About
pediatrics.
Gina’s current particular areas of interest include pediatric feeding and swallowing difficulties and myofunctional therapy. This includes but is not limited to: breast and bottle feeding, transitioning to solid foods, picky eating, tethered oral tissues (tongue and lip ties), orofacial myofunctional disorders, feeding tube management and weaning, airway issues, and weight loss or difficulty maintaining growth.
She is also skilled in and enjoys assessing and treating language, articulation & phonological (speech), voice, augmentative alternative communication (AAC), motor speech (childhood apraxia of speech), fluency, and literacy disorders from birth-3 and beyond.
blended worlds.
As both a mother and a seasoned speech-language pathologist (SLP), Gina is able to see it from both the parent and therapist side while helping you and your family achieve goals using a holistic approach. While Gina has been interested in pediatric swallowing for several years, her own toddler was born with both a tongue and a lip tie. As a result, she dove further into all things feeding + swallowing and myofunctional therapy. Gina is passionate about helping other parents and caregivers navigate the early years to learn about key developmental milestones, practical strategies to implement during the busy days, and help address impaired function impacting speech, language, feeding, swallowing, communication, and/or breathing to help individuals achieve their greatest potential from birth onward.
education.
Gina received her master’s degree in speech language pathology from the George Washington University and graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s of science in communication sciences and disorders with a minor in deaf and hard of hearing studies from the University of New Hampshire.
When she is not working, she enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and cooking. Gina lives with her husband and son in Maine.
remains current.
Gina is genuinely passionate about the field of speech-language pathology and continues to attend national conferences, pursue additional certifications, and complete frequent continuing education courses, earning the ASHA ACE award twice.
Continuing Education: Gina is Feed The Peds® trained (an intensive 12-week training program for pediatric feeding and swallowing), an AEIOU trained therapist, a Myo Munchee Certified Practitioner, and a member of the Myo Membership. Gina also holds certifications in MBSImP for dysphagia and LSVT for voice and is a qualified Speak Out! provider. She also has completed the McNeil Dysphagia Therapy program, Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) for literacy, and Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) level 1 and 2 for communication.
Additional coursework has also been completed in the areas of pediatric feeding and swallowing, orofacial myology, TOTs (tongue and lip ties), childhood apraxia of speech, traumatic brain injury, early intervention, and augmentative alternative communication (AAC) to further help Gina apply her interests within the field while remaining current with today’s latest research and practical treatment approaches.
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