Maria Victoria Mata

Bio

Maria Victoria Mata is an Expressive Arts Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) focused on body-centered therapeutic methods working with a vast diversity of populations and ages in Spanish and English. Maria Victoria’s practice is centered on repairing relationships in the client’s ecosystem to attain personal and emotional autonomy.

For more than a decade, Maria Victoria’s practice has committed to working with families and individuals impacted by intimate partner violence navigating the challenges of shifting family structures and prioritizing the wellness of children. For twenty years, Maria Victoria has been working with newcomer communities, Queer, Trans and 2-spirited communities supporting the journeys of transitions of society integration, identity, self-esteem, violence, anxiety, isolation, depression, multiamory structures and substance use.

Creativity, curiosity and compassionate care are at the core of Maria Victoria’s practice. When journeying through difficult experiences, art becomes a powerful friend for the courageous path of healing and transformation. Maria Victoria deeply believes that the arts can be a portal through which a personal metamorphosis can be facilitated. She incorporates all the art modalities, works with adults and children, and works from trauma-centred and anti-oppression frameworks. Maria Victoria’s extensive experience lies at the intersection of Mindfulness, Play Therapy, Drama Therapy, Music Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Somatic practices, and Narrative Therapy and is rooted in the fundamentals of the client being the expert of their lived experiences.