Mayté Antelo-Ovando
Mayté is an experienced and passionate clinician, providing psychological assessment and support services to K-12 children and their families through MaytéPsychConsulting. She has been a practicing bilingual (English/Spanish) school psychologist for 14 years. Previously, Mayté was Director of Clinical Services at Heading Home, a greater Boston non-profit organization providing supportive services to families and individuals experiencing homelessness, where she has embedded trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based practices in the organization’s programs. She has worked in the Boston area since 2012 and has ties with higher education institutions, with other local human services nonprofits, and with arts organizations in Boston and in neighboring Providence, Rhode Island. She has extensive experience in training, family and adult services, youth development, curriculum development, change implementation, and assessment/counseling of children and adults. Mayté holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in School Psychology, a Master of Science in Educational Psychology, and an Early Intervention Certificate from Northeastern University.
Mayté holds a master’s degree focused on Education, Policy and Management from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Lastly, Mayté is a singer, a facilitator, an avid reader, a dancer, an advocate for equity, and a bilingual and bicultural professional. She is a life-long learner and the daughter of Bolivian parents (and professors), who raised her to see the worthiness in all people and in all causes that aim to achieve justice for everyone. Mayté currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island.
Mayté has been working with Racial Equity Partners since early 2021.