@PageTitle

Convenor - Roger Vallance

Roger Vallance (Convenor) has an extensive background in education both secondary and tertiary levels. As a secondary school counsellor, he is a clinical registrant of PACFA, an accredited supervisor and mental health practitioner. Roger is a registered supervisor with Australasian Association of Supervision (AAOS) and a teacher registered in Queensland. Along with school counselling, Roger supervises other school counsellors as well as supervising intern counsellors completing their practical placement. Roger currently practises in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland. His earlier professional work was in Sydney. Roger holds counselling relevant degrees of Grad. Dip Counselling, Master Clinical Counselling and Bachelor Psychological Science, as well as education degrees of BA (Hons), MEd and PhD. Skilled in SFT, Roger holds certificates and strong interests in CBT, adolescent CBT and adolescent eating disorders. Roger is deeply committed to improving counselling services to adolescents and advancing the skill sets of those clinicians who work with adolescents. Roger offers professional supervision both face to face and online via Zoom.

Florence Ee

Florence Ee has 15 years’ experience working as a counsellor. She completed a master’s degree in counselling and is currently working in a sexual assault agency supporting young and adult women. She is also an accredited Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) trainer, running regular workshops throughout Australia and New Zealand. Having had prior roles as a database administrator for the Office of Women (QLD) and ICT Officer for the Queensland Counsellors Association (QCA) before the merger with PACFA, she brings this knowledge to PACFA QLD to create an online community for its members so regional and other state members can participate in online professional development. She lives on Turbul and Jagera land with her family, including her two beautiful dogs.

Brett Jones

Brett Jones holds a Bachelor of Human Services, Counselling (Honours). He is a life experienced counsellor and is passionate about helping people to find their strengths to make the changes they need to grow. He was a member of the Queensland Counsellors Association (QCA) for 3 years before the merger to PACFA and joined the Professional Development (PD) subcommittee in February 2019. During Brett’s involvement with the PD subcommittee, he organised and facilitated some fantastic topics to the QCA members. Brett is a relationship counsellor and has also worked in addiction counselling, suicide support, men's behaviour change for domestic violence, and post separation counselling and support.

David Lawson

David Lawson has worked in the people helping profession for 22 years, starting out on a Crisis Line. He has clinical and supervisor membership of PACFA and Level 4 and supervisor membership with ACA. David has been in Private Practice for 10 years and lives in regional Queensland. He has Professional Certified Coach membership with the International Coaching Federation – the largest coaching association in the world. David has a Masters of Counselling and a Graduate Certificate in Couples Counselling.

Melissa L'Estrange

Melissa L'Estrange is a Clinical Registrant and Accredited Supervisor with PACFA. Working in private practice primarily as a supervisor, counsellor and psychotherapist, she also offers Training in Transpersonal and Experiential Psychotherapy (TEP), individual and group retreats and Professional Development Workshops. Melissa is a L7 Trainer in TEP with a Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice with the University of New England, Diploma of Counselling & Community Services with The Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, & a Certified Practitioner of Holotropic Breathwork. Melissa worked not only within primary education system for 18 years but also in the rural industry for 36 years during which she developed a deep love of the Australian bush. Encouraged to look beyond the confines of accepted beliefs, Melissa has taken many journeys - mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically - throughout the world and its people to explore many realms of spirituality, consciousness, learning and the healing modalities.

Melissa Andrews

Melissa Andrews is a clinical PACFA registrant with over 10 years of experience in the field and has been in private practice for 7 years where she currently employs six staff with Counselling, Social Work and Occupational Therapy backgrounds, a practice that works predominantly with individuals living with psychosocial disability and trauma experiences where creative arts psychotherapy is delivered under a growth model. Prior to private practice, Melissa worked for NGO and Government sectors working in support after suicide in an outreach position covering a footprint of 300,000 km through the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) Cape York and the Torres Strait and outer islands. In addition, under critical incident work she led teams in community recovery after natural disasters across Queensland. Melissa studied psychology and completed a degree in Applied Social Sciences specialising in Counselling. She is trauma informed in practice and strongly believes in supporting employees in their careers. Training in initiatic art therapy has been the best decision to support individuals to access counselling in a visual manner for overall wellbeing and growth. Melissa practices in Cairns face to face and via zoom nationwide. Melissa is new to the leadership team in 2024 and looks forward to her supporting role of counsellors and psychotherapists alike.

Sallyanne Keevers

Sallyanne Keevers is a clinical counsellor, psychotherapist, and accredited supervisor based in Queensland. With over fifteen years’ experience across community, advisory, and private practice settings, she is committed to relational, non-pathologising practice and the ethical integrity of the counselling and psychotherapy profession.

Her clinical work integrates depth-oriented approaches, including Internal Family Systems and Brainspotting, with a strong focus on working with trauma and complex emotional distress. She has contributed to consumer and carer advisory groups and collaborative perinatal mental health initiatives focused on promotion, prevention, and early intervention.

Sallyanne values professional spaces that foster thoughtful dialogue, peer connection, and reflective practice. She brings to the Queensland Branch a thoughtful commitment to strengthening professional identity and nurturing a connected, inclusive community of practitioners across metropolitan, regional, and rural areas.