Originally from Canada, Mayte lived, studied, and worked in Toronto and Montreal. Her passion lies in helping people gain insight into their behaviours and to inspire change in their lives. “Everyone needs a little help at one point or another to make meaningful change,” Mayte explains, “Whether that change is within the self, within a relationship, or within a family, change begins when people gain a better understanding of themselves and the ways in which they relate to others that may be problematic.” Mayte is fascinated by the complexity and dynamics of the family and how this can lead to challenges but can also be a great resource in the treatment of mental health and addiction problems. And this is where Mayte’s systemic approach comes in when dealing with relationships, triggers, sexuality, and boundary setting. While dedicated to her work, Mayte is also an avid photographer and enjoys outdoor activities like going on a good hike.
Academic career
Graduate
2004 – Honours BSc in Psychology, Crime & Deviance, University of Toronto, Canada
Postgraduate
2019 – MASc in Couple & Family Therapy, McGill University, Canada
2013 – Doctorate in Psychology & Behavioural Neurobiology, Concordia University, Canada
2006 – MA in Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada
Professional career
Present – Psychotherapist, Expat Clinic, University of Basel, Switzerland
2019-2023 – Psychotherapist, Private practice & Montreal Therapy Centre & Counselling Services, Canada
2016-2018 – Clinical Coordinator, Montreal, Canada
2007-2012 – Lecturer, Concordia University, Canada
Awards
2015 – Community Support Award, Canadian Institutes for Health Research
2014 – Poster Award, International Society for Sex Research
2013 – Postdoctoral Research Award, Alan Edwards Centre for Research in Pain
Associations & Memberships
- Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ)
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (ORDREPSY)
Selected Publications
- Parada, M., Gérard, M., Larcher, K., Dagher, A., Binik, Y.M. (2018). How hot are they? Neural correlates of genital arousal: An infrared thermographic and fMRI study of sexual arousal in men and women, Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15, 217-229.
- Pfaus, J.G., Quintana, G.R., Mac Cionnaith, C., Parada, M. (2016). The whole versus the sum of the parts: Toward resolving the apparent controversy of clitoral versus vaginal orgasms, Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology, 25, 1-16.
- Pfaus, J.G., Scardochio, T., Parada, M., Gerson, C., Quintana, G.R., Coria-Avila, G. (2016). Do rats have orgasms?, Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology, 25, 1-13.
- Parada, M., Gérard, M., Larcher, K., Dagher, A., Binik, Y.M. (2016). Neural representation of subjective sexual arousal in men and women, Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 1508-1522.
- Jones, S.J., Germé, K., Graham, M.D., Roy, P., Rosenbaum, S., Parada, M., Pfaus, J.G. (2015). Vaginocervical stimulation attenuates the sensitization of appetitive sexual behaviours by estradiol benzoate in the ovariectomized rat, Hormones and Behaviour, 75, 70-77.
- Parada, M., Barbosa Vargas, E., Kyres, M., Burnside, K., Pfaus, J.G. (2012). The role of ovarian hormones in the sexual reward states of the female rat, Hormones and behavior, 62, 442 – 447.
- Pfaus, J.G., Kippin, T.E., Coria-Avila, G.A., Gelez, H., Afonso, V.A., Ismail, N., Parada, M. (2012). Who, what, where, when, (and maybe even why): How the experience of sexual reward connects sexual desire, preference, and performance. Archives of Sexual Medicine, 41, 31-62.
- Parada, M., Abdul-Ahad, F., Censi, L., Sparks, L., Pfaus, J.G. (2011). Context alters the ability of clitoral stimulation to induce a sexually conditioned partner preference in the rat, Hormones and behavior, 59, 520-527.