Hello! I am the new convenor of the DFV Prevention Interest Group committee and a Member for the Women & Psychologist Interest Group for 2025-2026. Whilst I'm an early career psychologist working in private practice, I have an extensive career in child protection and supporting families affected by domestic and family violence, including engaging in men who perpetrator violence and partnering with women and children to be safe. I also have a second role as a DFV homicide researcher for the government. I look forwarding to seeing psychologists doing more in this really important area, and I hope this Interest Group can be a part of this movement forward.

I have been working in the child protection sector for over 20 years in the casework space, and am currently studying the MPP to become a clinician.

Saskia is a registered psychologist with experience in working with trauma related concerns. Starting as a NSW Health sexual assault counsellor in the early/mid 90's piqued a career-long interest in working with complex trauma in particular. She is currently training and supervising post grad psych students in a women's refuge setting, using the Power Threat Meaning Framework to understand context and reduce pathologisation, particularly for children who have experienced DFV. Saskia is also a PhD candidate exploring experiences of training for psychologists in DFV and resulting confidence and preparedness to work with people who have experience of DFV.

Kia ora, I'm from New Zealand where I began my career in the performing arts, working in film, television and theatre before retraining in psychology. That creative background now shapes the playful and expressive approaches I use in my work with children and young people.

I currently work as a Counsellor in women's domestic violence refuges with Momentum Collective in Northern NSW. I support children impacted by family violence through trauma informed, strengths-based practice. Having completed my Graduate Diploma in Psychology, I'm starting Honours in 2026.

I live with my husband and three children in the beautiful Northern Rivers of NSW. I serve as a Student Representative on both the APS Domestic and Family Violence Prevention and Psychology Interest Group and the APS Psychology and the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Group.