Meet Our Team

INNER DIMENSION PSYCHOLOGY

Sophie Wendt

Provisional Psychologist (Educational and Developmental)

Professional Credentials

  • Educational and Developmental Provisional Psychologist

  • Master of Psychology​​​ (Educational and Developmental) - currently pursuing

  • Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)

Services ​

  • Psychometric Assessments

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Compassion-Focused Therapy 

  • Sophie has experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults across a range of settings including NGOs, university psychology clinic, and child development services. 

    Sophie connects with clients using a blended therapeutic approach that supports the whole person without pathologising. Sophie sees it as a privilege in being able to help individuals explore and express vulnerability in a safe space. She meets clients with warmth, gentleness, and compassion, and understands clients are the expert in their own life. Sophie seeks to collaborate with clients to foster their growth and go from surviving to thriving.

    Working with Child, Adolescent and their Family

    Sophie is passionate about child development and working in the preventative and early intervention space, supporting children, adolescents, and parents to achieve their goals. She recognises the importance of working with the family and wider system and values collaborative practice.

    Working with Adult Clients

    Sophie also has an interest in supporting adult clients with developmental trauma. Underlying all her work she incorporates attachment-based and trauma-informed practices. She has a special interest in supporting clients from the LGBTIQA+ community and clients with disability.

Chao (Iris) Huang

Clinical Psychologist | Advanced Schema Therapist | Supervisor 

Professional Credentials

Services

  • Schema Therapy

  • Clinical Supervision (Registrar Program, 5+1 Pathway)

  • Attachment-based Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

  • Iris is a clinical psychologist and advanced schema therapist practicing at Inner Dimension Psychology. She values authenticity and strives to be a heart-centred therapist who genuinely cares about her clients' therapeutic needs. She believes that therapy can foster personal growth by cultivating insight, courage, and compassion.

    Iris has worked in diverse settings, including private psychiatric hospitals (both inpatient and outpatient), secondary education, private practice, and university health clinics. Using evidence-based approaches, she tailors her therapeutic interventions to address the unique needs of each individual client. She is passionate about guiding clients to explore and transform self-limiting automatic patterns of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours.

    Iris views psychotherapy as both an art and a science. She actively stays informed about the latest research in psychotherapy while dedicating time to refining her therapeutic skills through regular training and supervision. Iris has completed advanced training in Schema Therapy and holds certification as an advanced Schema Therapist from the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). She is one of the few advanced schema therapists in Brisbane. More recently, Iris has been undergoing training in short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, with a specific focus and keen interest in attachment theory and the intricate interplay between the mind and body.


    Having worked in both Australia and Asia, Iris brings an appreciation for the cultural sensitivities to her practice. Her personal and professional journey has increased her awareness of the cultural considerations involved in supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds. Iris also holds a particular interest in Migrant Mental Health. She hopes to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Shanling Su

Shanling Su 

Educational and Developmental Psychologist | Supervisor | Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator

Professional Credentials

  • PsyBA Approved Educational and Developmental Psychology Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology​​​

  • Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

  • Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator

Services ​

  • Psychometric Assessments

  • EMDR

  • Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy

  • Attachment-based Child Play Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Supervision (Ed & Dev Registrar Program, 5+1 Pathway)

  • Shanling is a registered Educational and Developmental psychologist with extensive experience supporting children and families across diverse settings, including indigenous health communities, education, NGOs, and Child and Youth Mental Health Services. Her special interests are supporting children and adolescents with developmental differences and/or complex trauma backgrounds.

    Shanling believes that nurturing a child requires collective effort. She places a high regard on a multidisciplinary approach to the care of children and adolescents. Shanling is dedicated to fostering close collaboration with fellow educators and health practitioners, which includes Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Paediatricians, and Psychiatrists. This collaborative approach ensures a holistic and thorough care for her clients.

    Shanling places an emphasis on utilising an attachment-based framework in her therapeutic work with children and their families. Grounded in attachment and trauma theories, her approach is tailored to foster secure and healthy relationships between children and their caregivers. As a registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator and Parents Under Pressure therapist, Shanling actively engaging parents to enhance their understanding of attachment dynamics. This collaborative approach empowers parents to create a nurturing and supportive environment, reinforcing the emotional well-being of their children. ​

    Shanling holds an interest in neurodiversity. She recognises the importance of providing nuanced and personalised support for neurodivergent individuals, acknowledging the unique strengths and challenges they may encounter. She can provide psychometric assessments tailored specifically to identify learning difficulties, autism, and ADHD and provide relevant recommendations to advocate neuroaffirming adjustments in the school and home envionrment. She aims to offer tailored interventions and creating a supportive space for neurodivergent individuals to embrace their individualities and achieve their personal goals.

    As a former international student and first-generation immigrant, Shanling values opportunities to assist families and individuals with Cultural and Linguistic Diverse backgrounds as they navigate life in a foreign country. Drawing from her personal experiences, she understands the unique challenges these families face.

“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.”

- CARL JUNG