LIEN (LILY) PHAN

Psychologist
BASoc, GDipPsych, GDipPsychSt, GDipPsychAdv, MAAPi
​Current practice scope: Adult individuals and couples 19-65 years of age

​Drawing on her training and experience, Lily can provide evidence-based treatments for a range of issues (see below). She is a warm and engaging psychologist who believes in authenticity, and values a person-centred and collaborative approach. 

Lily has almost a decade of field experience working with children and parents, adolescents, adults, and families in private practice, hospital, and community settings. Lily currently focuses her practice on working with adult individuals and couples.​

​​Lily believes that effective therapy and counselling... 
FLEXIBILITY

• is flexible and tailored to clients' needs as an individual or couple;​

SKILLS & TOOLS

• empowers clients with evidence-based skills, tools, and insight; and

CHANGE

• can be seen in real-life changes.

​"I'm continually inspired by the people I work with - their openness, vulnerability, resilience, bravery, and courage."
​― Lily

Lily speaks native English, fluent Vietnamese and conversational Mandarin Chinese. She is a second-generation Vietnamese-Australian and has an in-depth understanding of Vietnamese and Chinese culture and family dynamics.​

​​Professional registrations and membership:​

• Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 
• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsychBA)
• Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi) member
• Registered and approved Medicare Provider​
• Psychology services with private health insurance (check with your provider to see your claim eligibilities)​​

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​Relevant experience:

• Various psychology clinics (private practices) in Queensland (Brisbane city areas) and Victoria (Monash and Maroondah city areas; now in Rowville - Knox city area)
• Wesley Mission Queensland - Emergency Relief Services and Community Meal, Fortitude Valley Queensland
• St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane, Kangaroo Point Queensland
• Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma, Woollongabba Queensland​

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​Tertiary education:​

• Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advance), University of New England (New South Wales)
• Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies, University of Southern Queensland (Queensland)
• Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)
• Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Griffith University (Queensland)​ ​​

​Select additional training/professional development:​

• Trauma Informed Care for Practitioners: Applying Principles to Practice and Responding to Challenges Workshop with Melvyn Johns, Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand)
• ACT for Depression and Anxiety Disorders Two-Day Workshop with Dr Russ Harris, ACT Mindfully (Spring Hill, Brisbane Queensland, Australia)
• ACT Made Simple Workshop (ACT Training: Part 1) Two-Day Workshop with Dr Russ Harris, ACT Mindfully (Spring Hill, Brisbane Queensland, Australia)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Health Care Course with Dr Stephen Rollnick (Co-creator), Psychwire
• ​Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training with Stavroula Zandes, Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants ​
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Attachment Science in Practice Course with Dr Sue Johnson (Founder), Psychwire 
• Responding to Complicated Grief Course with Dr Margaret Sealey, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement​​
• Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide Course with Dr Ione Lewis, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement 
• Mental Health Care for Trans, Gender Diverse, and Non-Binary People Module​, The University of Melbourne
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid, Certificate of Accreditation, exp. 29/03/2022, Mental Health First Aid Australia (Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Queensland, Australia)
• Certificate of Proficiency in Vietnamese, Lac Hong Vietnamese School (Inala, Brisbane Queensland, Australia)​​​​

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

Lily...

• was formerly a permanent full-time Assistant Director at a clinical psychology practice and resigned to pursue her passion of becoming a psychologist.
• truly believes that being a psychologist is her 'true calling' (the intersection of passion, purpose, and profession) in life. 
• has worked in both government and private sectors in a variety of fields. ​​
• loves drinking tea (particularly green tea).​ 
• loves coffee now too since becoming a Melburnin (originally from Brissy). ​​

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JASON TU

Assistant

Jason can assist you with enquiries. 
Please view our FAQs page first to see if we have answered your question/s there.
​Jason is a Masters of Public Health graduate and has an interest in mental health.