SOS Approach to Feeding

What SOS Approach to Feeding does

SOS Approach to Feeding is a privately held, founder-led education and clinical-training organization founded in 1989 by Dr. Toomey and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company develops and licenses the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding, an evidence-based, transdisciplinary assessment and treatment program for children with pediatric feeding difficulties that integrates sensory, motor, and behavioral components. Its core product is a 5-day foundational training course for clinicians, layered with advanced workshops, a structured mentorship course, and a formal SOS Certification that together create a tiered professional development ladder for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, registered dietitians, and other feeding-disorder practitioners.

The company monetizes primarily through professional training course fees and sales of educational resources via the SOS Store e-commerce platform, with a free parent/caregiver workshop and resource library functioning as top-of-funnel demand-generation. A public therapist locator and referral list channel parent/caregiver demand into the network of certified SOS practitioners, creating a two-sided ecosystem in which training graduates become the distribution channel for downstream clinical services. Distribution is explicitly global for both digital resources and course registration, though no specific operating geographies, headcount, or financial metrics are disclosed. As of 2026, the company has no disclosed funding, no parent organization, no subsidiaries, and no AI or software platform component to its offering.

Name

SOS Approach to Feeding

Legal name

SOS Approach to Feeding

Website

https://sosapproach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOS Approach to Feeding is a privately held Denver-based organization founded in 1989 that licenses the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) clinical methodology, delivering a 5-day training course plus advanced workshops, mentorship, and certification to speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and dietitians treating children with feeding difficulties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Feeding Therapy Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Feeding Therapy & Oral-Motor/Sensory Feeding (OT-Led) (EDAKAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Feeding, Swallowing & Oral-Motor Therapy (EDACAFAH)

Keywords

• Pediatric feeding therapy
• Feeding difficulty treatment
• Professional feeding training
• Sensory feeding program
• Transdisciplinary feeding assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Courses: Multi-step training program for professionals including 5-day training courses, advanced workshops, mentorship courses, and certification programs. Training professionals since 1999.
2. Resource Sales: Online store selling educational resources, guides, and materials for parents and professionals through the SOS Store.
3. Parent/Caregiver Workshops: Free and potentially paid workshops for parents and caregivers dealing with children's feeding difficulties.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SOS Approach to Feeding provides a transdisciplinary, evidence-based assessment and treatment program for children with feeding difficulties. It sells multi-tier professional training (5-day foundational course, advanced workshops, mentorship, certification) to clinicians and offers educational workshops, resource libraries, and a therapist locator for parents and caregivers. Supporting materials are distributed via an online SOS Store.

Product overview

SOS Approach to Feeding is a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties, with over 35 years of clinical expertise. The core offering consists of the SOS Approach to Feeding Training Course (a 5-day foundational program for professionals), supplemented by Advanced Workshops, Mentorship, and Certification courses. For parents and caregivers, the program offers a free Parent/Caregiver Workshop, Resource Libraries, Feeding Guide, and a Therapist Locator service. All offerings are delivered through the SOS Store e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOS Approach to Feeding Training Course
• SOS Advanced Workshops
• SOS Mentorship Course
• SOS Certification Course
• Parent/Caregiver Workshop
• Parent/Caregiver Resource Library
• Feeding Guide
• SOS Feeding Therapist Locator
• Professional Consultations
• SOS Store

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TalkTools: TalkTools (Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson) provides oral-motor and feeding therapy training programs and equipment for SLPs and OTs. It competes in the same pediatric feeding therapy training market with a similar certification/workshop pathway.
• Get Permission Institute: Founded by Marsha Dunn Klein, Get Permission Institute offers an alternative pediatric feeding therapy approach with professional training and certification. It is the most directly comparable competing feeding methodology targeting the same OT/SLP clinician base.
• Ellyn Satter Institute: Ellyn Satter Institute promotes the Satter Division of Responsibility feeding model with training and resources for professionals and parents. It targets the same audience of feeding therapists and families with a competing methodology.

Emerging players

• Feeding Matters: A nonprofit focused on pediatric feeding disorders awareness, education, and family support. Comparable because it trains clinicians and supports parents in the same pediatric feeding space, though it operates without a proprietary treatment method.
• STAR Institute for Sensory Processing: STAR Institute offers treatment, training, and certification for sensory processing and integration, with overlapping relevance because SOS has a strong sensory-integration component. Comparable clinician audience and adjacent treatment philosophy.
• CIAO Seminars: CIAO Seminars specializes in continuing education for pediatric therapists, including content on feeding and oral-motor topics. Comparable because it sells niche training directly to the same clinician audience SOS targets.

Broad incumbents

• Relias: Relias provides workforce training and compliance education for healthcare organizations and clinicians. Comparable because it sells into the same therapy professional segment with a broader curriculum portfolio.
• PESI: PESI is a major provider of continuing education for healthcare professionals, including feeding therapy content. It competes for the same professional training budget across many therapy disciplines.
• MedBridge: MedBridge is a large continuing education and patient engagement platform serving PTs, OTs, and SLPs. It competes broadly for clinician training dollars and is a credible alternative channel for feeding therapy education at scale.
• Summit Professional Education: Summit Professional Education provides live and online continuing education for OTs, SLPs, and PTs. It is a comparable professional training provider with overlapping course catalog in pediatric therapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sos-approach-to-feeding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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