Sorubi’s Psychological Services

Presenting Issues
Support for: Depression, Wellbeing Coaching, Workplace Relations, Motivation, Loneliness, Sleep/Insomnia, Self-Development, Grief & Bereavement, PTSD, Career Concerns, Financial Stress, Family, Burnout, Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Stress Management, ADHD, Autism, Low Mood, Work Stress, Confidence, Panic Attacks.

Psychological Assessments
Comprehensive screeners and assessments are available for Cognitive, ADHD, Autism, Mental Health and Behavioural concerns, with detailed diagnostic psychological reports.

Therapy Modalities
Person-Centred Therapy, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic Therapy, Schema Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, ACT, CBT, Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT).

Client Demographics
Sorubi works with Women, Men, Children (7-11), Teens (12-16), Youth (17-25), Adults and Seniors.

Service Mode
Primarily telehealth, with in-person sessions located in Boorowa, NSW, every two months for rural communities.

Fees

Counselling

• No-Gap Medicare Bulk Billing: Free for Boorowa, Harden and Cootamundra clients facing financial hardship for up to 10 sessions annually.
• Low-Gap Medicare Bulk Billing: $170/hour for Boorowa, Harden and Cootamundra clients.
• Telehealth & In-Person Counselling Standard Fee: $290/hour
• With a Mental Health Care Plan, clients may receive a $96.65 Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions.
• NDIS Services: IDEAL Psychology is a Registered NDIS Provider. NDIS fee: $222.99/hour.

Psychological Assessments
Cognitive and Achievement Assessments, ADHD/Autism Screeners and/or Assessments, and other learning or mental health concerns. Pricing varies by needs—contact us at connect@idealpsychology.com.au for a quote.

Education & Experience
Sorubi was involved in schools as a teacher for over 15 years and has worked across the Public, Catholic and Independent sectors. In 2013, she was a K-12 ICT Consultant for Sydney Public Schools for the NSW Department of Education where she provided professional learning to a portfolio of 300+ schools. She later served six years in School Counselling in metropolitan Sydney and rural NSW after receiving the NSW Department of Education School Counsellor in Training Scholarship, a partnership with The University of Wollongong.

Sorubi completed postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of New England, focusing on affective neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and biopsychology, and she completed an additional year of coursework in developmental psychology. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Psychology with a Certificate in School Counseling from the University of Wollongong, where she researched Animal Assisted Therapy in Schools. Sorubi completed a Master of Educational Leadership at the University of New South Wales, focusing on Human Cognitive Architecture and Organizational Psychology, and researched Treatments for Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adolescents.

Sorubi attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Institute in 2010. She presented a poster on Research Translation in Neuroeducation at The Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center’s Science of Learning Workshop at the International Mind, Brain & Education Society Pre-Conference in 2014, held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Sorubi is a member of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society.

Sorubi’s interdisciplinary learning extends to several other tertiary degrees, including a Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) from the University of New South Wales. Her final year project was developing E-Learning Systems and Software Solutions for Education-Based Information Systems using Java, XML, and SQL/Oracle. She has experience in designing learning management systems and developed the IDEALearning website, which is used internationally. Sorubi received a Harvard Graduate School of Education Scholarship in 2010 to present an online Learning Management System prototype for schools at the Harvard Institute for School Leadership: Leadership for Large Scale Improvement. Additionally, Sorubi holds qualifications in Education from The Australian Catholic University, with a double major in teaching secondary Mathematics and Technology. Sorubi also holds a Graduate Diploma in Divinity from the Australian College of Theology, with interests in Hebrew language, Spirituality, Prayer, and Counseling (Pastoral Care & Chaplaincy). She was a Lay Minister at The St John’s Anglican Church Kindness Garden, Boorowa from 2022 to 2024.

Rest and Downtime
Sorubi is a person of faith who enjoys spending time with loved ones, both humans and animals, and she loves her garden. She has a small menagerie of animals and birds. In her downtime, she enjoys cooking from the garden, homesteading, reading, knitting, spending time outdoors, and relaxing at the beach. She loves having time to daydream and savour beautiful, quiet moments as they happen.

Company Information:

ABN 93 720 335 499 The Trustee for IL Trading Trust T/A IDEAL Psychology

Level 25, 100 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW 2020