mˈaɪəɹ ɪz ɐn ˈɛmpæθ, ɐ sˈaɪkɪk hˌuː kæn sˈɛns, ˌʌndɚstˈænd ænd ɐbsˈoːɹb ɐnˈʌðɚ pˈɜːsənz ɪmˈoʊʃənz ænd kæn sˈiː ðə pˈæst ʌv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn θɹuː hɜː tˈʌtʃ ˈiːvən ɪf ðæt ˈʌðɚ pˈɜːsən ɪz nˌɑːt ɪnðə sˈeɪm ɹˈuːm ɐ fˈɔːɹm ʌv klˈɛɹvɔɪəns.
Maya is an empath, a psychic who can sense, understand and absorb another person's emotions and can see the past of anything or anyone through her touch even if that other person is not in the same room (a form of clairvoyance).