Vanessa Mercurio

Vanessa Mercurio is an experienced Behaviour Clinician at ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development since September 2019, where responsibilities include implementing classroom programming for children, coaching parents, consulting with school board partners, and developing positive relationships with clients and families. Vanessa has advanced to a Clinical Support Behaviour Clinician role within the DSO team, where training co-op students and new clinicians, designing client programming, and analyzing client progress data are key duties. Previous experience includes serving as an ABA Therapist/Lead Therapist in a private practice and as a Summer Respite Worker, providing 1:1 support to individuals with autism. Vanessa holds a Master of Education in Special Education with a focus on Applied Behaviour Analysis from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Human Behaviour from McMaster University.