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Welcome to Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)

Where care feels human again

Working at the intersection of lived experience, supervision, therapy, and system level thinking

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People seek support when life feels too heavy to carry alone.
I work with individuals and organisations to hold complexity with care, clarity, and integrity.

Accredited Social Worker (AASW) | Therapist  | PhD Candidate (Mental Health)

National & State Advisor on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention  

​​​Recognition

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🏆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)

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🏅Finalist - 2025 WA Multicultural Awards (Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award)

🏅Finalist - 2025 R U OK? Barbara Hocking Memorial Awards (Conversation Leader) ​​​​

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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.
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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
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This combination allows me to support both personal healing and systems change.
Michael helped me untangle the overwhelming anxiety I was carrying every day. His calm, practical strategies gave me real tools to face my fears - and for the first time in years, I feel like I can breathe again.

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