Dr Tania Withington holds a Bachelor of Social Work, a Masters in Social Work, a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Family therapy and a Doctor of Philosophy. She is also a member of the Australian Association of Social Work and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker.  She is a member of Australian New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders and an Accredited Clinician.

Dr Tania has over 30 years social work experience and has worked in not-for-profit, primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings in mental health (child and adolescent, adult), disability, education, aged care and leadership (discipline specific and service). She has worked in rural and remote, regional and metropolitan areas. Her early training was in group work and community development. She undertook a number of years training and supervised practice in these areas. She then advanced her training in family therapy undertaking post graduate study and a number of years of supervised practice.

From 2004 Dr Tania began her training in evidenced based treatments and is a certified clinician, supervisor and trainer in Family Based Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. She has trained and undertaken supervised practice in Multi Family Therapy, Attachment Based Family Therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy and Emotional Focused Skills Training.