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Karen Young

Karen is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable speaker and is able to engage with a wide audience on a diverse range of topics. Karen is a regular contributor to Parenting Magazine in New Zealand. She can often be heard on Australian radio, and is and a sought-after speaker. Recently, she published ‘Hey Warrior’, a book for kids to help them understand anxiety and find their ‘brave’. Karen has worked as a psychologist in private practice and in educational and organisational settings. She has lectured and has extensive experience in the facilitation of personal growth groups.

Alexandra Giufre

Over the last several years Alexandra has had extensive experience in secondary and primary schools on the Gold Coast and Northern NSW providing school-based psychological services to various school’s unique needs. Alexandra works with a diverse range of clients including children, adolescents, adults, and families. She works primarily in private practice at Sacred Ground Australia, a holistic wellness centre located in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast.

Ms Sabrina Rogers-Anderson

Sabrina Rogers-Anderson has been a freelance writer for over 20 years. Her expertise lies in pregnancy and parenting, fitness and nutrition, and sex and relationships, but she’s written about countless other topics.

Her work has been published in a wide range of print magazines and websites around the world, including TheTot.com, Kidspot.com.au, Women’s Fitness, Good Health and Australian Women's Weekly.

Sabrina is also the author of A Fantastic Sex Life... And How to Get It! and The Little Book of Bogan Baby Names.

She resides on the Sunshine Coast with her husband, three daughters (including twins), cat Billy and four chickens.

Dr Selina Samuels

Dr Selina Samuels is the Chief Learning Officer at Cluey Learning. She has been an educator for over three decades and has worked as a university lecturer, a classroom English teacher, Head of English and senior school administrator.

Her work has been innovative and international, including creating a pioneering pedagogy for an international network of schools and developing a student-centred kindergarten and primary school in Hong Kong.

As a champion of online and blended learning, Dr Samuels has been working since 2013 to implement remote education programs and methodologies to support all learners.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Nicole is a long-time money commentator and educator across newspapers, online and on television, and in high schools around Australia. She is also the author of best-selling new book, How to Get Mortgage-Free Like Me, in which real Aussies reveal how they’ve accomplished the real Australian dream.

In these crazy coronavirus times, Nicole’s social media updates on the stimulus and situation – which are fast, factual and even funny – have been going viral, reaching more than half a million people so far.

Nicole’s money insights have appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald/Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age newspapers, and on all related websites, and for more than 15 years. She is a regular on Channels 7, 9 and 10 and travels the country giving speeches and MC-ing events, including on multiple occasions at Canberra's Parliament House.

Dr Michael Player

Michael is a registered clinical psychologist, author, and an experienced mental health researcher. He provides a range of programs, including Unwind to individuals and organisations to improve mental health and wellbeing, leading to improved productivity, performance and engagement.

Michael is also a researcher at the University of Sydney’s, Brain and Mind Centre, conducting groundbreaking research on the relationship between circadian heart rate patterns and stress and mental health disorders. Michael was previously at the Black Dog Institute researching stress, depression, suicide and adaptive coping.

Michael has just released the book, StressLess with illustrator Matthew Johnstone based on the latest medical science, providing evidence-based techniques to manage symptoms of stress.

Mr Brad Marshall

Brad Marshall is a Psychologist and Director of The Internet Addiction Clinic @ Kidspace in Sydney. Brad is recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts in Gaming/Screen addiction. Brad’s most recent project “The Unplugged Psychologist” provides free tips and strategies to parents in conjunction with the release of his book “The Tech Diet for Your Child and Teen” published by HarperCollins. Brad is a well-respected guest speaker delivering seminars for students, parents, educators and corporate audiences on finding a balanced Tech Diet at home and at school. Brad provides a common sense, humorous and practical voice on complex parenting topics.

Mr Matt Noffs

Matt Noffs is the co-founder of the Street Universities and CEO of the Noffs Foundation, Australia’s largest drug and alcohol treatment service provider for young people under 25.

