Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)
Online Therapy, Supervision and Consultancy Across Australia
Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs) is the private practice of Michael Elwan, providing online therapy,
social work supervision, peer work supervision, training, consultancy, and keynote speaking across Australia.
I'm Michael Elwan, an Accredited Social Worker, state and national advisor, and PhD researcher. Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs) is my independent, award-winning practice,
offering online therapy, supervision, training, consultancy, and keynote speaking across Australia.
Whether you are here for yourself, or for the people and systems you are responsible for, you are in the right place.
If you are here for yourself
LEXs offers online therapy for individuals and couples across Australia, in English, in Arabic, or in both. Sessions run for 60 minutes by secure video, with no GP referral needed, and you can book directly online.
Most people who sit down with me are carrying something that has been heavy for a while: burnout, grief, the long shadow of migration, strain in a relationship, or the quiet exhaustion of holding a family together. You do not need a diagnosis, a referral, or the perfect words to begin.
A first session is a conversation. What has brought you here, what you are hoping will change, and whether working together feels right. From there, we agree the shape of the work together.
If you are here for your organisation
I work with practitioners and organisations across mental health and suicide prevention. That includes social work supervision for individuals and groups, training and workshops, consultancy, and keynote speaking, informed by lived/living experience, clinical practice, and senior management across mental health services.
If you are exploring supervision for a team, or looking for a consultant or speaker, start with the services page, or read the writing further down to see how I think.
How I can support you
Personal support
Therapy for individuals and couples
Professional and organisational support
Social work supervision (individual and group)
Peer work and Lived Experience Leadership supervision (individual and group)
Why people work with me
People often come to me when they want a space that feels thoughtful, culturally aware, and grounded in real experience.
My work draws on lived/living experience of caregiving, migration, and suicide bereavement; clinical and community mental health practice; senior management across mental health services; and national advisory roles shaping policy and workforce development. That combination lets me support both personal healing and systems change.
Recognition
Between 2025 and 2026, my work and LEXs have been recognised through:
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the AASW National Excellence Awards (Social Worker of the Year)
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the WA Mental Health Award (Lived Experience Impact and Inspiration)
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the Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Awards (Outstanding Contribution, WA; Priority Populations, WA), and
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the WA Multicultural Awards (Outstanding Individual Achievement).
I have also been a finalist in:
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the R U OK? Barbara Hocking Memorial Awards and
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the Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award.
I have spoken at national conferences, contributed to research translation with the ALIVE National Centre, and published in peer-reviewed literature.
