About
A calm, trauma-informed practice on the Gold Coast and in Canberra
Eucalypt Therapy supports individuals, couples and families experiencing complex mental health, relationship, disability and family-system challenges — with warmth, structure and evidence-informed care.
“The eucalypt tree, so unique to the Australian landscape, is not impervious to fire. But it weathers the hardship and looks to the fertile ground after the flames die down to grow back stronger.”
Our mission at Eucalypt Therapy is to empower our clients to see that every hardship is an opportunity for growth — and that at the heart of everyone is the potential to come back stronger, like the eucalypt.
Our mission
Luciana (Lucie) Tursicova — Accredited Mental Health Social Worker · Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner
Meet Lucie
Experience you can lean on
Luciana (Lucie) Tursicova is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and registered Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner. Her areas of practice include complex trauma, complex mental health presentations, neurodivergence, personality disorders, psychosis, child protection, family functioning, and the assessment and support of people presenting with complex psychosocial and behavioural needs.
Luciana holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), a Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice, a Master of Social Work and a Master of Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy), and is currently a Doctor of Arts (Psychology) candidate.
Luciana has worked within the child protection sector since 2015 — including alongside the NSW Police Force within a Joint Child Protection Response Team — and previously held Clinical Manager positions with headspace Beaudesert and headspace Dubbo. She established Eucalypt Therapy in 2023.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to the individual — drawing on trauma-informed psychotherapy, mental health social work, specialist behaviour support and multidisciplinary collaboration, and adapted to the person, couple or family in front of her.
Qualifications & accreditation
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
- Registered Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner
- Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
- Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice
- Master of Social Work
- Master of Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy)
- Doctor of Arts (Psychology) — current candidate
- Member, Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Professional history
- Child protection since 2015 — investigation, assessment, risk formulation and complex case management
- Joint Child Protection Response Team, alongside the NSW Police Force
- Clinical Manager — headspace Beaudesert and headspace Dubbo
- Specialist mental health — neurodevelopmental differences, complex trauma, psychosis, personality-related difficulties, emotional dysregulation
- Founder, Eucalypt Therapy — 2023
About us
“All wonderful things come with struggle and baggage. Life was never meant to be perfect. The journey was never meant to be easy. But every time it is difficult, remind yourself to breathe, in the same way you breathed through the struggle before. You survived then, and you can certainly survive some more.”
— ‘Hope in the Morning’, Courtney Peppernell
The practice
Care that sees the whole person
Eucalypt Therapy is a trauma-informed therapeutic and behavioural support practice committed to respectful, evidence-informed and person-centred services for people experiencing mental health, psychosocial, behavioural and disability-related support needs.
We recognise that behaviour occurs within a broader biological, psychological, interpersonal, social and environmental context — so we seek to understand the person and the function of behaviour, rather than viewing behaviours of concern in isolation.
Our work focuses on identifying and addressing underlying needs, strengthening communication and emotional regulation skills, improving relationships and participation, and ensuring the people providing support have practical, consistent strategies for everyday environments.
Who we support
Populations supported
- Adults, adolescents and children
- Couples and families
- Current and former ADF members, veterans and defence families
- NDIS participants and their support networks
- Parents and professionals involved in family law matters
Where we work
Service locations
- In person — Unit 12, 151 Cotlew Street, Ashmore QLD 4214 (Gold Coast)
- In person — Room 6, 310 Thesiger Court, Deakin ACT 2600 (Canberra)
- In-home visits across the Gold Coast, Logan and Brisbane
- Telehealth across Queensland, the ACT and Australia-wide where appropriate