Dr Sophie Li
Director of Neuropsychology and Operations
BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clin), MPsych(ClinNeuropsych), PhD
Sophie can help you with
Treatment for and/or management of:
Areas of special interest
Neuropsychology
Cognitive enhancement programs and ADHD coaching
Healthy brain aging
Evidence-based Therapies & Therapeutic Approaches Sophie Uses
About Sophie
Across more than 15 years working as a clinical and research psychologist, Dr Sophie Li has developed a reputation for combining clinical expertise with deep scientific curiosity. Her career spans clinical practice, research, digital health innovation, teaching and leadership. She currently serves as Practice Director at Aperture Psychology and is also a Supervising Psychologist in the School of Psychology, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney. Sophie’s work has included leading large‑scale youth mental health research initiatives, securing over $6M in grant funding, and contributing to high‑impact publications in journals such as The Lancet Psychiatry, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, and the Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. She has also appeared in media including The Conversation, ABC TV, and National Geographic, reflecting her role as a trusted voice in the field.
Sophie’s focus and expertise is in neuropsychological assessments, offering assessments following brain injury, in relation to memory concerns and comprehensive ADHD, autism, and psychoeducational assessments. Her approach to assessments is warm, collaborative, and evidence‑based. She values helping clients and families understand the “why” behind their challenges, drawing on her neuroscience training to explain symptoms in accessible ways.
Sophie also has extensive experience supporting individuals experiencing mood and anxiety disorders, sleep difficulties, neurodiversity‑related concerns, and complex presentations. Her research leadership includes developing ClearlyMe, a CBT‑based app for adolescent anxiety and depression, and adapting Sleep Ninja for younger users. These projects highlight her commitment to creating accessible, real‑world tools that improve youth mental health outcomes.
Sophie is motivated by a genuine desire to help people make sense of their experiences and move toward meaningful change. Outside of work, she enjoys natural and ancient history, David Attenborough documentaries, spending time with her family, and the occasional zombie movie.
Find out more about Sophie
Media Mentions
ABC TV – Docuseries: Old people’s home for teenagers
ABC Listen – Parental as anything podcast
The Conversation Scared of needles? Claustrophobic? One longer session of exposure therapy could help as much as several short ones
The Conversation The next COVID wave is here. Why for some of us it’s OMG and for others it’s meh
Expert insights – Managing sleep challenges in adolescents
The Conversation - Print – How to stop fixating on the daily COVID numbers. This article was featured in The Conversation’s newsletter and was the most read article of the week
ABC Radio - Live radio – Radio interview with Thomas Oriti on the importance of adequate sleep for adolescents during the HSC exam period
Experts insights – Are screens making our teens anxious
7newsAustralia - Print - ‘I FEEL PANICKY’: Sydney schoolgirl tells of the toll COVID lockdown has taken on her
The Latch - Print - A Psychologist on How to Support Your Kids’ Post-Lockdown Return to School
https://thelatch.com.au/transition-to-school-after-lockdown/
Regional print - Print – How to combat end of COVID-19 lockdown anxiety. The North West Star, Jimboomba Times, The Canberra Times, Fairfield City Champion
FBI radio - Radio – Interviewed for the Backchat program on youth mental health during COVID-19.
The Conversation - Print – 5 way to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone. Republished in Mamamia
Sydney Morning Herald - Print – Interviewed for a SMH news article on couples dealing with COVID-19 related financial distress
Sydney Morning Herald Print – Interviewed for a SMH news article on healthy sleep habits. The most beneficial ways to kickstart strong mental health for 2020. 20 December 2019
Lateline (ABC News) - Television – Interviewed by journalist Barbara Miller for a Lateline story on spider phobia and our research examining the association between ovarian hormones and exposure treatment outcomes in women. 17 April 2017
ABC News - Facebook Live Event – Interviewed by journalist Barbara Miller for a live streaming Facebook Live Event on treating spider phobia. The event had an audience of over 30,000 people and involved answering questions submitted by viewers.
Galileo Science Show - Television - Interviewed by a journalist for a German children’s science show about spider phobia and its treatment. January 2017
SBS News - Print – Interviewed for an SBS news article covering an interview about potential benefits or hazards of a museum exhibition for spider phobic individuals. 28 October 2016
Sydney Morning Herald - Print - Interviewed for a SMH news article on the prevalence and treatment of spider phobia. 28 October 2016
National Geographic - Online media - Interviewed for a National Geographic article published online on arachnophobia. 17 May 2017
Daily Telegraph - Print - Various newspaper coverage of the Australian Museum’s Spiders: Alive and Deafly exhibition and arachnophobia in Australia including Toowoomba Chronical, Rockhampton Bulletin, Daily Examiner. 24 March 2017
Crinkling News - Print - Interviewed for an article published in children’s newspaper Crinkling News about arachnophobia and its treatment. December 2016
Book an appointment with Sophie
Sophie is available for appointments:
In person at our Marrickville Practice
Monday morning
Monday afternoon
Tuesday morning
Tuesday afternoon
