Meet Alison.
Principal psychologist.
Board-approved supervisor.
Compassionate human.
Alison Lenehan is the founder of Helping Humans Thrive and a highly experienced, well-regarded professional psychologist. She started her human-helping journey as a therapist for children with autism and, over the years, has established a deep interest in supporting individuals experiencing emotional dysregulation and those with a history of complex trauma.
As well as leading the Helping Humans Thrive team, Alison works at Gladstone Practice – a multi-disciplinary team of consultant psychiatrists and psychologists. Working with complementary practitioners and seeing the rich results an integrated service delivers for her clients inspired Alison to establish the Helping Humans Thrive practice with a complete, unified approach to mental health treatment.
Alison’s approach strikes the perfect balance between warmth and assertiveness. She’s known for her radical genuineness in calling things out as she sees them while providing a safe, compassionate space for change.
Alison holds memberships with the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and AAPi. She sits on the board of The Queen Bee Project Inc. (Pathway to Healing) and is a volunteer member of the Australian BPD Foundation.
Focus areas include:
Trauma (PTSD/ C-PTSD)
Emotion dysregulation/ personality disorders/ emotion coaching
ADHD/ neurodiversity
Overcontrol, OCD, eating disorders, toxic perfectionism
Self-harm/ suicidality
Attachment, boundary setting issues
Experience includes:
Former Head of Clinical Services.
Co-founding and facilitating comprehensive DBT Skills Groups training in Australia.
Working with psychiatrists on complex cases using a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.
Consulting with world-renowned trauma expert and founder of the Child Trauma Academy (USA), Dr Bruce Perry, on a trauma case.