Founder - Clinical Supervisor

Sherry Mergner (pronouns: she/her) began Neurodiversity Empowerment

Services in 2019 to assist neurodivergent clients and their families to

harness their inner strength and live their best, most empowered lives.

Sherry has over 40 years of experience in the mental health, substance

abuse and developmental disability field. For the past 20 years Sherry’s

clinical work has focused on working with neurodivergent children, teens,

and adults as well as their families/caregivers. Sherry’s passion is

teaching skills and strategies that empower and strengthen social

cognition, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, relationship

effectiveness, self-advocacy, and self-determination within her clients.

She takes a neurodiversity affirming approach in all aspects of her work.

As a mother of a young Autistic adult, Sherry brings to her clinical work

deep empathy and perspective when working with neurodivergent

individuals and their families/caregivers. Sherry is a committed clinical

supervisor, clinician, educator, and trainer who works tirelessly to

advocate for the rights and dignity of neurodivergent individuals and

their families. In 2022 and 2024, Sherry received the Excellence in Advancing Diversity,

Equity and Inclusion Award from UNC, School of Social Work for her work in the area of

Autism, Neurodiversity, and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.

In December 2020, Sherry relocated to Greensburg, PA. She continues to

provide clinical supervision to the clinicians working at Neurodiversity

Empowerment Services. However, Sherry is not currently accepting new clients.