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Your Speech & Feeding Specialist
Gina VanDeusen, M.A., CCC-SLP
Owner | Speech-Language Pathologist
Gina VanDeusen, MA, CCC-SLP, is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist licensed in Maine and Massachusetts. She provides in-person services in Brunswick, Maine, and offers teletherapy across both Maine and Massachusetts. With a holistic, evidence-based approach, Gina supports individuals and families in addressing a wide range of communication, feeding, and swallowing challenges.
Her current areas of interest include pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, along with myofunctional therapy. Her expertise spans breast and bottle feeding, transitioning to solids, picky eating, tethered oral tissues (tongue and lip ties), orofacial myofunctional disorders, feeding tube management and weaning, airway health, and challenges with weight gain or maintenance in infants and children.
Beyond feeding, Gina is highly skilled in evaluating and treating a variety of speech and language needs. These include language delays, articulation and phonological disorders, voice disorders, cognitive-communication concerns (such as after traumatic or acquired brain injury), augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), motor speech disorders like childhood apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, and literacy challenges across the lifespan.
As both a mother and a seasoned SLP, Gina brings a unique perspective, combining clinical expertise with lived experience. Although she has long specialized in pediatric swallowing, her passion deepened when her own toddler was born with a tongue and lip tie that impacted function. This personal experience further ignited her dedication to all things pediatric feeding, swallowing, and myofunctional therapy.
Gina is passionate about helping families confidently navigate the early years by offering practical strategies, developmental insight, and individualized support to address impaired function and promote growth. She regularly attends national conferences, completes continuing education courses, and has earned the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) twice.
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.
She has provided services across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including private practice, outpatient rehab, acute care, public and private schools, preschools, skilled nursing facilities, and telehealth.
When she’s not working, Gina enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and cooking. She lives in Maine with her husband and young son.
Continuing Education
Gina has completed extensive advanced training to deepen her expertise and stay up to date with evidence-based practices. Her continuing education spans a wide range of topics, including pediatric feeding and swallowing, orofacial myology, TOTs (tongue and lip ties), lactation, sensory & reflex integration, childhood apraxia of speech, early intervention, voice, brain injury rehabilitation, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). These specialized courses allow her to apply her passions within the field while remaining current with the latest research and treatment approaches. Her completed trainings include:
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Feed The Peds® trained (an intensive 12-week training program for pediatric feeding and swallowing)
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AEIOU - An Integrated Approach to Pediatric Feeding trained therapist
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GOMAP Infant and Toddler Feeding Course
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TOTs -Tethered Oral Tissues specialty
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The STONES Approach: Advanced Myofunctional Therapy
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Myo Munchee Certified Practitioner
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Active member of the Myo Membership
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Simon Says Myofunctional Therapy
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Lactation OT -Therapeutic Bottle Feeding Badge
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Certified Dr. Yum Project Preschool Food Adventure Instructor
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ARFID Masterclass by Melanie Potock
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Brooklyn Myo- The Myo Approach
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MBSImP certification for swallowing disorders
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Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) for literacy
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LSVT for voice and is a Speak Out! voice therapy provider.
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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) level 1 and 2 for communication
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Beckman Oral Motor Training
Workshops & Speaking Engagements
Gina loves connecting with others and sharing practical tips backed by experience and evidence. She offers workshops for families, caregivers, educators, physicians, and other professionals, either in person or virtually.
Interested in having Gina speak to your group? Reach out to learn more!
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