About LisaClinical Psychologist · Work-Related PTSD Focus · Operating as Revive Health and Happiness

Working with injured workers since the 1990s.

Lisa Irving is an experienced clinical psychologist focusing on psychological injury involving work-related PTSD and workplace bullying within the workers compensation system in Western Australia.

She works closely with injured workers, medical practitioners, injury management consultants, and insurers. She provides comprehensive psychological assessments and trauma-informed treatment to foster lasting recovery, alongside return-to-work capacity assessments.

Lisa Irving, clinical psychologist
Lisa Irving

BA (Psych), PGDipPsych, MClinPsych · Clinical Psychologist

“People recover from workplace trauma when they feel believed, receive effective treatment, and have a supportive team around them.”

Lisa's Strengths & Practice Philosophy

WA Workers Compensation

Experience working within the workers compensation system. Lisa understands how to support the worker with warmth while navigating the workers compensation process.

Trauma-Focused Care

Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, depression and anxiety, tailored specifically to the realities of workplace trauma, bullying, moral injury and adversarial claim experiences.

High-Quality Reports

High-quality reports that are articulate, objective and promptly delivered. Referrers, injury management consultants and insurers receive decisive clinical psychology reports that keep the workers compensation system and return-to-work capacity in mind.

Clear Communication

A warm, grounded therapeutic style. With the client's consent, treating doctors and insurers are kept informed of the worker's current work capacity and psychological treatment plan.

Three Decades in Psychology

From injury management consultant in the 1990s, to registered psychologist, to treating clinical psychologist focusing on work-related PTSD.

  1. Foundational Era

    1990s · Early Foundations

    Lisa commenced working directly with injured workers, initially for the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service and later for Worklink, a private occupational rehabilitation provider.

    Focus:

    Vocational rehabilitation, vocational assessment and adjustment to injury.

    Development:

    Working directly with general practitioners treating patients with depression, anxiety, postnatal depression, OCD, physical injury, psychological injury and work-related PTSD.

  2. Private Practice

    2004 · Healthfocus Clinical Psychology

    Lisa founded Healthfocus Clinical Psychology, an independent clinical psychology practice dedicated to delivering evidence-based psychological treatment.

  3. Perth Central CBD

    2017 · Revive Health and Happiness

    Lisa relocated to the Perth CBD, opening Revive Health and Happiness, a clinical psychology and dietetics practice providing care for a range of psychological conditions, with Lisa focusing on work-related PTSD.

    Therapy Dogs:

    Introduction of therapy dogs Milly, Ruby and Dave to help comfort clients with PTSD.

    Supporting Clinicians:

    Lisa created a report-writing application that helps psychologists write high-quality reports more quickly and with less cognitive load.

  4. Clinical Technology

    2025 · AI Report Writing

    Lisa's report-writing application has been adopted by psychologists across Australia, with Lisa presenting at a number of conferences, webinars and professional events.