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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

Michael Elwa

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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