Michael Elwan, AASW
15 years in practice
Michael Elwan is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) with 15 years of experience who supports adults feeling worn down, stuck, or quietly overwhelmed by life.
License and registration
- AASW
- 681846 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Arabic
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About Michael
Michael Elwan is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) with 15 years of experience who supports adults feeling worn down, stuck, or quietly overwhelmed by life. He works with people carrying anxiety, grief, relationship strain, burnout and identity questions rather than those in obvious crisis. Sessions aim to slow things down and offer space to be heard without judgement.
Michael describes a calm, trauma-informed and culturally responsive style. He helps people notice the patterns they live inside and how those patterns shape thoughts, feelings and relationships.
Background and approach
Conversations tend to focus on practical clarity, emotional steadiness and more grounded ways of relating to self and others. His practice draws on emotionally focused, narrative, mindfulness-based and acceptance-based ideas. That means work might include noticing emotions, naming recurring stories about yourself, practising small shifts in attention, and choosing actions that support values.
Michael balances direct conversation with quieter reflection depending on what a person needs in the moment. Michael’s approach is shaped by both professional and lived experience. He was a young carer for his father and has lived through grief from suicide in his family.
Those experiences inform how he sits alongside people carrying heavy responsibilities or long-term sorrow. He is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers and the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, and is completing a PhD in mental health.
Outside work he is a husband and father of two, which gives him ongoing perspective on relationships and the demands of everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How his approaches translate online
Existential-informed work helps people name what matters most and face life’s big questions, such as meaning, choice and responsibility. This approach often supports people dealing with grief, emptiness or major life transitions by focusing on personal values and honest reflection.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and for taking valued action despite discomfort. It is useful for anxiety, depression, chronic stress and mood challenges where behaviour change matters.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and expectations. This can help with intimacy-related issues, communication problems and feeling more supported in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals, values and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more accessible and easier to fit around work, family and daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michael help with?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and grief, self-esteem, addictions and many life transitions.
What is his therapy style like?
His style is calm, trauma-informed and culturally responsive with a mix of emotionally focused and acceptance-based approaches.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of clinical experience supporting adults and brings both professional and lived experience to his work.
What credentials and location apply?
He is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) practising in Australia and is a member of professional associations.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic.
What session formats are available?
Michael offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for flexible session styles.
How are sessions charged?
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