Boundaries and Multiple Roles Statement
Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)

Purpose

Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs) is committed to ethical, transparent, and respectful professional relationships. This statement explains how boundaries and multiple roles are understood and managed across the services offered by LEXs.

Because LEXs works across therapy, supervision, consultancy, training, and lived and living experience-informed spaces, it is recognised that individuals may at times hold more than one relationship or role in connection with the practice. These situations require thoughtful and careful management.

Understanding multiple roles

A multiple role (sometimes referred to as a dual relationship) occurs when more than one type of professional or personal relationship exists between the practitioner and another person. Examples may include, but are not limited to:

• being both a therapist and a supervisor at different times

• providing professional services to colleagues or peers within shared professional communities

• working with individuals or organisations across different service contexts

Multiple roles are not automatically unethical or inappropriate. However, they can increase the risk of boundary confusion, power imbalance, or conflicts of interest if not managed carefully.

Commitment to ethical boundaries

LEXs is committed to:

• maintaining clear and appropriate professional boundaries

• prioritising the wellbeing, autonomy, and dignity of clients and participants

• managing power differences thoughtfully and transparently

• acting in accordance with professional, ethical, and legal obligations

Where a potential multiple role is identified, its impact on safety, effectiveness, and professional integrity is considered carefully.

How multiple roles are managed

When a potential or existing multiple role arises, LEXs will consider factors such as:

• the nature of each role and service

• the level of vulnerability involved

• potential conflicts of interest or power imbalance

• the likelihood of role confusion or harm

• whether alternative arrangements or referrals are more appropriate

Where appropriate, this may involve:

• open discussion and clarification of roles and boundaries

• informed consent about the nature and limits of each role

• clear separation of services and expectations

• referral to another practitioner where boundaries cannot be maintained safely

Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, rather than through rigid rules, recognising the diversity of contexts in which LEXs operates.

Transitions between roles

In some circumstances, it may be appropriate for services to transition over time (for example, from therapy to supervision, or from consultancy to training). Where this occurs, LEXs aims to ensure:

• sufficient clarity and separation between roles

• appropriate timing and pacing of transitions

• discussion of any potential risks or impacts

• documentation of agreed boundaries and expectations

In certain situations, a pause or referral to another practitioner may be recommended to support ethical practice.

Transparency and consent

LEXs values transparency and encourages open conversation where boundary considerations may arise. Clients, supervisees, and participants are encouraged to raise questions or concerns about boundaries or roles at any time.

Where a multiple role is considered appropriate to continue, this will be approached with clear communication and informed consent.

Ongoing reflection and accountability

Managing boundaries is an ongoing professional responsibility. LEXs engages in regular professional reflection and supervision to support ethical decision-making, particularly in complex or nuanced situations.

Questions or concerns

If you have questions or concerns about boundaries or multiple roles in your work with LEXs, you are encouraged to raise them directly.

Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)
Email: michael@lexs.com.au

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Boundaries exist to support safety, trust, and effective work.
LEXs is committed to navigating professional relationships with care, integrity, and respect.