Psychology
Dr. Alana (Lani) Roy
Therapeutic Director · Clinical Psychologist
Melbourne & Byron Bay· she/her· English· Waitlist open · 6-week wait
Lani is a psychologist and social worker with 15 years’ experience across suicide prevention, women’s trauma, defence and police trauma. Founding board member of AMAPP and a respected national leader in trauma-informed therapy and integration.
Credentials
- DPsych (Clinical) & Social Work background
- Co-Founder & Director, Anam Cara
- Founder, Signs of Life Psychology
- Chair & Founding Board Member, AMAPP
- Associate Research Fellow, Swinburne University
- 15+ years in mental health, trauma and suicide prevention
Areas of focus
- Complex Trauma
- Harm Reduction
- Sexual Abuse Recovery
- Suicide Prevention
- Family Violence
- Medicine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Approach
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Integrative psychotherapy combining evidence-based trauma treatment with compassionate, person-centred care.
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Specialist experience in complex trauma, family violence, sexual abuse and harm reduction.
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Supports clients through medicine-assisted psychotherapy alongside traditional therapeutic approaches.
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Committed to ethical practice, clinical research and building safe, informed communities.
Partnerships
- Co-Founder & Director — Anam Cara
- Chair & Founding Board Member — AMAPP
- Founder — Signs of Life Psychology
- Associate Research Fellow — Swinburne University
Professional Interest
- Lani has trained across a range of traditional healing lineages while contributing to emerging clinical models of medicine-assisted care. She has participated in clinical trials, volunteers with DanceWize providing harm reduction education, and is dedicated to developing an ethical, skilled and compassionate practitioner community through education, collaboration and research.
