Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs)
Where care feels human again
Therapy, Supervision, and Systems Transformation Across Australia
I'm Michael Elwan, an Accredited Social Worker, state and national advisor, and PhD researcher. LEXs is my independent, award-winning practice. I work with individuals, practitioners, and organisations across Australia, drawing on lived and living experience, senior management experience, and considered strategic thinking to make mental health and suicide prevention care more compassionate, inclusive, and effective.
I work with individuals and couples navigating burnout, grief, migration, identity, and the weight of caring for others; and with practitioners and organisations shaping mental health and suicide prevention systems.
How I Can Support You
Recognition
Between 2025 and 2026, my work and LEXs have been recognised through:
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the AASW National Excellence Awards (Social Worker of the Year)
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the WA Mental Health Award (Lived Experience Impact and Inspiration)
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the Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Awards (Outstanding Contribution, WA; Priority Populations, WA), and
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the WA Multicultural Awards (Outstanding Individual Achievement).
I have also been a finalist in:
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the R U OK? Barbara Hocking Memorial Awards and
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the Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award.
I have spoken at national conferences, contributed to research translation with the ALIVE National Centre, and published in peer-reviewed literature.
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.
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 developmentThis combination allows me to support both personal healing and systems change.
Testimonials
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.
