Emily St. John, MA, BCBA
Pronouns: she/her/hers
I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and certified elementary educator with more than fifteen years of experience working with children, families, and educators across school, clinic, and home-based settings. My combined background in education and behavior analysis allows me to support children across academic, behavioral, social, and everyday life settings.
Prior to becoming a behavior analyst, I spent eight years as a first- and third-grade classroom teacher. Since 2019, I have worked as a BCBA providing behavioral consultation and intervention, parent and caregiver training, and collaboration with educators and multidisciplinary teams. My experience also includes conducting behavioral and skill-based assessments and developing individualized behavior and skill-acquisition programs.
I have worked with children with a wide range of learning, behavioral, developmental, and social-emotional needs, including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning difficulties, executive functioning and attention challenges, emotional dysregulation, social difficulties, and challenging behaviors. My background as both an educator and behavior analyst allows me to consider the many factors that may affect a child’s progress and develop practical, individualized strategies to support success across home, school, and community settings.
I provide executive functioning coaching, academic tutoring and learning support, social skills instruction, behavioral consultation, and parent and caregiver training. My approach is individualized, collaborative, and strengths-based, with an emphasis on helping children build confidence and independence and providing families with meaningful, practical strategies they can use in everyday life.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my son and our dog, Tucker, as well as being with family and friends, reading, exercising, and traveling.