Matt is the author of the bestselling ‘Breaking The Ice’. His latest book ‘Addicted?’, which he co-authored with Kieran Palmer is published by HarperCollins and is in store now.

Matt, both in his role at Noffs Foundation and HRA was recently one of the driving forces behind Australia’s first pill-testing trial.

Mr Mark Ferry

Mark has worked in the drug and alcohol field for 30 years, including the past 18 in Therapeutic Communities. In this time, the vast majority of his work has been with young people. He first started working for the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse doing street work and progressed onto working as HELP Coordinator for Manly Council. Mark has worked for the Ted Noffs Foundation since 2001, commencing as Assistant Manager and has had various roles including managing a number of residential units. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for operational oversight of all of the Foundation’s programs and services.

Mr Kieran Palmer

Kieran began his work with the Ted Noffs Foundation in 2005 as an Alcohol and Other Drugs Worker and has held numerous positions with the foundation including Manager of the PALM residential treatment service, and his current role of Clinical Services Manager for all Noffs programs nationwide. Kieran is a Registered Psychologist, has undertaken an advanced diploma in management and is an accredited supervisor for psychological intern candidates. Kieran’s areas of expertise lie in youth metal health, drug and alcohol, and trauma development / treatment. Kieran has recently moved into the training arena and is quickly becoming a sought after trainer in the AOD and youth fields, offering evidence-based training packages to organization around Australia.

Professor Felice Jacka

Felice Jacka is Professor of Nutritional Psychiatry and Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University. She is founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) and immediate past president of the Australian Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders (APMD). Professor Jacka has pioneered and led a highly innovative program of research that examines how individuals’ diets interact with the risk for mental health problems. Her current work focuses closely on the links between diet, gut health and mental and brain health. This research is being carried out with the ultimate goal of developing new, evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies for mental disorders. She has recently published a book for the general public called ‘Brain Changer’ through Pan Macmillan Press and Yellow Kite in the UK and EU. Her children’s book – There’s a Zoo in my Poo – will be published in July 2020.

Professor Nick Titov

MindSpot, MQ Health, Macquarie University

Professor Nick Titov is committed to developing and delivering high quality psychological treatments. Nick is Co-Director of the eCentreClinic, a research unit that develops and evaluates digital mental health services. Nick has co-developed more than 15 online psychological interventions. These have been evaluated in more than 80 clinical trials of internet-delivered treatments involving more than 9,000 people across four countries. He has published more than 175 peer reviewed articles and has received more than $65M in project and research funding.

Nick is also Executive Director of MindSpot, at MQ Health, Macquarie University. MindSpot operates two digital mental health clinics, the MindSpot Clinic and PORTS which serve 25,000 Australians per year. Nick also provides advice and support for organisations developing and delivering digital mental health services in Australia as well as in other countries.

Ms Melissa Ferrari

Melissa Ferrari is one of Australia’s most sought-after therapists who has over 20 years’ experience in couples counselling and individual psychotherapy and is regularly called upon as a relationship expert across national media.

Known for her warmth and engaging personality, Melissa’s ability to identify and help people work through many of the key issues facing couples today has had a profound and transformative effect on many of her clients’ lives. Melissa is also one of the few therapists in Australia to have training from the world’s most renowned pioneer in couples counselling, Dr Stan Tatkin founder of the innovative Psychological Approach to Couple Therapy. Melissa is a PACT Ambassador here in Australia for the PACT Institute and as a leader in the field she continues to write about the PACT approach and present PACT to both the public and mental health professionals.

Mr John Aiken

John trained in the field of relationships and has been working in private practice for over 25 years with singles and couples. He also has extensive experience in the media, being one of the experts on Ch 9’s Married At First Sight as well as on ABC’s Making Couples Happy and Making Families Happy. He regularly appears on The Today show, Today Xtra and A Current Affair, features frequently on radio, and is the dating and relationship expert for 9Honey online. He is a best selling author,  runs exclusive relationship retreats, and has become a sought-after speaker and presenter.