Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work
Social Worker, MA, AASW (she, her)
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My clients often feel too complex for mainstream services. They may be living with chronic illness, disability, or neurodivergence; be LGBTQIA+; be older adults navigating major transitions; or parents carrying their own health challenges. What they share is a readiness for support that sees the whole person — not just a diagnosis — and moves at their pace.
I'm Mel — a social worker with a Master of Social Work (UTAS) and Bachelor of Psychological Science (CQU). I offer psychosocial support, therapeutic conversations, case management and advocacy via secure telehealth - Australia-wide. My practice is strengths-based, trauma-informed, and draws on my own lived experience of chronic illness and disability.
Something brought you here. Maybe you're exhausted from explaining yourself, or you've been told your needs are too complex. You don't need the right words or a clear sense of what you need — just take one small step. You are welcome here, exactly as you are.
Call or Email Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide now for a free 15 minute consultation - (03) 6469 5484
Let's Connect (03) 6469 5484
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $130
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Bank transfer, Mastercard, Visa Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide
Social Worker, MA, AASW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (03) 6469 5484
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Association of Social Workers Melissa Downey
- Degree/Diploma from UTAS in Social Work Master of Social Work (Qualifying) / 2025
- Degree/Diploma from CQU in Psychology Bachelor of Psychology / 2021
Social Worker: Melissa Downey
Additional Credentials
Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide
Social Worker, MA, AASW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (03) 6469 5484
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Chronic Illness
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Autism
Practice Areas
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Pain
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Gay
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Intellectual Disability
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide
Social Worker, MA, AASW
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (03) 6469 5484
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Strength-Based
Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide
Social Worker, MA, AASW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (03) 6469 5484
Location
Nearby Areas
Lomatia - Telehealth Social Work Australia-Wide
Social Worker, MA, AASW
Call for a free consultation now - (03) 6469 5484