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Authentic Lives Psychology

Empathy with Evidence

About Us

Authentic Lives Psychology is about combining evidence-informed practice with genuine empathy.  All our staff have lived experience…We haven’t been in your shoes, but it’s rare not to find common ground with our clients.
We are here to give you support that is grounded in evidence.
We all have tertiary qualified backgrounds, either lecture at universities or present at discipline conferences, and we regularly evaluate our work.
At Authentic Lives Psychology you are getting the total package – empathy with evidence informed practice.  Central to our approach is client centred frameworks - you are the expert on your own life, we are there to support you based on our training and life insights.

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Our Services

With You Every Step of the Way

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Positive Behaviour Support

Positive Behaviour Support helps individuals and those assisting with support by creating a framework that sets out the goals, aspirations and needs of the individual in a proactive and positive way. The emphasis is on skills development informed through a process of assessment with ongoing implementation support and review/evaluation. 


We are a registered NDIS Service Provider and our psychologists are Medicare Providers.  To see examples of how we offer behavioural support and assessment, check out our Case Studies

Psychological Therapy and Counseling

Our qualified psychologists and lived experience consultant are here to work with you to achieve your goals.  We use a range of therapies in practice including:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Compassion-Focused Therapy

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Psychological Assessment for NDIS Participants

We offer a range of psychological assessment services conducted by our psychologists for participants with NDIS plans such as the WAIS-IV (IQ score).

Psychological Therapy and Counseling

Our qualified psychologists and lived experience consultant are here to work with you to achieve your goals.  We use a range of therapies in practice including:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Compassion-Focused Therapy

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Training and workshops

We help people and organisations develop with a variety of learning solutions.  Workshop and training content include disability assessment, evaluation, men’s well-being, and resilience building.

Professional supervision, coaching and organizational consulting

Help develop your knowledge or change workplace practices through our professional services.

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Research and Evaluation

From the simple to the gold standard, we can design and conduct evaluation and research to suit your program or organizational issue. Dr Claire Ryan leads our Research and Evaluation services, with expertise in qualitative, quantitative and co-design practices.  Our team has produced evaluations clients including  Education QLD, Origin Energy, NRL State of Mind Grassroots, and Grocon.

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Dr Claire Ryan - Company Director and Psychologist
Peter Nash - Director and Behavioural Specialist
Karla Norris - Psychologist
Neia Campos -  Social Worker and Behavioural Specialist

contact us

Level 4, 133 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill, QLD 4000

PO Box 490, Shop 9, 900 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Brisbane 4005

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