Tanja Thani

Tanja Thani is a skilled counsellor and therapist with extensive experience in the mental health and social services sectors. Since February 2020, Tanja has been serving as a counsellor at Family Service Toronto while also working as a therapist at BEACON | MindBeacon Health since October 2019. Previous roles include manager of special projects and centre manager at Distress Centres of Greater Toronto, where Tanja contributed significantly from July 2016 to August 2020. Tanja also held the position of Ontario Community Development Officer at the Terry Fox Foundation from January 2011 to September 2016 and gained experience as a geriatric psychiatry social worker at Baycrest Health Sciences for a brief period in 2014. An internship at Durham Children's Aid Society allowed Tanja to focus on child protection concerns and service coordination. Tanja holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and an Honours Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Studies and English from the University of Toronto, along with ongoing training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.