Get to Know Me
and My Approach
A B O U T M E
Anna Gross, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CLC
Speech-Language Pathologist
Certified Lactation Counselor
As a licensed speech-language pathologist certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and a Certified Lactation Counselor (ALPP), Dr. Anna provides evaluation and treatment for infant and toddler oral-motor and feeding challenges.
Dr. Anna’s passion for supporting babies and young children grew from her own experience as a mother of two daughters with unique feeding needs. Throughout their journeys, she learned firsthand how complex feeding can be and how easily subtle challenges can be overlooked in early infancy. These experiences inspired her to pursue advanced training so she could offer families clear guidance, compassionate support, and evidence-based care.
In addition to her private practice, Dr. Anna lectures nationally on oral-motor, feeding, and myofunctional disorders and is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA).
M Y A P P R O A C H
Health, Development, Wellbeing
Dr. Anna is committed to comprehensive, evidence-based, and interdisciplinary care. She collaborates closely with many of Los Angeles’ leading physicians and allied health professionals, including experts in lactation, nutrition, digestion, reflex integration, and fine and gross motor development. She also works regularly with specialists in oral, dental, and airway health to support each child’s overall function and development.
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Coursework that shapes Dr. Anna's practice includes but not limited to:
- Healthy Children Project, Lactation Coursework
- A Sensory Motor Approach to Feeding (Overland)
- Treatments for Feeding, Speech & Mouth Functions in Pediatrics (Bahr)
- Feed the Peds (Bulkin)
- The Breathe Course (Zaghi)
- Breathe Baby (Pinto)
- Intro to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders and Anxiety (Potock)
- Tummy Time Method™ (Emanuel)
- Bodywork for Babies (Brim)
- Prompts for Restructuring Oral Musculature Targets (PROMPT)
