Lindsay Munyard is a Mental Health Social Worker and family therapist with 14 years experience. He works as a senior mental health clinician in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and also runs a small private practice.
Lindsay graduated from a Master of Clinical Family Therapy at the Bouverie centre in 2009. He completed his EMDR basic training in 2017. Lindsay has a specialist interest in the treatment of trauma and attachment difficulties in children and adolescents. He has worked for a range of mental health services, both in Victoria and the UK, working with vulnerable children and young people who have suffered serious trauma, abuse or neglect.
Secretary
Pamela Brown
I am passionate about bringing the healing power of EMDR therapy to as many people as possible through making connections that build support for those in need. Previous experience includes: Director Social Justice – Department of Immigration (1992 – 1996); Chair Professional Standards Committee – ACT Medical Board (2003 – 2013); Psychology Member – ACT Victims of Crime Board (2006 – 2008); contract psychologist to Department of Defence (2003 – 2017); President EMDR Association of Australia (2008 – 2015); Secretary for Standards and Training EMDR Asia (2010 to 2015); Rotary Club of Melbourne Director (2016 – 2018) and Vice President-Elect 2020.
President
Vania Miteva
Vania is a NZ Registered Psychologist (Health psychology). She has worked in Mental Health Services (Public, Non-Governmental and private) for the last 14 years.
She was trained in EMDR in 2011 and has been an Accredited EMDR Consultant since 2015.
Her clinical practice has special interest in trauma, including critical incidents/natural disasters’ impact. Vania also provides supervision, facilitates EMDR trainings and provides EMDR educational workshops. She is interested in closer collaboration with tertiary psychology training programmes with the goal for EMDR to become part of the training curriculum. She is also interested in the cultural considerations of EMDR application.
Treasurer
Anthony Hurst
Anthony Hurst is the Director and Principal Psychologist of a private practice and consulting business, Systemic Psychology. He works therapeutically with individuals, families and couples, and consults with and trains a range of teams and organisations. Anthony has also been involved in the teaching of counselling and psychology at a tertiary level for a number of years, currently as a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne.
Anthony uses EMDR therapy with many of his clients, and has a focus on ensuring new and emerging mental health workers have exposure to the therapy and an awareness of its effectiveness. Anthony is also undertaking a PhD in trauma-based treatments with a consideration for new ways of delivering treatment.
Director
Frank Staebe
Frank Staebe has worked both in Australia and overseas for a number of major multinationals and not for profits (incl Shell, Philips Electronics and The Salvation Army), mainly in Senior Executive and Director roles. He has also served on numerous Boards and Committees during his career and at this time is engaged in a Finance and Policy Director role for a Not for Profit organisation. Frank has qualifications in Accounting, Sustainability, an MBA and BA. He is an FCPA and is a MAICD.
Frank is delighted to join the EMDRAA Board as its first independent Director and hopes to make his financial, commercial and governance skills count in assisting EMDRAA during a time of major growth trajectory and development as an association. He is also excited that there is a growing recognition of the positive benefits of EMDR in the community, at a time when an increasing number of people are seeking therapeutic help, to counter their traumatic experiences.
Director
Liam Spicer
Liam is a psychologist who has experience both within government and private practice settings. He has a special interest in working with trauma, dissociative disorders, grief, depression, phobias, anxiety and with Autistic individuals. Liam is an accredited EMDR practitioner, working his way towards consultancy. Liam is involved in facilitating basic EMDR training and is the co-facilitator of a monthly EMDR peer group in Launceston. He is involved in various research projects, currently completing his PhD in the area of complicated grief. Liam is very passionate about the use of EMDR and promoting this therapy approach to the wider public. He is interested in EMDR research, and how this informs practice, and creating high quality training opportunities for those involved in EMDR.
