Aperture Psychology

28/08/2026

Lying in bed exhausted while your mind runs the day back on repeat. What you said. What you should have said. What is still not done.

In psychology this has a more precise name than overthinking. Rumination, or repetitive negative thinking, describes thought that loops without ever reaching resolution.

Part of what makes it so hard to stop is that it feels like work. Like you are solving something, preparing for something, preventing something. What it actually tends to produce is exhaustion and a sense of being stuck.

Thinking is useful when it moves toward an answer. When it becomes repetitive and rigid, the nervous system stays switched on and the sense of having any choice quietly disappears.

Mindfulness based approaches work by changing your relationship to those thoughts rather than trying to stop them. Available with our clinical psychologists at Randwick and Marrickville: https://f.mtr.cool/kvmcr70yxb

23/08/2026

One of the more common worries about starting therapy is that it will go on indefinitely without anything obvious changing.

Therapy at Aperture Psychology is structured around progress you can see. Sessions run for 50 minutes, weekly to begin with, moving to fortnightly or monthly as things improve. Most clients demonstrate measurable progress within six to ten sessions.

Progress is tracked using standardised questionnaires alongside clinical review, so the direction of treatment is based on evidence rather than impression.

The later stage focuses on keeping the gains in place and building independence, so you rely less on therapy over time.

Appointments at our Randwick and Marrickville practices. Call (02) 9314 5376 or read more: https://f.mtr.cool/pfcmacodzu

19/08/2026

Three new clinicians have recently joined the Aperture Psychology team.

Dr Jenny Le is a Clinical Psychologist working with adults across anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, stress and burnout and sleep difficulties. She spent close to four years at the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression at St Vincent's Hospital, and OCD is a particular area of interest. Jenny is at Randwick on Thursdays and Marrickville on Fridays.

Julie Houston joins us as a Senior Psychologist with two decades of experience across community, rehabilitation, research, university and private practice settings. She works with adults and adolescents through anxiety, panic, OCD, perfectionism, phobias and adjustment to changes in health or life circumstances. Julie is at Marrickville on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Maddy Giles is a Clinical Psychology Registrar working with children, adolescents, adults and families. She supports people through anxiety, OCD, trauma, low self esteem and perfectionism, with experience at OCD BOUNCE with the Sydney Children's Hospital Network and Redfern Community Mental Health. Maddy is at Marrickville on Fridays.

All three are available via Telehealth as well. To book, visit our website or call (02) 9314 5376.
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14/08/2026

Something shifts when you're in a room with people who describe the same week you've had.

Aperture Rise runs in a small group of six to eight adults, which is deliberate. It's large enough that you hear how other people are working through the same problems, and small enough that there's room for your own situation to be discussed properly.

The program is educational and skills based, facilitated by our clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists across six weekly two hour sessions. It sits alongside individual therapy rather than replacing it.

Mondays 4pm to 6pm, commencing 12 October at our Marrickville practice. With only eight places, spots are limited.

Register your interest: https://f.mtr.cool/griwdynxqu

10/08/2026

The hardest part of booking an assessment is often the not knowing. What happens on the day. How long it takes. What you actually walk away with at the end.

We've put together a piece that walks through all of it. Why people seek an assessment in the first place, what the process involves from questionnaires and interview through to cognitive testing, and what happens once the results come back.

There is nothing to study beforehand and no way to fail. For children we build in warm up time and rest breaks so the day feels manageable.

Read it here: https://f.mtr.cool/jaqspumnti

Assessments are conducted in person at our Randwick and Marrickville practices.

What a cognitive or neuropsychological assessment involves, why people seek one, and what happens after, with free downloadable client resources from Aperture Psychology, Sydney.

05/08/2026

Most anger starts with a rule being broken. Usually a private one, never written down and rarely said out loud. Drivers should wave when I let them in. People should acknowledge the effort I put in. She should not let her children run riot in this cafe.

Those rules sit quietly in the background until something contradicts them. Then the reaction arrives fast, and out of proportion to what actually happened.

A good part of anger treatment is spent locating these rules and testing how well they hold up. Wanting other people to share our values is understandable. Relying on it tends to leave us frustrated.

Anger treatment is available with our clinical psychologists at Randwick and Marrickville. Find out more or book an appointment: https://f.mtr.cool/bkwecxbmld

29/07/2026

When something feels distressing, the instinct is to push it away or fix it. But when a difficulty cannot be changed straight away, resisting it often adds a second layer of struggle.

Learning to sit with difficult emotions, rather than fighting them, is central to building psychological flexibility. It does not mean liking the discomfort. It means letting it be present without the struggle taking over.

If you would like support developing these skills, appointments are available at our Randwick and Marrickville practices.

20/07/2026

On average, every Australian classroom includes one to two students with ADHD.

Teachers are often the first to notice when something isn't quite right - whether it's attention, behaviour, or learning. That early observation matters more than most people realise.

We've put together a free practical guide for teachers on supporting students with ADHD in the classroom. It's designed to be useful and straightforward - the kind of resource worth keeping on hand or passing on to a colleague.

Download it for free now.

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14/07/2026

Social anxiety isn't just shyness.

It's the loop of thoughts before a phone call you've been putting off. The relief when plans get cancelled. The way certain situations - speaking up, meeting new people, being assertive - can feel disproportionately loaded, even when you know logically that they shouldn't.

What keeps social anxiety going is often avoidance. The more we sidestep the situations that make us anxious, the more we confirm to ourselves that they're something to be feared - and the harder they become.

The good news is that social anxiety responds well to treatment. CBT in particular has a strong evidence base, helping people gradually build confidence in the situations that feel most difficult - without the anxiety calling the shots.

If this sounds familiar, support is available in person at our Randwick and Marrickville clinics, and via Telehealth across most of our team.

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09/07/2026

Neuropsychological and cognitive assessments come with a lot of questions before the first appointment is even booked.

What does the process actually involve? How long does it take? Do you need a referral? What's in the report?

We've answered the ones we hear most often - swipe through to get clear on what to expect.