Maria is a registered clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion and evidence-based care. Maria’s background includes working in diverse healthcare settings—from adult acute medicine and adolescent mental health to pediatric chronic pain.

In addition to being a counsellor at Clarity, Maria is a member of the McMaster Family Health Team, where she provides mental health support across the lifespan.

Maria works with adolescents and adults facing a range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, chronic illness, life transitions, and relationship difficulties. Her therapeutic approach is integrative and personalized, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with trauma-informed and strengths-based frameworks.

Above all, Maria strives to create a confidential, affirming space where you feel seen, heard, and supported. Whether you’re coping with a difficult season or seeking personal growth, she is here to walk alongside you—helping you build resilience, clarity, and meaningful change.

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Parag Ray is a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in child protection and family services. Guided by Clarity’s values of compassion, integrity, and empowerment, Parag provides a safe, confidential, and supportive space for individuals and families navigating complex life challenges.

Parag holds a Master of Social Work with a specialization in Child Welfare and has extensive experience supporting clients through separation and divorce, parental alienation, intimate partner violence, mental health concerns, substance use, and grief and loss. She is trained in conducting Section 30 and Section 112 assessments and provides reintegration family therapy in high-conflict and parental alienation cases.

Parag’s practice is grounded in anti-oppressive and anti-racist principles, with a strong commitment to decolonizing systems of care. She integrates evidence-based approaches, including Emotionally Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-informed care.

Parag is also a Level II Certified Anger Management Specialist and has completed New Ways for Families® Counselling training through the High Conflict Institute. She offers counselling in English, Hindi, and Bengali, with functional proficiency in Urdu and Punjabi.

Whether you are seeking individual healing, relationship support, or guidance through a complex family transition, Parag is here to stand alongside you with warmth, dedication, and clinical expertise.

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