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THE TEAM
ABOUT
ALEX WILSON
AMHSW Social Worker & PRACTICE DIRECTOR (AMHSW; CSW; MAASW; BSW)
Alex is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & the founder of Mindful Recovery Services, providing high-quality care to the NSW Central Coast community since 2010.
Alex is passionate about delivering evidence-based treatment and training. Her clinical focus includes borderline personality disorder, deliberate self-harm, suicidality, and complex trauma, working with both adolescents and adults. Beyond clinical practice, Alex is deeply committed to advocacy and reducing stigma for people experiencing mental health challenges.
A highly regarded presenter, trainer, and clinical supervisor, Alex develops and delivers professional education programs for health, education, and community organisations. She specialises in teaching practical frameworks for safety planning, emotion regulation, and working effectively with complex presentations. Her work is characterised by a balance of clinical excellence, compassion, and a strong commitment to building safer, more responsive systems of care.
SPECIALTIES
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
DBT
Focuses on integrating skills and knowledge for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
Trauma Therapy
Supporting the safe processing of trauma through a collaborative and flexible tri-phased approach.
THERAPY
APPROACH
With extensive experience working with individuals presenting with high-risk behaviours, Alex has developed a strong reputation for a practical, evidence-based approach to supporting complex client presentations.
In addition to her clinical work, Alex provides professional training and supervision to psychologists, social workers, and allied health professionals across Australia. Her teaching focuses on equipping clinicians with practical, skills-based strategies that balance empathy with structure, and enhance confidence in responding effectively to complex & risky presentations.
Alex is deeply committed to reducing stigma around self-harm and advancing best practice in the mental health field.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work (BSocWk), University of Sydney, 2003
Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice Standards (USyd 2008); Masters of Mindfulness Teaching (Berkeley CA- current)
Experience
Alex has over 20 years of experience in mental health, including private and public sectors, and specialises in:
Complex & Acute Mental Health
Session Rates
Sessions start from $280, with Medicare rebates available.
ALEX'S
FAVOURITE QUOTE
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in times of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy”.
- Martin Luther King Jnr
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