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Jacqueline Lyons
Overwhelmed, Stressed or Feeling Stuck?
Psychologist Eltham | Templestowe | Telehealth
Psychology that helps you understand the patterns shaping your internal world, so you can live with greater internal alignment. Supporting professionals and women navigating overwhelm, burnout and life transitions.
Alignment is the practice of integrating self-understanding, emotional awareness and intentional choices. When these elements come together, people often experience greater clarity, balance and a deeper sense of direction.
AHPRA Registered Psychologist | APS Member |
Medicare, DVA & WorkCover Provider
Welcome to
Alignment Psychology
Psychological support for anxiety, burnout and life transitions
'When life feels full - but not quite fulfilling'
Psychology that helps you come back into alignment with yourself
You may appear to be coping on the outside while privately carrying stress, anxiety, self-doubt or emotional exhaustion. Perhaps you are constantly managing responsibilities, supporting others, meeting expectations or navigating a significant life transition. Over time, this can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, uncertain or unsure about the path ahead.
Therapy offers a space to pause, reflect and develop a clearer understanding of the patterns shaping how you think, feel and respond. Together, we explore both practical strategies and deeper psychological insight to support emotional wellbeing, self-understanding and meaningful change.
Psychological alignment is about creating greater clarity and cohesion between your thoughts, emotions and actions, helping you navigate overwhelm, anxiety and burnout with greater awareness and self-trust.
You may be experiencing:
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Anxiety, chronic stress or persistent worry
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Emotional exhaustion, burnout or overwhelm
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Difficulty switching off or relaxing
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Feeling disconnected from yourself or your usual sense of confidence
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Life transitions, uncertainty or major change
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Relationship challenges or communication difficulties
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Patterns that no longer feel sustainable
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A sense that something needs to change, but you're not sure where to begin
Over time, therapy may help you:
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Feel calmer and more emotionally regulated
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Reduce overwhelm and mental fatigue
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Understand and shift unhelpful patterns
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Respond rather than react during periods of stress
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Strengthen resilience and self-awareness
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Rebuild self-trust and confidence
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Navigate change with greater clarity
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Feel more aligned in how you live, work and relate to yourself and others
Jacqueline Lyons
BBSc, Postgrad Dip (App Psych), M Psych (Health), MAPS
AHPRA Registered Psychologist | 20+ years’ experience
APS Member | Medicare, DVA & WorkCover Provider
Founder, Alignment Psychology®
Alignment Psychology is a boutique psychology practice that helps high-functioning adults reconnect with themselves by bringing evidence-based psychology and internal alignment into the same conversation.
With more than 20 years of clinical experience as a registered psychologist, and a background in Health Psychology spanning health, medical and palliative care settings, Jacqueline works with professionals and women in midlife navigating burnout, perfectionism, anxiety and significant life transitions. Her experience across these settings has shaped a grounded, whole-person approach to psychological care, recognising that wellbeing is influenced by the interplay of our psychological, physical and social worlds.
Grounded in evidence-based psychology and informed by a biopsychosocial understanding of wellbeing, Jacqueline’s therapeutic work is guided by The Alignment Approach™ — her therapeutic framework bringing together psychological perspectives including health, existential and positive psychology, alongside clinical mindfulness, nervous system regulation and practical strategies for sustainable wellbeing.
Jacqueline works collaboratively with people who may appear to be coping well while privately feeling overwhelmed, depleted or disconnected from themselves. She offers a thoughtful, personalised space to understand patterns, gain perspective and develop more effective ways of responding to life’s challenges.
Areas of Expertise & Therapy
Working with high-functioning adults (especially women) experiencing anxiety, burnout and chronic stress
Understanding Patterns and Creating Change
Therapy is informed by evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy and solution-focused strategies - tailored to your individual needs and goals.
Moving from Overwhelm to Greater Calm
Sessions may incorporate mindfulness, grounding and nervous system regulation strategies to support stress recovery, emotional balance and improved self-regulation.
A Steady, Attuned Therapeutic Relationship
A compassionate, trauma-informed approach supports greater self-awareness, resilience and insight into emotional, behavioural and relational patterns during periods of stress, change and transition.
Alignment isn't a destination. It's an active, evolving conversation that develops through greater understanding, intentional choices and self-awareness.
Common Areas of Focus include:
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Anxiety, Chronic Stress and Worry
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High Functioning Anxiety and Burnout
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Menopause and Midlife Challenges
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Life Transitions and Identity Shifts
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Self-Worth and Inner Critical Dialogue
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Relationship Stress and Communication Patterns
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Student Stress and Academic Pressure
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Depression and Overwhelm
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Trauma and Difficult Life Experiences
The Alignment Approach™
The Alignment Approach™ brings together evidence-based psychology and the deeper human desire to live consciously, authentically and meaningfully.
Developed through more than twenty years of clinical practice, The Alignment Approach™ is the therapeutic framework used at Alignment Psychology Australia. It integrates evidence-based psychological principles, emotional awareness and intentional action to support meaningful and sustainable change.
The framework helps you better understand the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, values, nervous system and behaviour, so you can make more intentional choices that reflect what matters most to you.
Grounded in Health Psychology, Existential Psychology and Positive Psychology, and informed by evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), clinical mindfulness and nervous system regulation, it helps you recognise the patterns shaping your inner world and move forward with greater clarity, flexibility and intention.
The four-part journey of The Alignment Approach™ supports a movement from awareness to connection, alignment and intentional living — helping you reconnect with what matters most and live in a way that reflects your values.
The Three Core Elements within The Alignment Approach™
Clarity (Mind)
Understanding yourself.
Connection (Emotion)
Relating to yourself with awareness and compassion.
Choice (Action)
Living in a way that reflects your values.
The Alignment Approach™ supports a gradual shift from self-understanding to intentional living, with each step building momentum towards choices that are more aligned with who you are and what matters most.
Awareness → Connection → Alignment → Intentional Living
The Therapeutic Relationship
Many people reach out after months or even years of trying to manage things on their own. You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Support can be a way to gain perspective, understand yourself more deeply and find a different way forward.
Therapy is a structured relationship built on safety, trust and consistency. My role is to help you understand patterns, regulate emotional responses and develop greater clarity in how you relate to yourself and others.
Research consistently shows that feeling safe, understood and genuinely connected with your psychologist is one of the strongest predictors of positive therapeutic outcomes.
Together, we work at a pace that respects your capacity, allowing space for reflection and meaningful change without pressure or overwhelm. Over time, the therapeutic relationship itself can become a steady place to make sense of your experiences and move towards greater balance, self-understanding and confidence.
Contact
For appointments, online consultation,
Telehealth or referral please contact me on:
Tel: 1300 890 777
info@alignmentpsychology.com.au
Locations - by appointment only
Current or existing clients are welcome to manage their appointments online.
New clients please register your enquiry below with the name of your referring GP (if applicable) and best contact number
Please note: Alignment Psychology is not a crisis service. If you require urgent assistance please contact emergency services on 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14