Dr Rita Princi-Hubbard
Clinical Psychologist • Consultant • Coach • Educator & Researcher
PhD (Ed), M.Psych(Clin), B.Psych(Hons)
MAPS • FCCLP
AHPRA Registered Clinical Psychologist & Approved Supervisor
Founder & Director – Princi Consulting
Founder & Director – Institute for Neuroscience and Education (iN-Ed) and iN-Ed Training™
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow | Senior Clinical Lecturer
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
School of Psychology
Adelaide University
ABOUT ME
With more than 25 years’ experience as a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Rita Princi-Hubbard brings together clinical psychology, neuroscience, compassion-focused practice and education to help individuals, teams and organisations better understand human behaviour, regulation and relationships.
As Founder and Director of Princi Consulting and the Institute for Neuroscience and Education (iN-Ed), Rita works across clinical, educational and organisational settings. Her work spans psychological practice, leadership and organisational consulting, coaching, professional development, research and speaking, with a particular interest in what happens to people under pressure and how regulation influences thinking, communication, relationships, decision-making and wellbeing.
Rita is also an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow and Senior Clinical Lecturer with the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences, School of Psychology, at Adelaide University, and holds a PhD in Education from The University of Queensland.
Areas of Practice
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Leadership and organisational consulting, coaching and professional development
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Tailored workshops and presentations for education, health, corporate, legal and government sectors
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Neuroscience- and compassion-informed approaches to regulation, communication, relationships and wellbeing
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Clinical psychology, supervision and professional mentoring
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Keynote speaking and conference presentations
As a speaker and presenter, Rita translates complex psychological and neuroscientific research into practical, accessible ideas that can be applied in everyday professional life. Her presentations explore regulation, compassion, relationships and human behaviour, helping people understand not only what is happening under pressure, but what may be needed to respond more effectively.
Neuroscience tells us what’s happening. Compassion tells us what’s needed.
Professional Leadership & Experience
Rita is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow (2026) and Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Adelaide University, having held academic and clinical teaching roles with its predecessor, the University of Adelaide, since 2009.
Her professional leadership has included serving as State Chair of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists, national leadership roles within the APS Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology Interest Group, and as a Board Member of the Podiatry Board of South Australia. She has also contributed to Australian Children and the Media and provided consultancy to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
EXPERIENCE
Institute for Neuroscience and Education (iN-Ed)
2018 to Present
Founded by Dr Rita Princi-Hubbard to bring neuroscience, psychology and compassion-informed practice into education and professional settings. Through iN-Ed, Rita develops and delivers research-informed professional learning, workshops and consulting across education and increasingly across health, leadership and organisational contexts.
Her doctoral research led to the development of Teaching with Insight, an eight-module professional learning program examining teacher and student regulation, relationships and wellbeing through neuroscience, psychology and compassion-focused practice.
Her work through iN-Ed includes professional development, conference presentations, research translation and tailored programs designed to make complex science practical and applicable to everyday professional practice.
Princi Consulting
2003 to Present
Founded by Dr Rita Princi-Hubbard in 2003, Princi Consulting brings together more than two decades of experience in clinical psychology, consulting, coaching and professional development.
Originally established as a clinical psychology practice, its work has expanded to support individuals, leaders, teams and organisations across a range of professional sectors.
Rita’s work through Princi Consulting includes clinical psychology, leadership and organisational consulting, executive and professional coaching, supervision, workshops and professional development, with a particular focus on regulation, relationships, communication and functioning under pressure.
Her approach integrates psychological science, neuroscience and compassion-focused practice to help people better understand what is happening, what is needed, and how to respond more effectively.