Tania DeBarros, LCSW-C, LICSW

Tania DeBarros is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health advocate specializing in person-centered and trauma-informed care for all adults. In her current role with the Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) at the University of Maryland, Tania focuses on workplace wellness. She provides workplace consultations for supervisors and collaborates with other university service providers to offer comprehensive support to faculty and staff. As a counselor, she utilizes solution-focused brief therapy to help individuals achieve their self-identified wellness goals. Tania is passionate about engaging the university community and creating impactful programming, such as trainings, workshops, and events, to promote mental health and well-being across the campus.  

Tania is also an outpatient clinician in solo private practice. She has previously served as a community residence director for a residential program housing residents with co-occurring disorders, and as a clinician for a neighborhood trauma team with the Boston Public Health Commission. In these roles, Tania honed her clinical skills through community outreach, crisis management, and collaboration with providers. She has provided crucial support to trauma survivors and families affected by community violence. Tania also has experience and a fondness for working with musicians, artists, other creatives, and the LGBTQIA+ community.  

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Tania earned her BA in child development with a minor in jazz voice from Tufts University and later received her MSW from New York University, focusing on evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness. She continues to integrate her musical background into her work by using music and singing as tools for healing, expression, and connection in therapeutic and wellness settings.