Nicole Archambault Besson

Nicole Archambault Besson, EdS, MS, CCC-SLP, CLEC is an ASHA board certified speech-language pathologist, orofacial myofunctional therapist, and sleep literacy advocate. She is the founder and executive director of Minds In Motion, a pediatric private practice clinic in Santa Monica, California. Nicole is on the faculty of the AOMT and serves as a clinical instructor on the craniofacial pain clinic at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles. She holds an EdS with a specialization in Brain Research and a concentration in Instructional Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a MS in Speech & Hearing Sciences from the University of New Mexico, a BA in Speech & Hearing Sciences from Washington State University, and the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

Nicole completed her Lactation Educator-Counselor training through the University of California San Diego. Most recently, she has been accepted into the Mind, Brain, and Teaching graduate certificate program at The John Hopkins University. Nicole is a six time recipient of the ACE award from ASHA for her dedication to continued professional study. A passion for educating parents, teachers, and professionals on the impact of sleep-disordered breathing in childhood has fueled her desire to write blogs and professional articles on the topic.

In 2006, Nicole was fortunate enough to attend her first AOMT introductory course taught by Licia Paskay and Joy Moller, who forever changed the way she would practice as a therapist, inspiring a lifelong love of learning in the field of OMT. Today, Nicole continues to be inspired by Licia and Joy, as well as many others from all different disciplines who have a passion and tireless dedication for improving the functions and lives of individuals living with orofacial myofunctional disorders.