Hi, I’m Maria Matty, LCSW/LISW and I’m the founder of Chiaro Counseling. I believe that you are both the expert on your own experience and your greatest resource for healing. I have a holistic approach in my work with clients, addressing and affirming the whole person and guiding you to reconnect with the inner wisdom and resiliency that exists within you.

I will be a good fit for you if you are motivated to take steps towards changing your life, but don’t know where to begin. I practice DBT and EMDR because I believe in evidenced-based effectiveness that gets real results. I focus on empowering my clients to take responsibility for their mental health and the changes that are within their control. I don’t believe in helpless people or hopeless cases. I’m committed to supporting anyone who shows up with honesty, openness, and willingness to do the work.

As a social worker, I believe in dismantling oppressive systems and advocating for social justice and systemic change in our communities. I believe in practicing cultural humility while using my privilege to support those who have been systemically harmed. I identify as Queer, Pan/Bisexual, cisgender, and use she/her/hers pronouns. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex positive, anti-racist, and supportive of all humans who desire growth and change.

I trained in Vipassana meditation at The Northern Vipassana International Insight Meditation Center in Voravihara, Thailand. I am a Capricorn Sun, Pisces Moon, and Cancer Rising, which means I care deeply about competency, integrity, genuine connections, and feeling feelings! I am an Enneagram 5w4, the Philosopher, which means I tend to be curious, creative, independent, and reserved. I enjoy reading novels and memoirs, getting lost in the woods, doing puzzles, singing karaoke, and eating Thai food. I live in Toledo, OH with my partner and my rescued greyhound, Rudy.

Qualifications:

B.S. of Psychology: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2014

M.S. of Social Work: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2018

Tennessee Licensed Clinical Social Worker #7620

Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker #I.2405602