Our Team

Maria Khan is a Doctoral Associate dedicated to providing warm and compassionate care for children, adolescents, and families. Maria provides assessment, consultation and treatment to children, adolescents, and families. Her commitment frequently extends beyond the individual and she actively collaborates with parents, educators, and other professionals involved to better support individuals in and across their various systems (e.g., school, home, community, etc.).With a diverse range of experience, Maria offers support for children and adolescents with various challenges, including parent-child difficulties, low mood, attention difficulties, trauma-related issues, anxiety, learning difficulties, and emotional and behavioural issues.

Maria approaches assessment and treatment from an evidence-based framework, in which comprehensive formulations are emphasized. She has been trained in different types of treatment including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as well as Psychodynamic, Relational, Emotion-Focused, and Attachment-based approaches. Maria is known for cultivating a safe, empathic, accepting, and non-judgemental therapeutic space in which children, adolescents, and families feel supported and empowered. She adopts an interpersonal and trauma-informed approach to care. At Wonderwise Psychology, Maria also completes comprehensive psychological assessments to investigate a child’s cognitive, learning, social-emotional, and behavioural profile, in order to ensure that appropriate supports are in place at home, school, and in the community.

Maria earned her master’s degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Alberta, and she is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto/OISE. She recently completed her residency at SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health. Maria has also received training at North York General Hospital, Boomerang Health, powered by SickKids, and the OISE Psychology Clinic.