About Maria
Maria Amato is a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, and graduate of the Masters of Social Work Program at the University of Windsor. Maria’s therapeutic approach is client-centered, strengths-based, with a focus on the relationship between the conscious and unconscious forces which shape decision and behaviour.
Maria has specialized her counselling services in the areas of anxiety and depression, interpersonal relationship skills, and adjusting to injury/illness. Maria uses a few different modalities in her work including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Skills (DBT Skills) and Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST).
