Lucas Ford (Psychologist)
- Name
- Lucas Ford
- Occupation
- Psychologist
- Gender
- Medical Specialties
- Psychology
Lucas Ford is a Clinical Psychologist providing psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services. He works collaboratively with his clients to assist them in achieving their goals, reaching their potential, and living a life consistent with what they value. Lucas has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in a variety of contexts for more than a decade. Lucas sees clients of all ages and presentations; he has a particular interest in treating anxiety, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and trauma, in both adults and children. Lucas has a relaxed, down to earth approach to seeing clients and has experience and success in treating anxiety, OCD, depression, psychological difficulties accompanying health issues (e.g., chronic disease), trauma, work related stress, relationship issues, self-esteem issues, and substance misuse.
Lucas is a registered provider with WorkCover Queensland and WorkCover NSW. He has conducted research and co-published journal articles in the area of workplace rehabilitation. He has a particular interest in assisting workers to return to work (RTW) after psychiatric injury.
Lucas has previously conducted research and published on the relationship between mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience in human service professionals and continues to have an ongoing interest in mindfulness and self-compassion based psychological interventions. Lucas is currently completing a PhD exploring how such interventions can assist in mental health recovery in the acute inpatient mental health setting, with a focus on young adults. Lucas regularly utilises mindfulness and self-compassion based interventions with his clients.
Lucas is well versed in using current evidence based psychological treatments. His primary treatment frameworks are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Interventions, Solution Focused Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
- Affiliated Clinics
- Psychology Central
- Gillian Lane Clinic
- Ascent Psychiatry
Practice Locations
Gold Coast
- Psychology Central
- Address
- Suite D 191 Varsity Pde
Varsity Lakes QLD 4227
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5578 9868
- Fax
- 07 5689 1150
- Gillian Lane Clinic
- Address
- 9 Gillian Lane
Southport QLD 4215
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5571 1133
- Fax
- 07 5571 1149
- Ascent Psychiatry
- Address
- Southport Specialist Suites
Suite 1.02 25 Spendelove Ave
Southport QLD 4215
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5591 7034
- Fax
- 07 5676 6755
