Welcome to Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)
Therapy and supervision grounded in lived and living experience
Supporting individuals, couples, and practitioners to find steadier ground
Where care feels human again
Meet Michael Elwan
Accredited Social Worker (AASW) | Therapist | PhD Candidate (Mental Health)
National & State Advisor on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Michael Elwan is an award-winning Accredited social worker and therapist supporting individuals, couples, and professionals navigating the emotional weight of life, work, and responsibility.
People often come to therapy when something in life becomes too heavy to carry alone. Sometimes it is burnout. Sometimes grief. Sometimes relationship strain, identity questions, or the quiet pressure of holding everything together for everyone else.
Michael’s work brings together lived and living experience, cultural humility, and evidence-informed practice. His approach is steady and reflective. Rather than rushing to fix problems, he helps people slow down, make sense of difficult experiences, and reconnect with clarity about what matters most.
Alongside therapy and supervision, Michael contributes to training, research, and national conversations about how mental-health systems can become more humane and responsive to the people they serve.
Recognition
🏆Winner - 2025 AASW National Excellence Awards (Social Worker of the Year) Australia’s highest individual honour in social work.
🏆Winner - 2026 Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Award (Outstanding Contribution), Western Australia
🏆Winner - 2026 Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Award (Priority Populations), Western Australia - Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)
🏆Winner - 2026 Western Australian Multicultural Awards (Outstanding Individual Achievement Award)
🏆Winner - 2025 WA Mental Health Awards (Lived Experience Impact & Inspiration)
🏅Finalist - 2025 WA Multicultural Awards (Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award)
🏅Finalist - 2025 R U OK? Barbara Hocking Memorial Awards (Conversation Leader)
How I Can Support You
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 and living experience of caregiving, migration, and suicide bereavement
• clinical and community mental-health practice
• senior leadership experience across mental-health services
• national advisory roles shaping policy and workforce development
This combination allows me to support both personal healing and systems change.
