Award-Winning Online Addiction Therapy Australia-Wide
Gentle, Compassionate Support to Rebuild Balance and Connection
When life feels heavy, it’s natural to reach for habits that bring comfort or escape - even when they begin to cause new pain. At Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs), I offer online addiction therapy for people who want to understand their relationship with substances, behaviours, or coping patterns - and to find kinder ways forward.
Whether you’re reflecting on:
Alcohol, medication, or other drug use
Gambling, gaming, shopping, or screen habits
Emotional dependence on coping behaviours
You’re not alone - and you don’t have to face change through shame or willpower alone. Here, support is grounded in safety, compassion, and respect.
What Online Addiction Therapy Can Help With
Therapy at LEXs offers a space to explore patterns that may feel stuck or confusing. It can help you:
Break cycles that no longer match your values
Manage urges and triggers with practical tools
Rebuild self-trust and emotional regulation
Address stress, anxiety, or loneliness without old habits
Heal shame and rediscover self-worth
Strengthen relationships and daily balance
Sessions can be private or aligned with your NDIS goals - supporting wellbeing, daily living, and personal recovery through flexible online sessions.
Why Clients Choose LEXs
Comfort and Safety
Therapy happens in your own space, at your own pace. There are no clinical walls or judgment - just conversation, clarity, and care.
Accessible Support
Wherever you live - city, regional, or remote - you can access professional online addiction therapy Australia-wide through a secure, confidential platform.
Flexible and Personalised
Sessions adapt to real life: changing energy, schedules, or goals. Progress is defined by you, not by programs.
Strengths-Based and Trauma-Informed
I work from belief in your capacity for change. Using strengths-based, narrative, and emotion-focused therapy, we focus on growth, not “fixing”.
What Clients Say
“I was nervous to start online therapy, but Michael made it feel safe from the first session. I’ve learned to understand my patterns without judging myself - that changed everything” - R., Perth
“The flexibility of online sessions helped me stay consistent. For the first time, I felt heard rather than labelled”- S., regional NSW
“Michael’s calm, thoughtful style helped me rebuild trust in myself. I didn’t realise how much shame I’d been carrying” T., Adelaide
Take the First Step Toward Change
You don’t need to have everything figured out - just the willingness to begin. At LEXs, I offer compassionate, evidence-informed online addiction therapy that meets you where you are and walks beside you as you create lasting change.
Ready to begin? Book your confidential session or contact me to ask about therapy options.
Meet Your Therapist
Michael Elwan
I’m Michael Elwan, an Accredited Social Worker (AASW), PhD Candidate in Mental Health, and the founder of Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs).
My award-winning practice is shaped by both lived and professional experience. I was honoured to receive the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗪𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and to be named 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗔𝗦𝗪 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. I was also recognised as a 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 for the 𝗥 𝗨 𝗢𝗞? 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 and the 𝗪𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱). These honours reflect my ongoing commitment to making addiction and mental-health care more human, accessible, and culturally responsive.
My understanding of addiction is informed by more than 15 years in mental health, trauma, and community services, and by personal experience with grief, caregiving, and rebuilding life after loss. I bring empathy, insight, and steadiness into every session; helping you explore patterns without judgment and rediscover your own agency.
At LEXs, my approach to therapy is trauma-informed, compassionate, and culturally attuned. Whether you’re reflecting on habits, rebuilding relationships, or pursuing recovery, our work together centres on your strengths, values, and readiness for change.
Healing begins when you are met with understanding. That’s the heart of my work - and the reason LEXs exists.
