Sharni is a warm, supportive therapist who believes in giving her clients the empathetic space to discover their inner strengths. She recognizes that this strength enables individuals to access their own solutions. Sharni has extensive experience treating mental health disorders, promoting prevention, and facilitating lasting change. Her popular workshop, “Rewiring Children for Success,” highlights her passion for enabling children to blossom.

Sharni is an Australian licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience in community health and private practice. She specializes in transitions, aliyah/immigration, anxiety disorders, OCD, developmental trauma, and the emotional impact of neurodiversity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology (Hons) from the University of NSW and a master’s in psychotherapy from the University of Sydney. Sharni’s therapeutic approach combines CBT, DBT, psychodynamic methods, an attachment framework, and nervous system regulation.

In addition to offering one-on-one psychotherapy, Sharni runs seminars, workshops, and group interventions. She works with the AACI, lecturing on culture shock and the stages of aliyah, and treats PTSD associated with terrorism.

Sharni provides a safe framework to help clients cope, process, and integrate the effects of pain in their lives. Her top priority is to enhance her clients’ quality of life and facilitate meaningful, lasting change.