Kelleigh Ryan is a descendant of the Kabi Kabi people of South-East Queensland and the Australian South Sea Islanders on her mother’s side. She have been a member of the Australian Psychological Society since 2009. She is a registered psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) with a small private practice and a consulting company called The Seedling Group. Kelleigh has a strong history of working with Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients and communities who have experienced trauma. She has shared her knowledge and expertise to support the APS on several Expert Reference Groups and working parties over the past decade to build better therapeutic practice in Australia. Her area of interests and expertise lie in healing from trauma, culturally safe trauma-informed practices and social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). Within the field of psychology, she has worked across many areas of practice from Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), child and adolescen

Yvonne Clark is a Kokatha/Wirangu woman from South Australia and a clinically endorsed psychologist with her PhD. Yvonne has extensive experience as a psychologist, academic and researcher within government, private, community controlled, university and institutional sectors. As a clinician she has worked mainly with children, adolescents and their families in various contexts. Yvonne is currently an Associate Research Professor, holding a joint appointment with the South Australian Health and Research Institute and the university of South Australia. She is a chief investigator (CIA) on various research projects that include examining healing and recovery among Aboriginal children, young people and parents who have experienced intergenerational trauma and racism and how these formulate as lateral violence; and exploring the feasibility and acceptability of a care package to reduce cannabis use and stress amongst pregnant Aboriginal women and their support persons in two metropolitan l

Margot has been a member of Psychologists for Peace (PfP) since 1993. She worked as the Peace Education Coordinator at the APS, then moved to the University of Melbourne to coordinate the PfP Enhancing Relationships in School Communities (ERIS) projects. ERIS utilised many of the conflict resolution resources developed by PfP. Margot has been involved in the development of many of the PfP materials including posters, the Wise Ways to Win picture story book and professional development. Margot loves being part of PfP and working closely and regularly with other psychologists who are committed to using our psychological knowledge to promote peace at all levels.

My name is Taylor-Jai Mcalister, and I am a proud Aboriginal woman. My mob is from Western NSW (Nyngan) and I grew up between Nyngan and Bathurst. I currently live in Sydney (Dharug Country) and work in Newcastle (Awabakal Country). I work as a Clinical Psychology Registrar at Wiyiliin ta - an Aboriginal-specific CAMHS, and I am also doing my PhD in Philosophy, focusing on Aboriginal identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing. I am passionate about working with mob, particularly young people and families, and I am interested in intergenerational work.