BA, B Psych (Hons), M Psych (Clin)

Sophie is a Clinical Psychologist and a senior clinician at the Literacy and Learning Centre.  She is a member of the Australian Clinical Psychologists Association (ACPA). She holds a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours from the University of New England and a Master of Clinical Psychology from the University of Queensland.

Sophie has experience working as a School Psychologist (K-12), where she provided psychometric assessments and/or therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents with autism, ADHD, FASD, intellectual disability, global developmental delay, specific learning disorders, developmental trauma, as well as other emotional and behavioural difficulties. Sophie has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities from a culturally-informed and trauma-informed framework, as well as with gender and sexuality diverse children and adolescents. Prior to working as a Psychologist, Sophie taught EAL/D (previously known as ESL) in primary and secondary schools in Japan.

Through her experiences working as both a psychologist and a teacher, Sophie has come to appreciate the important roles that parents, educators, and health professionals can play in creating and maintaining supportive environments for the growth and development of each unique child. She adopts a strengths-based, affirming approach while keeping note of current developments in evidence-based psychological research.

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Sophie is an accredited facilitator of the standard group Triple P and Fear Less Triple P parenting programs.

Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), Master of Psychology (Clinical) 

Morgan is a Clinical Psychologist. She is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from Australian Catholic University.

Morgan is passionate about working with children and young people with various presentations and difficulties including neurodiversity, learning disorders, anxiety, depression, and other emotional and behavioural difficulties. Her experience includes working with individuals across the lifespan in various settings including private practice, disability support services, and a hospital multidisciplinary developmental assessment team. She has experience in administering and interpreting various cognitive, academic, functional and behavioural assessments as well as implementing therapeutic interventions aimed at increasing mental and emotional wellbeing, and fostering client growth and fulfillment.

At the Literacy and Learning Centre, Morgan aims to take a strengths-based approach, working collaboratively with individuals and their families as well as other key stakeholders including schools and other health professionals. Morgan places high value on the client being the expert on their own lives and engages clients with warmth and openness to explore not only the presenting difficulties but also the unique aspects and strengths each individual possesses.

Morgan is on leave until the end of 2026

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BA, B Psych (Hons), M Psych (Clin)

Aanjali is a Registered Psychologist.  She holds a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours from Western Sydney University and a Master of Clinical Psychology from Australian Catholic University.

Aanjali has experience working with children, adults, and families in various settings including community, inpatient, disability support, and private practice settings. She has provided therapeutic intervention or psychometric assessments for client’s navigating ADHD, autism, Intellectual disability, specific learning disorders, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, Complex Trauma, substance-related concerns or simply seeking to better understand themselves.

Aanjali works collaboratively with clients and their team (i.e., parents, teachers, and other health professionals) to facilitate shared understanding, growth, and overall wellbeing. She offers a safe, strengths-based, and collaborative space for clients to reach their potential.

Aanjali works on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

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Lisa is a primary school teacher who specialises in working with children with special educational needs. She has completed a degree in Psychology and an honours degree in Education.

Over the past 15 years, Lisa has worked with children with learning difficulties in three continents.  She has many years of experience working in Special Education settings and has completed training with the Australian Dyslexia Association in MSL (ie, multisensory literacy) instruction; this is the gold standard approach for teaching dyslexic learners and all students with literacy difficulties.  She has also completed a Certificate in Supporting Struggling Readers and training in numerous structured intervention programmes.  Recently, Lisa completed a Certificate of Gifted Education at the University of NSW.

Lisa is passionate about supporting students to be the very best they can be.  Prior to working with children, Lisa co-ordinated a programme to support disadvantaged university students.  Lisa strives to make learning a fun, rewarding and enriching experience for all her pupils.

Celia is a qualified private tutor who specialises in children with special needs, such as dyslexia and ADHD. She has over 4 years experience in supporting students to improve their learning and owned her own tutoring business in Canada, where she provided support for students experiencing difficulties with Maths, English and Phonics.

Celia has an arts degree, majoring in Psychology. She has worked with many students with varied special education needs. Possessing a strong passion for supporting children to improve their learning, Celia personalises every child’s lesson, tailoring work to their learning ability. Her goal is to build confidence in the child and make learning a fun experience.