Misia has been an APS member since 2005 and served as a committee member of the Psychology and Integrative Mental Health Interest group for the past two years. Based in Sydney, she operates in private practice, with a focus on fostering client autonomy and highlighting the importance of achieving psychological well-being through balance across various life domains. Misia advocates for integrative frameworks and interdisciplinary research collaboration. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioural Neuroscience from UBC in Vancouver, Canada, a Master's in Psychology (Forensic) from UNSW and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Macquarie University at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders. Her expertise lies in the field of memory. She has published in top academic journals and presented at national and international conferences on the subjects of autobiographical memory, trauma, and cognition. Misia is also a research affiliate at the University of Sydney.

Dr. Rebecca M. Ridge PhD, is a registered Health Psychologist, Trainer, Practitioner and Educator in Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy. As an Integrative therapist she specializes in working with clients who have experienced familial trauma, abuse and neglect. She applies body centering and mindful therapies to regulate the nervous system She also offers Women's retreats that integrate psychodrama with guided relaxation meditation and movement. She has a private practice in Drummoyne and also in Minnesota, USA. She spends 6months in each country. She is the author of The Body Alchemy of Psychodrama and teaches this internationally.

Dr Carrie Thomson-Casey is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with three decades of professional experience in diverse mental health care settings, including child and adolescent mental health, sexual assault, and private practice. Currently, she is a Lecturer teaching in the Master of Professional Psychology, Master of Integrative Medicine, Master of Naturopathic Medicine and Master of Lifestyle Medicine. She leverages her qualifications, research and practice as a psychologist, naturopath, and nutritionist to specialise in integrative mental health. Carrie has published research that specifically aligns with psychology/psychologist engagement with integrative mental health care approaches and interprofessional collaboration with complementary medicine practitioners. Carrie continues to practice, lecture and research in integrative mental health care.

Caroline Raphael has been practicing as a psychologist since 2000 and has been an active member of the North Coast Committee and of Psychology and Integrative Mental Health, both of which she has found very enriching and rewarding. She loves the profession of psychology and finds being on the APS Committees a great way to give back and support the development of the profession. She encourages all members to contribute in any way they can, because with us all we can only be greater.