Our psychologists
Six clinicians, and what each is genuinely good at
All are registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Fit matters more than credentials in this work, so the profiles below say who each person tends to work well with, and reception will steer you rather than book you with whoever is free soonest.
Who you will be booked with
Nobody here carries a caseload they did not assess. If you book with Elena you see Elena, including for your follow-ups.
Four of the six psychologists are profiled below.
Find the right psychologist
Showing of 4 profiled psychologists. Not listed here? Call reception and describe it in your own words.
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Dr Marcus Feld
Clinical psychologist · principal · here since 2013
Marcus spent eight years in Queensland Health before opening this practice, much of it in trauma services. He works with police, ambulance, fire and health staff, and holds two evening slots a week for shift workers. His view is that trauma treatment should be paced by the client and finished when it is finished, not extended indefinitely.
Works with: Trauma & PTSD · emergency services and healthcare workers · evenings and Saturday mornings
- Current wait
- 4 weeks
- Sees
- Adults 18+, emergency services and healthcare workers
- Session fee
- $280 · $134.75 with a plan
- Registration
- MPsych (Clinical), PhD
Psychology Board of Australia · clinical endorsement
EMDR Association of Australia
APS member
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Elena Sarkis
Psychologist · here since 2016
Elena carries most of the anxiety and OCD caseload and runs the exposure work. She is direct, she will give you homework, and she will tell you at session four whether this is moving. She holds two of the four early-morning slots each week, for people fitting sessions in before work.
Works with: Anxiety & panic · OCD · early mornings and Saturday mornings
- Current wait
- 2 weeks
- Sees
- Adults and young adults 16+
- Session fee
- $230 · $131.05 with a plan
- Special interest
- OCD and exposure therapy
- Registration
- BPsych (Hons), MProfPsych
Psychology Board of Australia
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Dr Ruth Oyelaran
Clinical psychologist · here since 2018
Ruth works with depression, grief, and the psychological side of chronic and terminal illness, which very few private practices take on properly. She also supervises the provisional psychologists placed with us from UQ and QUT.
Works with: Depression & low mood · grief & adjustment · chronic and terminal illness
- Current wait
- 3 weeks
- Sees
- Adults 18+, including palliative and oncology referrals
- Session fee
- $280 · $134.75 with a plan
- Registration
- DPsych (Clinical)
Psychology Board of Australia · clinical endorsement
Board-approved supervisor
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Jess Amberley
Psychologist · here since 2021
Jess sees the 13 to 18 age group and is the person schools around Paddington and Bardon ring when a student stops attending. She is explicit with teenagers about what does and does not go back to their parents, which is the only way that work functions.
Works with: Adolescents 13 to 18 · school refusal · adolescent anxiety
- Current wait
- 2 weeks
- Sees
- Adolescents 13–18 and their families
- Session fee
- $230 · $131.05 with a plan
- Special interest
- School refusal and adolescent anxiety
- Registration
- BPsychSc, MEd & DevPsych
Psychology Board of Australia
Reception will help you choose
Fit matters more than credentials. Call and describe what is going on, and reception will suggest who to book with rather than whoever is free soonest.