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.

Charlene is a registered psychologist and an accredited infertility counsellor. Charlene is a perinatal mental health psychologist and a credentialed eating disorder order clinician. Charlene is also an experienced domestic violence counsellor. Charlene has worked across all sectors including government and non-government organisations. She has worked in private practice for 20years. Charlene has dedicated her career to improving the lives of women and their families.

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.

I have studied Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) part-time through University of Southern Queensland since 2018. This long and winding journey has allowed me to remain reflective and curious, whilst managing the competing roles of work, family life, and study.

During this time, I have also worked in the Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) sector: initially as a frontline victim-survivor advocate, before moving into systems advocacy. I spent three years coordinating a High Risk Team, facilitating a multi-agency response to DFV for those assessed to be at imminent risk of lethality. In 2024, I moved into a role which allows me to develop my data analytics skills while taking a different approach to systems advocacy.

I am a feminist, with a systems approach to DFV which encompasses its intersection with contextual factors such as AOD and mental health. I have a strong interest in DFV-related brain injury, coercive control, and evidence-based practice in intervention and prevention.