THE amare INSTITUTE

We are Amare

From impactful experiences, Leonardo and Clariana found themselves in the need to found the Amare Institute aimed at the protection and well-being of children and adolescents.

Leonardo Batalha de Oliveira

LMHC©, Med, MBA

Leo was born in the city of São Paulo, SP. He holds a degree in Mental Health Counseling from Cambridge College, USA. He is currently the CEO of Amare. Also, he is a professor at UNLV (University of Nevada) in the area of psychology, child, couples and family psychotherapist at Embrace Pathways, Massachusetts.

Léo has been working with families, children and teenagers since 2007. In Brazil, he started as a volunteer at the casa foundation in 2006 working with teenagers in conflict with the law until 2013, then became director of JEAME from 2014 to 2017.

In 2017 he came to the USA, graduated in mental health, and started working as a therapist for children, families and couples, mainly with minority groups and different cultures.

Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira

PhD, MSc, RN

Clariana was born in Rio Grande do Sul, in the city of Pelotas. She is a professor in the department of nursing at the University of Nevada, UNLV.

She is a registered nurse, Master of Epidemiology, Ph.D. in sciences from Universidade São Paulo, she was Postdoctoral in early childhood and mental health at Harvard University in the United States for 5 years.Today she is also one of Amare’s founders.

Clariana has worked for over 10 years as a nurse and researcher. Today she specializes in child development and early childhood. Clariana has international experience in research in the area of child development, parental mental health, and parenting in countries such as Pakistan, Tanzania, Brazil, Nepal.

About Us

The best environment for a child to develop is at home with mature and healthy parents.

Over the years of experience, Leonardo and Clariana have always seen that children need to be protected and thus began to offer knowledge of the best parenting practices for parents and couples.