Counsellor Sydney – 20 Years of Real Experience, One Person at a Time

Our Mission

My name is Ikhwi Rita Syahni, and I founded IRS40SERVICE because I know what it means to carry something too heavy to carry alone. As an experienced counsellor Sydney residents can rely on, I offer a safe space for those navigating life's most complex challenges, from deep-seated anxiety to relationship struggles.
The name IRS40SERVICE comes from my own initials — Ikhwi Rita Syahni — and the work I have dedicated my life to: service to others.
In 2004, the tsunami devastated my country and swept away everything I had — my home, my family, my town. I survived, and I found myself living in a refugee camp with nothing left but the will to keep going.
It was there, in the middle of that loss, that I made a choice. I joined international organisations working to help communities rebuild after crisis. I sat with people in their hardest moments — through displacement, grief, family breakdown, and the quiet, grinding weight of anxiety that never quite lifts. Thousands of people. Across cultures, languages, and circumstances. For the past 20 years, that has been my life's work.
I am also a mother of two — a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old — which means I understand the parent-child relationship not just professionally, but personally. The love, the worry, the moments where you feel completely out of your depth.
IRS40SERVICE exists because of everything I have learned and lived. My approach is practical and compassionate. I do not offer scripts or generic advice — I offer real presence, real experience, and a genuine commitment to helping you move forward.
Whether you are dealing with anxiety that will not shift, a relationship under strain, or a dynamic with your child you cannot seem to change — you do not have to figure it out alone.
I am here when you are ready.