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Dr Lucas Ford - Clinical Psychologist in Bundall, QLD

Dr Lucas Ford

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Clinical Psychologist
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Bundall, QLDAustralia

Session Types

  • Telehealth
  • Phone
  • In-Person

Clients Seen

  • Not specified

Billing Types

Specialises in

Clinical Psychology ADHD Addiction +9 more

Therapy Types

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) +4 more

Lucas is an experienced clinical psychologist, having practiced in hospital and private practice settings for more than 15 years. He is also an accredited psychedelic assisted therapist, after completing courses at Mind Medicine Australia and the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute in Colorado, USA, with an interest in therapies creating an altered state of consciousness and psychedelic integration within a harm reduction framework in approved clinical settings.

He works with individuals from late adolescence through to older adulthood, offering both diagnostic assessments and therapy for a wide range of presentations, including:
• Anxiety disorders (GAD, social anxiety, panic disorder)
• Mood disorders (depression, bipolar affective disorder)
• PTSD and trauma-related conditions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (diagnosis and support, including collaborative assessments with GPs)
• Personality disorders and complex mental health
• Substance use and addiction
• Disordered eating (e.g., binge eating, bulimia)
• Interpersonal difficulties/grief and loss

Lucas sees patients via a range of referral pathways (Medicare, WorkCover, DVA, Queensland Police Service - Self-Refer, and NDIS), offering a collaborative, compassionate, and individualised approach to care, drawing on evidence-based modalities such as:
• Cognitive behavioural therapies, like ACT, CBT, DBT
• Metacognitive therapy
• EMDR
• Mindfulness and compassion-based therapies
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Altered states therapies, including hybrid, integrative approaches guided by inner healing intelligence (the belief that each person has the inherent capacity to heal when provided with the right conditions)
• Harm minimisation and integration therapy

While traditional therapeutic approaches are effective for most, there are some individuals who experience a sense of being stuck, despite their best efforts and the efforts of their therapists. This has led to a particular interest in treating persistent depression and post-traumatic conditions (such as PTSD and other conditions along the trauma continuum).

Lucas is a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association and available for supervision as a STAP approved psychologist supervisor. He has previously published research in the areas of mindfulness, self-compassion, and return to work after injury. He is committed to his own self and professional development and strives to live in line with his values, including freedom, shared humanity, and collective elevation. He enjoys keeping up to date with new, novel, and developing treatment options, with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes for the people he works alongside.

Philosophy and Vision

At Phoenix Integrative Health, we want to bring people together for transformation, growth, and healing.

INDIVIDUALISED CARE
While we are a new clinic, we are not new to the provision of mental health services. Our team is a health collective, with experienced health practitioners working together as a multidisciplinary team to provide individually tailored care to meet your needs. Our multidisciplinary team will be comprised of authorised prescribers (i.e., psychiatrists), clinical psychologists/psychologists, breathwork facilitators, and other health practitioners.

We understand that there isn't a one size fits all approach to mental health, so we aim to provide a range of evidence-based therapeutic modalities for an approach that's as unique as you. In addition to providing traditional, evidence-based, gold standard mental health treatments and therapies, we will also be providing therapies producing an altered state of consciousness.

At Phoenix Integrative Health, our aim is to provide additional, novel treatments for those individuals for whom traditional treatments are not working.

PROGRESSIVE AND COMMITTED TO BEST PRACTICE
We are dedicated to best practice and advancing the quality of mental health services and the experience of people who access them. We take pride in staying up to date with current research and treatment developments and strive to be on the forefront of mental health care, particularly for those individuals feeling stuck with difficult to treat depression and trauma based conditions (e.g., PTSD).

Areas of Special Interest

Types of Therapy

Fees and Insurance

Private Session Fees

Medicare Session Fees

Clinical Psychologist - Medicare rebates are available for this qualification

Payment & Insurance Options

Medicare
Private Health
NDIS
Private (self-funded)
DVA
Work Cover
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I am on Therapy Online Australia since: 11 March 2026

Last profile update for Dr Lucas Ford: 11 March 2026

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