It’s so good to meet you.

Our experienced team is here to help you thrive.

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.

Focus areas include:

  • Complex trauma

  • Emotional dysregulation

  • Self-harm behaviours

  • Attachment issues

  • Suicidal ideation

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.

Would you like to help humans thrive?

We’re building a multi-disciplinary team of caring and compassionate individuals. We want to hear from you if you’re passionate about motivating others to create an intentional life.