Nice to meet you.

I’m Luke

B. Psych (Honours), M. Psych (Clinical)

I’m a Clinical Psychologist with more than ten years of experience across private practice, community mental health and specialised hospital services.

My clinical background has included work in public health settings supporting people with complex mental health concerns, trauma and chronic pain, as well as facilitating intensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programs. I currently work at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Chronic Pain Clinic, where I continue to facilitate a comprehensive Pain Management Group alongside my work in private practice.

I grew up in Coffs Harbour and now work across Sydney and regional Australia through my hospital and private practice roles. I work with adults experiencing a broad range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, workplace stress and adjustment to injury or significant life changes.

Alongside my clinical work, I am a Psychology Board of Australia-approved Clinical Supervisor and regularly provide competency-based supervision, training and mentorship to provisional and registered psychologists.

Education & Training

  • Master of Clinical Psychology, Australian National University
  • Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours), Australian National University
  • Psychology Board-Approved Supervisor
  • Advanced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Depression and Anxiety Disorders
  • Advanced training in Chronic Pain
  • Advanced Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Advanced Schema Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

My therapeutic approach is authentic, practical and compassionate. I draw on evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based interventions, while tailoring therapy to each person’s individual needs.

A central part of my work involves helping people understand and break the patterns that can keep them stuck, while finding practical ways to move towards a meaningful life, even in the presence of difficult experiences or circumstances that cannot be immediately controlled or changed.

I believe therapy should feel both supportive and purposeful: a space where people can feel heard and understood, while also working towards meaningful and lasting change in their lives.

I have a particular clinical interest in chronic and persistent pain, trauma, PTSD and the psychological impact of workplace and other injuries.

I currently work at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Chronic Pain Clinic, where I support people living with a range of persistent pain conditions, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), persistent lower back pain, fibromyalgia and the impact of chronic physical conditions.

Living with persistent pain can affect much more than physical comfort. It can influence sleep, mood, work, relationships, confidence and a person’s sense of identity. My work focuses on helping people manage these broader impacts, reconnect with important parts of themselves and move towards a more meaningful life.

Before becoming a psychologist, I took a very different path and trained as a classical opera singer.

Although I no longer spend much time on the opera stage, music remains an important part of my life. I value the creativity and perspective it can bring, and try to bring some of that same creativity to the way I approach challenges both in and outside the therapy room.