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Meet The Team
Jennifer Nicoll RDHT BBM
Myofunctional Therapist
Buteyko Breathing Practitioner
Having qualified from King’s College London, Jenny has over ten years of dental experience as a Dental Hygienist and Therapist working in private practice in London, before continuing her professional development by training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT). Jenny promotes a holistic and preventative approach to patient care, and places great importance on educating patients and encouraging them to actively manage their general health. Her special interest is working with children with speech and feeding difficulties, and has seen some truly inspiring results with her patients.
Jenny has also undertaken further training in neurolinguistic programming (Dip NLP) and Buteyko breathing (BBM), which she actively uses in her Myofunctional Therapy work..
Dr. Rachel Webster BDS
Dentist
Myofunctional Therapist
Dr Rachel Webster joined the dental world in 2003 as a Dental Nurse. Her journey into Dentistry continued and she graduated from Manchester Dental School in 2012. She has gone on to pass further examinations with the Royal College of Surgeons. Working as a General Dental Practitioner (GDP) in the East Midlands, Rachel has found a true passion in helping her patients on a more holistic approach, caring about the patient as a whole.
Rachels interests in practice include oral surgery, working with nervous patients and has completed further training in Dental Sleep Medicine with the BSDSM. This exciting field has led her to train with the American Academy of Oral Myofunctional Therapy (AAOMT).
Caroline Smith RDHT BANT
Myofunctional Therapist
Nutritional Therapist
Dental Hygiene/Therapist
Caroline is a registered Dental Hygiene/Therapist with a keen interest in whole body health.
Caroline has completed further training in the areas of Nutritional Therapy, Myofunctional Therapy, Massage Therapy and Buteyko Breathing re-education as hopes to blend her therapies to support her clients back to wellness. She is currently working towards a diploma in TMJ therapy and is really looking forward to being part of such an exciting movement in the UK with Myofunctional Therapy UK.
Emily Kirkcaldy SALT
Myofunctional Therapist
Buteyko Breathing Practitioner
Speech and Language Therapist
Emily has over 17 years working as a Speech and Language Therapist in a variety of settings, including treating oro-motor difficulties and voice disorders. A journey to help her own Daughter led her to train in Myofunctional Therapy with the AOMT, and also in Buteyko Breathing. Having seen huge benefits in her, as well her clients, she is truly passionate about how proper functioning of the tongue, facial muscles and airway underpins so much of our health, wellbeing and day to day functions.
Emily's background working with adults and children of all ages, including people with learning difficulties, allows her to tailor your therapy to make goals enjoyable and achievable.
Rumana Husein RDHT
Myofunctional Therapist
Buteyko Breathing Practitioner
Dental Hygienist and Therapist
Rumana qualified as a dental hygienist in 1990 at Leeds Dental Hospital. Since qualification she has worked in a variety of central London private practices, obtained a teaching certificate that enabled her to teach dental nurses and small groups, and worked as a training development manager for a large dental corporate. She has also worked with the media, written articles for dental publications and was involved in various TV appearances including ‘Richard and Judy’ regarding the ‘tongue manicure’ treatment.
Rumana has dedicated time and energy to exploring dental hygiene programmes abroad in India, working in Pune, India at the teaching hospital lecturing dental students and also giving oral health talks to charities and schools.
With her interest in the function of the tongue and oral musculature, Rumana has trained with the AAOMT and qualified as an orafacial myofunctional therapist and has also undergone further training in head and neck acupuncture.
Hellen Sinisterra Bolanos BSc (Hons)
Myofunctional Therapy Assistant
Hellen has a Bachelors degree in Science. She has taught Chemistry, Biology and Science at secondary schools level. She has been training as a Dental Nurse for the last 8 months and has recently trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
Hellen speaks Spanish and English.
Monika A. Maczuga
Registered Dental Nurse
Myofunctional Therapy Assistant
Monika has lived and worked in Wimbledon for the last 15 years. She started her career as a trainee dental nurse in 2016. She now holds NEBDA National Diploma in Dental Nursing. She is passionate about changing patients lives for the better. In October 2018 she attended a comprehensive training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in New York. She is a trained Myofunctional Therapy Assistant.
Monika speaks Polish and English
Daniela Rubino
Oxygen Advantage Practitioner
Daniela Rubino is a Yoga Instructor and Master Oxygen Advantage coach based in North London. Her style of teaching intertwines functional breathing, functional movement, and core yoga values to assist her students in restoring health both physically and mentally.
Daniela is currently studying Oral Myofunctional Therapy, as she is continuously developing her knowledge and skills on how she can best help clients improve their quality of life through optimising breathing.
She aims to share with as many people possible her scientifically based principles to compassionately support clients.
Arya Tamayo-Myerson
Buteyko Breathing Practitioner
After being diagnosed with ADHD, ADD and Dyslexia at a young age, Arya has worked hard to understand, research and apply Myofunctional Therapy and Buteyko breathing re-education. He has been practicing these methods for a while now with great results, and has now added Wim Hof to his practice. This has given him first-hand experience and knowledge to the benefits it brings to children’s lives when taught how to breathe correctly.
Arya has completed his Buteyko Practitioner's training with Buteyko Clinic International. He has been instrumental in putting together the ideas of the MyoBreathe Afterschool Club.
Office Team
Matt Tamayo-Myerson
BSc (Hons)
Operations Director & Client Liaison
Matt graduated with a Business Studies and Technology degree from Sheffield Hallam University in 1994. Since then, he has worked in a variety of roles from Retail Management, Marketing, Accounts and Special Events Management to business owner. He currently runs a Travel Agency business and is bringing his business knowledge to the team together with his passion for airway health.
Married to Yulli for over 11 years, Matt has had the opportunity to learn about the incredible benefits that Myofunctional Therapy has on the airway, the orofacial and oropharyngeal musculature and on general health.
Linda Wilkinson
Clinic Manager
Treatment Coordinator
Linda has been working as a Personal Assistant for over 25 years.
Linda is our front of house. She liaises with patients, therapist, referring clinicians, suppliers and deals with new enquiries. Her friendly, amicable and efficient approach ensures that out-patients are well looked after throughout their therapy.
Linda speaks Spanish and English.
Julie Wilkinson
Accounts Manager
Julie has worked as a concierge in a well-known hotel for over 18 years. She will bring her customer service knowledge to our team.
Julie speaks Spanish and English.
Louise Beckett
General administrator
Moderator
Having worked as a Personal Assistant for many years, Louise has vast experience and helps with reviewing and updating all processes and procedures at Myofunctional Therapy. Louise also manages and runs the MyoBreathe Afterschool Club with the therapists, managing all bookings, payments and acting as a the moderator and demonstrator for the activities.
Louise also assists with any project work taking place at Myofunctional Therapy UK
