About

*Please note: I am not currently accepting new therapy clients/referrals, nor am I operating a therapy waitlist, as my books are full. However, I have occasional availability for WPATH assessments. Please email me on hello@lgpsychology.net if seeking a WPATH assessment. Thank you.*

About me: Hi, I’m Lumen (they/them), a clinical psychologist in Naarm (Melbourne). You might also know me as Laura (name on legal documents, and name I’m registered as a psychologist under), however my chosen name is Lumen. I currently see clients in Northcote and online, meaning sessions are accessible from any location.

I currently work with adult clients (18yrs+) regarding a range of experiences surrounding identity, neurotype, life transitions, and connection with self, body, others, and place in the world. I’m also queer, non-binary, multiply neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled, and aspire to provide a safe space for all identities, genders, neurotypes, and bodies.

Areas of work: My areas of expertise include working with LGBTQIA+ community members, neurodivergent folk (especially ADHD and Autism), identity/self-view, eating (disorders, differences, and/or difficulties), life changes or transitions, and burnout, alongside mood, stress, anxiety, and general wellbeing.

The services I offer are include:

  • Psychological counselling/therapy for clients

  • WPATH assessment completion for clients

  • Consultation/training for other health professionals and educators (topics of gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, chronic health, and/or eating disorders)

Lumen is in a park, wearing noise-cancelling headphones, a pink shirt, backpack, and their Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard. They are doing the peace sign and smiling, cos they're don't know how else to pose.

Therapy approach: My therapeutic style is patient, compassionate, collaborative, warm, and person-focussed, with good humour (/being a bit silly when that’s the vibe) along the way. Accessibility, safety, stimming, and identity unmasking are important and welcome; I aspire to provide a space where your needs and comfort are supported.

Image description: Lumen is pictured from mid-torso up. They are in a park, wearing noise-cancelling headphones, a pink shirt, grey backpack, and their Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard. Their hair is medium brown, in a shaggy mullet cut with a fringe. They have pink eyeliner, a silver septum piercing, a black choker necklace, and black & pink nailpolish, and are smiling while doing the peace sign, because they don’t really know how else to pose in selfies.

I take a holistic approach to help individuals understand their emotions, thoughts, experiences, values, strengths, and needs, and relationships; build skills for and recover from challenges they are facing; develop greater self-acceptance and insight; move towards their goals; or just talk things out.

To do this, I draws upon various therapies including Affirmative Person-Centred, Counselling, Narrative, Values-Based, and ACT approaches. I work from an intersectional, anti-oppressive, de-pathologising, identity-affirming, trauma-informed framework, and tailor therapy to each person I see. If this sounds like what you’re after, feel welcome to get in touch - I look forward to hearing from you!

Qualifications and Professional Affiliations

Lumen completed undergraduate and postgraduate psychology training at the University of Melbourne. Lumen is registered with the Psychology Board of Australia/AHPRA (name “Laura Gorrie”), and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA), Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED), and Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH).