Emily O’Brien, MS, BCBA, LABA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

she/her

Practicing since 2022

Emily O’Brien, MS, BCBA, LABA

she/her
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Emily is a dedicated educator from Vermont who has served as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in the Boston area since 2022. Emily studied Sociology, Educational Studies, and Child Advocacy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, earning teaching certifications in special and elementary education in New York State. In 2022, she completed her Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis after gaining hands-on experience as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) across a variety of settings including in-home, clinic, school, daycare and as a social skills group facilitator. Emily joined ANNA after working as the Clinical Supervisor and a BCBA at the Regis Autism Center, where she combined her passion for teaching, supervising and curriculum development with her knowledge and experience of applying naturalistic ABA practices to young learners. Emily enjoys embedding learning targets into everyday creative play opportunities based on each client’s interests and loves singing, reading, arts and crafts, and any form of pretend or imaginary play with kiddos!