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Safe CONTacts

To support delegate wellbeing, EMDRAA™ will have designated Conference Safe People available throughout the event. 

We extend our sincere thanks to these volunteers for their time, care, and commitment to supporting a safe and inclusive conference environment.

These volunteers are available as a point of contact if you are feeling unsafe, overwhelmed, or distressed, or if you witness or experience behaviour that is inappropriate or unacceptable. Conference Safe People will be identifiable by a teal lanyard and can also assist you in contacting the registration desk or conference organisers if required.

Tracy Lynch, a Wiradjuri woman, EMDR Consultant, Resource Therapy Advanced Parts Trainer, and FIFO therapist, brings 30 years’ trauma-informed practice and five years’ focus on intensive EMDR. She specialises in couples work, integrating Parts and attachment-informed approaches to transform trauma and strengthen connection.

Andrew Burzynski is a registered psychologist and Founder of Summit Psychology in Geelong. He supports a broad range of client presentations using a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, with EMDR forming a central part of his clinical work. Andrew aims to create spaces where people feel safe, heard, and supported. He is an EMDR Accredited Practitioner and volunteers as a Committee Member on the EMDRAA Scientific Committee. Andrew is pleased to be supporting conference delegates in his role as a Safe Person.

Max von Sabler is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of MVS Psychology Group in Melbourne, leading a multi-site practice focused on quality care, clinical governance, and supporting clinicians in their work. His clinical practice centres on trauma and complex presentations, integrating EMDR within a formulation-driven, evidence-informed approach. Max is a member of the EMDRAA™ Board, contributing to governance and professional development.

Belinda Harris is a Clinical Psychologist with 28 years’ experience supporting adults with complex mental health needs, including trauma, personality and dissociative disorders, eating disorders, and neurodivergence. She is Director of Health in Mind Orange and an EMDR Accredited Practitioner and Facilitator, actively promoting EMDR. 

Melinda Barone has been a registered psychologist since 2005, with senior roles across public and private hospitals, including Chief Psychologist positions. Now in private practice, she also teaches and lectures. Her work spans CBT, DBT, EMDR and more, with a focus on addiction, trauma, and a holistic, lifestyle-based approach to mental health.