Luke Lawrence
Mental Health Clinician
Belmont
Making the decision to see a mental health clinician can be pretty daunting.  My goal is to provide you with a supportive, non-judgemental and welcoming space in which we can work together.  Collaboratively, we can develop a better understanding of the difficulties you’re facing, and establish helpful strategies in a safe, supportive way that is evidence-based and tailored to your individual needs.

I am experienced in providing person-centred counselling for a range of difficulties including (but not limited to) depression, anxiety, challenging behaviour in children and adolescents and developmental concerns, grief and loss, low self-esteem and stress-related impacts on emotional and psychological wellbeing.

I am particularly interested in early intervention for children and adolescents, support for alcohol- and other drug-related problems, depression, anxiety and trauma.  I can provide you with therapeutic assessment and intervention using approaches that are based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), psychodynamic and family systems approaches, and mindfulness. 

I’m passionate about supporting emotional and psychological wellbeing for people of all ages in a manner that is needs-specific, and culturally appropriate.   When I’m not working with clients I’m most at home at the beach, on the tennis court, cooking dinners and working in the garden, or just enjoying a great coffee and a chat down at the café.
 
Professional Highlights and Memberships
- Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Provisional Registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
 
Special interest areas
Child and adolescent development | Early intervention | Grief and loss | Anxiety | Depression | Trauma | Alcohol and other drug-related problems | Mindfulness