Ashley van Heerden is a Clinical Psychologist practising in the Western Cape. She holds a Master of Social Science (Clinical Psychology) and a Master of Social Science (Research Psychology). She also holds certifications in Programme Management (University of Geneva) and Gestalt Therapy.
Under the umbrella of the United Nations, she has developed and implemented relevant, cost-effective human rights programmes within the South African context, assisting numerous NPOs and being invited to present her work at national and international conferences. Broad areas of interest include developmental trauma and working from a social justice perspective, particularly in relation to LGBTQIA+ rights and gender-based violence.

Sunitha Swanepoel holds a Master of Social Science (Clinical Psychology) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Broad areas of clinical and research interest include developmental trauma, psychobiography, culture, Afrikaner identity, masculinity, first episode psychosis, decoloniality, and physical rehabilitation work. Sunitha’s honours dissertation, Oliver Reginald Tambo: A Psychobiography from an African Psychology Perspective, was presented as a poster during PsySSA’s 2019 annual conference and was published as an article in the February 2022 edition of the Journal of Psychology in Africa. She completed her community service with the Department of Correctional Services and is collaborating on numerous research projects. Sunitha is currently working at Charis Psychological Services at Netcare Rehabilitation Hospital Auckland Park.

Rekha is a registered student psychologist and is currently completing her M.A. Community-Based Counselling psychology at the University of Witswatersrand. She is actively involved in the community, applying the skills and knowledge acquired through academics and experience in life. 

Lynne Richards is an intern clinical psychologist completing her dissertation at the University of Kwazulu Natal, with a focus on child neglect. Her broad areas of interest include neuropsychology and the effect of developmental trauma on neuropsychology, the intersectionality of race, culture and violence and decoloniality. Lynne has a passion for volunteerism and mental health advocacy.