
Melissa Myers Cousins SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3 BENTRIDGE RD FALMOUTH ME, 04105About
Dr. Melissa Cousins is a speech language pathologist practicing in FALMOUTH, ME. Dr. Cousins specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cousins evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Cousins helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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- Mrs. Diane Margaret Roza M.ED., CAGS,CCC-SLP222 AUBURN ST PORTLAND ME 04103
- Aimee E.b. Light M.S., CCC-SLP23 FREDERIC ST PORTLAND ME 04102
- Michelle Hilton125 PRESUMPSCOT ST PORTLAND ME 04103
- Stephanie Weldon Cook CCC-SLP1003 RIVER RD WINDHAM ME 04062
- George Andrew Voyzey M.ED., CCC-SLP22 NORTHBROOK DR FALMOUTH ME 04105
- Ms. Louise Packness MA, SLP61 RACKLEFF ST PORTLAND ME 04103
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