress).
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Collaboration with occupational therapy for children with sensory processing differences.
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Parent coaching on how to create calm, supportive mealtime environments.
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Specialized Programs
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Breast and bottle feeding support (infants with latching, coordination, or reflux issues).
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Transition to solids support (6–12 months).
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Tube-to-oral feeding transitions with stepwise plans.
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ARFID / selective eating support for children with extreme food limitations.
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Feeding therapy for children with Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or complex medical needs.
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Diagnostic Evaluations
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Clinical feeding/swallowing evaluation.
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Referral to Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) and/or Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and interpretation support.
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Nutritional screenings (vitamin deficiencies, growth monitoring).
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Parent Coaching
At Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, we believe parents are the most important partners in a child’s feeding journey. Katherine is a pediatric feeding and swallowing specialist, dedicated to helping families of children with feeding challenges, oral aversions, and swallowing disorders feel confident at mealtimes. She has developed a parent coaching program grounded in the latest evidence-based approaches, giving caregivers practical tools to support safe swallowing, expand food acceptance, and reduce mealtime stress. With this guidance, families learn how to create positive routines, foster independence, and turn mealtimes into opportunities for growth, connection, and joy.
What makes us different
Patient-centered care
At Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, we take a truly holistic approach to feeding therapy. We know that mealtime challenges are never just about the food on the plate—they often involve a complex blend of nutritional, sensory, psychological, and mechanical factors. That’s why our care goes far beyond traditional feeding therapy.
Katherine brings a unique perspective as both a certified nutritional therapist and a pediatric feeding specialist. This dual expertise allows her to understand not only the mechanics of how children chew and swallow, but also how nutrition, growth, and overall wellness play a critical role in their progress. By collaborating with pediatric nutritionists, medical providers, and therapists, we ensure that each child’s plan addresses the whole picture—from safe swallowing and food acceptance to nutritional balance and family mealtime harmony.
Our integrated approach empowers families with practical strategies, evidence-based interventions, and compassionate support, helping every child build lifelong healthy feeding habits while reducing stress at the table.
Holistic care
Personalized plans
Experienced staff
Advanced technology
Family support
Online appointments
Your Invesment
At Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, our decision to remain a cash-pay clinic is rooted in one priority: your child’s care comes first.
By stepping outside of the restrictions of insurance, we are able to offer flexible scheduling, immediate access to services, and uninterrupted therapy without waiting for approvals or being forced to stop care due to coverage changes. We provide customized payment plans to meet families where they are, while ensuring that treatment decisions are guided only by what your child needs—not by insurance limitations.
This concierge-style model allows us to be fully focused on supporting your child’s growth and your family’s peace of mind, giving you consistency, transparency, and the highest quality care.
Our team
The faces behind our exceptional care
At Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, we provide a full range of supports designed to help infants and children with feeding and swallowing challenges thrive. Our services include comprehensive feeding evaluations, swallowing safety assessments, sensory-based interventions, and individualized therapy for children with medical, developmental, or sensory-related feeding concerns. We specialize in evidence-based techniques such as the SOS Approach to Feeding, food chaining, oral-motor strengthening, and swallow safety strategies—while also offering intensive therapy sessions for families who want to see faster progress.
What makes us different is our whole-child approach—addressing not only the mechanical aspects of swallowing, but also the nutritional, sensory, and emotional components of feeding. With Katherine’s dual expertise as both a pediatric feeding specialist and a certified nutritional therapist, we are able to provide truly integrated care. By combining personalized therapy with parent coaching, family-centered mealtime support, and collaboration with nutritionists and medical providers, we ensure that progress extends far beyond the therapy room and into your child’s daily routines.
Katherine Wallisch M.S., CCC-SLP, CAS, BCCS, ADHD-CCSP
Certified in Functional Neuroscience & Rehabilitation
Board Certified Cognitive Specialist
Certified Nutritional Therapist
Certified Autism Specialist
Kailey Weeter MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Reviews
What our patients say about us
"Before coming to Summit Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Center, every meal with our two-year-old felt like a battle. He would gag on almost anything beyond purées, and I was terrified he wasn’t getting enough nutrition. Katherine made us feel instantly at ease. She not only helped him learn to chew and swallow safely, but also gave us simple tools to try at home. Now he’s eating a variety of foods, and I actually enjoy sitting down for meals with my son again. I can’t thank them enough for giving us peace of mind and making mealtime joyful."
From a Mom of a Toddler
"Our daughter has autism and extremely limited her diet to only a few foods. We were worried about her growth and how stressful meals had become. The feeding program here was a game-changer. The team understood both the sensory side and the nutrition piece, which made such a difference. With their step-by-step strategies and encouragement, she’s trying new foods weekly, and we’re no longer stuck in a cycle of frustration at the dinner table. It’s been life-changing for our family."
From a Dad of a Child with Autism
"Our baby was born premature and had trouble coordinating his swallow, which made every bottle feeding scary. Katherine carefully assessed him and taught us safe feeding positions and pacing strategies. She also guided us through thickening feeds and working with our pediatrician. The progress has been amazing—we’ve gone from constant worry to watching him feed comfortably and gain weight steadily. We’re so grateful to have this level of care right here in Park City instead of having to drive into Salt Lake every week."
From Parents of a Baby with Swallowing Difficulties
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