11/01/2026
We are delighted to welcome Dr Larisa McLoughlin to our team.
Dr Larisa offers counselling sessions via Telehealth nationwide, as well as in-person appointments in Adelaide.
To make a booking, please contact us on 0423260649 or email admin@loveandlighthealing.com.au.
Dr Larisa McLoughlin is a counselling and youth mental health specialist with nationally recognised expertise in bullying and cyberbullying. She holds a PhD (2017), with postgraduate research focused on the mental health impacts of cyberbullying in adolescents, including coping and help-seeking behaviours. Her doctoral research was funded by the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, and she was a key researcher on the national Safe and Well Online Study at the University of South Australia.
Dr Larisa has over four years’ experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Youth Mental Health at the Thompson Institute (University of the Sunshine Coast), where she was a Chief Investigator on the Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study. Her work advanced understanding of bullying through world-first research exploring the neurobiological impacts of cyberbullying, helping inform evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches now used internationally.
Passionate about counselling and mental health support, Dr Larisa brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. She regularly engages with schools, communities, and media as a bullying expert, and has contributed specialist content to the Raising Children Network. Dr Larisa is committed to supporting young people and families affected by bullying, cyberbullying, and mental health challenges.