Tania Fahey
Counsellor, PACFA Registered
Welcome to Beaches Therapy, I believe therapy isn’t about fixing what’s “broken” — it’s about uncovering the strengths already within you. Life’s transitions can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and the people you care about. As a solo practitioner, I work closely with adolescents, young adults, and families to navigate these moments with compassion and practical, real‑world support.
My approach is compassion‑focused and strengths‑based. Rather than reducing your experience to symptoms, I look at your story, your resilience, and the parts of yourself you may have lost sight of. Together, we gently untangle old wounds, interrupt unhelpful patterns, and strengthen your connection to your true self. My aim is to help you build supportive relationships, set healthy boundaries, and move through life with clarity and confidence.
Based in Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, I provide support to clients throughout the area, including Manly, Dee Why, Brookvale, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Avalon and neighbouring suburbs.
Core Values of My Practice
Compassion First
We treat your past survival strategies with kindness. There is no shame in how you learned to cope; there is only room to grow.
Radical Collaboration
You are the expert of your own life. I am your guide, walking alongside you rather than directing from above.
Strength-Based Perspective
Our sessions focus heavily on what is strong within you, not what is “wrong” with you.
Specialised Areas of Support
Adolescent & Family Counselling (Including ADHD Support)
The teenage years can feel like an emotional rollercoaster—not just for the adolescent, but for the entire household. Tania provides a collaborative, secure space where teens feel heard and parents feel supported.
- For Adolescents: Helping teens build their identity, safely process intense emotions, and find their unique voice.
- ADHD Management & Support: Guiding neurodivergent teens to understand their unique brain wiring, dismantle the shame of “falling short”, and develop executive functioning strategies that actually work for them.
- For Families: Shifting out of blame cycles, repairing communication gaps, and building a cohesive, supportive home dynamic that embraces everyone’s strengths.
Young Adult Support
Stepping into adulthood brings a unique wave of pressure—from career choices and changing relationships to overwhelming expectations. Here at Beaches Therapy, Tania helps young adults prioritise the self without guilt, to break free from people-pleasing or perfectionism, and lay down healthy boundaries.
Relationship & Connection Work
Healthy relationships start from within. Tania helps couples and family members identify the invisible “scripts” and old patterns that trigger repetitive arguments.
By learning how to cultivate deep self-compassion, you become better equipped to show up authentically and build secure, resilient connections with others.
Other Areas of Support Provided
Anxiety | Depression | Addiction | Grief and Loss | Self Esteem | Trauma and PTSD | Domestic Abuse | Self-Harming | Suicidal Ideation | Alzheimer Management | Couple Therapy | Family Therapy
Complimentary 15 minute consultation prior to booking
About Tania
Friendly and Compassionate
A long‑time resident of Sydney’s Northern Beaches and mother of two, Tania became a Counsellor out of a genuine passion for supporting people and families through life’s challenges. She has delivered early‑intervention mentoring programs for young people at risk within the school system, supported mentors across multiple wellbeing programs, and also provides private counselling at a practice in Mona Vale.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Counsellor, PACFA Registered
Professional Membership: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA Registered 28489)
Training: Trauma Informed Practice, Adolescence and Family, Couples Therapy
Bachelor of Counselling: Australian College of Applied Psychology (now Professions)
Diploma of Counselling Skills: Australian College of Applied Psychology (now Professions)
Counselling Training Accreditation:
ASIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Lifeline Australia)
ADHD Coaching Certification (PESI Psychotherapy Networker)
Youth Mentorship (The RAISE Foundation)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA Australia)
Couples Therapy Essentials 123 (PACFA) Australian College Of Relationship Counsellors (ACRC)
DV-Alert Training (Lifeline Australia)
Trauma Informed Counselling Practice (PACFA)
Tania Fahey
Counsellor, PACFA Registered 28489
Office
Suite 1, Level 1, 1741 Pittwater Rd
Mona Vale NSW 2103
Phone Number
0410 650 259