James Morandini is a clinical psychologist and researcher whose clinical and research work focuses on matters of gender dysphoria/identity and sexuality. James has published widely on sexuality/gender in academic journals, including more than 20 empirical articles on these topics, and maintains active involvement in clinically relevant research in sex and gender. James completed a Ph.D in Psychology at The University of Sydney under A/Prof Ilan Dar-Nimrod and Professor Alex Blaszczynski between 2011 and 2016,examining ontological beliefs about sexual orientation held by LGBTQ+ individuals and their implications for self-acceptance and mental health. He subsequently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship with A/Prof Ilan Dar-Nimrod between 2016 and2020 funded by Australian Research Council and Templeton Grants. Dar-Nimrod and Morandini have created a hub for sexuality and gender research in the School of Psychology, at The University of Sydney, that is both socially minded and affirming while being scientifically rigorous and at the very cutting edge of sex research. James has pursued an “alternative” academic  career since 2020 founding King Street Psychology Clinic.

James lectures on gender/sexuality diversity in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical programs (including UTS, UWS, ACU, ACAP, USYD), is an Honorary Research Associate at The University of Western Sydney and University of Technology Sydney, as well as a Ph.D. and higher degree supervisor at The University of Sydney School of Psychology. He  provides clinical supervision on these issues to clinical psychologists and other health professionals in Australia and abroad, including in his capacity as National Convenor of the Psychology of Diverse Bodies, Genders, Sexualities Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). 

He has supervised about a dozen postgraduate psychology students in sexuality and gender related research, including several Ph.D students. He has also been successful in gaining domestic and international funding for his research on sexuality and gender including from the American Institute of Bisexuality and the Conru Foundation.

Clinical Psychology 
Dr Morandini is passionate about providing psychological support for gender diverse and sexual minority individuals that is both culturally aware and evidence based. He believes that alongside ongoing advocacy and sexual and gender diverse individuals deserve access to high quality scientific research on factors relevant to their lives and wellbeing.

With this in mind, James founded King Street Psychology Clinic (www.kingstreetpsychologyclinic.com.au), a large multi disciplinary psychology clinic in Newtown, Sydney, to provide culturally aware and evidence-based/scientifically informed psychological services for those who experience gender dysphoria, sexual orientation-related mental health struggles, and sexual disorders. His team includes 17 clinical psychologists/registrars, psychiatry, and speech pathology. King Street Psychology is a leading gender and sexuality clinic both nationally and internationally. King Street Psychology Clinic has research links with The University of Sydney and Western Sydney University and is generating important clinical research to support the sexual and gender diverse community. 

King Street Psychology Staff Member Photos

King Street Gender & Clinic Sexology Service

King Street Child & Adolescent Gender Service

Working on The Gender Centre Stall at Fair Day 2023 with our CEO Phinn Borg and Counsellor Candy Jacques

A tailored 8-week Tuning Into Teens parents group that I run at The Gender Centre with my interns to help parents understand and support their transgender, non-binary, andgender-questioning teenager.

Memberships

National Convener of Psychology of
Diverse Bodies, Genders, & Sexualities
Interest Group of the Australian Psychological
Society (APS)‍
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Full Member International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
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Full Member Society of Australian Social Psychologists (SASP)
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Full Member Australian Professional Association of Transgender Health (AUSPATH)
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Full Member Australian Psychological Society (APS)
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Full Member Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA)