Lisa Iannuzziello, MScOT

Lisa Iannuzziello is a mental health occupational therapist with experience supporting children, youth, and young adults. Her approach is grounded in strengths, focusing on building therapeutic rapport and integrating her clients’ values into their work together. Lisa has worked extensively with children with various diagnoses, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder.

As an occupational therapist, Lisa’s work focuses on functional goals and takes an integrative approach to support daily tasks, considering mental, physical, social, and cognitive health factors. She tailors her approach for each family to meet the unique needs of her clients.

Lisa provides support in the following areas:

• Emotional Regulation
• Managing mental health symptoms and coping mechanisms
• Self-esteem
• Building and maintaining routines
• Executive functions such as time management, task initiation, attention, organization, and planning
• Sensory differences
• Picky eating
• Academic support

Lisa holds a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Queen’s University. Lisa has received various awards recognizing her academic achievements, contributions to mental health occupational therapy practice, and advocacy in social issues.

She is registered as an occupational therapist in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Lisa is able to work with clients residing in ON and BC, as well as in provinces that have signed the Memorandum of Understanding for occupational therapists across Canada. This includes AB, MB, NS, and the territories.