Committee Information
Below are details of the current committee and vacancies. The APS is always on the look out for members who are interested in joining a Member Group committee, to help support and promote members, the profession, and the APS. For more information about joining a Member Groups committee, click here.
Have questions? Please feel free to contact committee members via PsyCommunity direct message here or reach out to APS Member Groups via [email protected].
Chair
Mrs Margi Johnson
Rurally practising Forensic Psychologist with a special interest in victims of crime, trauma and grief. Also doing some sessional teaching and moving towards retirement via supervision of other clinicians.
Secretary
Ms Emily Puddicombe
I am an early-career psychologist in the final stages of a Master of Clinical Psychology at CSU. I currently work in private practice where I provide both psychometric assessment and therapeutic interventions. Whilst I'm particularly interested in children & adolescents, I enjoy working with people across the lifespan.
Committee Member
Dr Belinda Harris
Belinda is the Director of Health in Mind Orange, a large psychological private practice in Orange NSW. Belinda provides psychological treatment to adults with severe and chronic mental health issues, including dissociative disorders, trauma, eating disorders and personality disorders.
Belinda is passionate about contributing to the number and quality of psychologists in the central west, particularly through the supervision and training of provisional psychologists. Belinda is also keen to promote the unity of psychologists in central NSW.
Committee Member
Mr Nicholas Hurford
Nicholas is Co-Director of The Psychology & Consultancy Group, Dubbo NSW. Clientload includes NDIS Participants, Workers Compensation and private clients. Nicholas has a particular interest in psychometric testing and assessment, and providing evidence-based interventions for a broad range of clients across the lifespan.
Student Representativer
Mrs Katie Deshays
I am currently studying psychology at the University of South Australia online and I intend to complete the undergraduate degree at the end of 2024 with a view to taking on Honours and a PhD following that. I received a University Merit Award in my first year for achieving a cumulative program grade point average in the top 15% of the undergraduate and postgraduate students in UniSA Justice and Society. I hope to be part of developing and implementing programs to help deliver social change and use nature to do this. I have been inspired by Government initiatives such as the South Australian program called "Healthy Parks Healthy Minds" which encourages communities to connect with nature thereby creating a reciprocal relationship. I live in Mudgee, NSW and study full-time as well as work part-time from home for a national company as a senior leader in HR and project management.