Neuro Vitality Pty Ltd

trauma therapist, advocate, researcher, writer and CEO of Neuro Vitality & THE Trauma Recovery Network.

Felicia is a proud First Nations woman who created the Growth-Focused Trauma Model. She is a woman with a conviction history. In her practice, she works closely with people with lived prison experience, women survivors of domestic violence and intergenerational disadvantage, as well as people with intellectual disabilities and mental health challenges.

Felicia created Australia’s first all-female, Indigenous-led, lived-experience study on the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) of people involved in the criminal justice system.

In her monthly column on mental health for the national prison newspaper, About Time, Felicia provides practical tools to those navigating the challenges of imprisonment.

Felicia was awarded Most Innovative Woman of the Year at the 2024 International Business Awards. Her academic foundation in social sciences and counselling—along with qualifications in journalism, legal services, community services, and communications—blends with her real-life experience of violence, trauma, and the justice system.

She is an in-demand speaker, who covers issues including criminal justice, mental wellbeing, the feminisation of poverty, domestic violence and women’s offending. She offers tangible, practical, holistic, and culturally informed perspectives on issues of intergenerational discrimination and the disadvantages faced by women.

Media enquiries

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Advocacy portfolio

Scientific review committee member the 11th World Conference on Women's Studies

BALI, INDONESIA
MAY 2025
The purpose of the World Conference on Women’s Studies is to offer participants an enriching opportunity to deepen knowledge of global feminism along with the theoretical, policy, and personal dimensions of Women’s Studies scholar-activism worldwide, and enacting visions of a more equitable and liberal world.
The 8th International Conference on FUTURE OF WOMEN

AMBASSADOR HOTEL BANGKOK THAILAND
FEBRUARY 2025
Presentation: The feminisation of Poverty: Increasing vulnerabilities to gender-based violence and criminal justice involvement for women and girls.
Presentation: Sexual Coercion a critical dimension of violence against women and girls.
The Future of Women 2024 unites diverse research, stories, and case studies worldwide, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities. Discover the latest trends and challenges in the field at this leading conference.
Board Director, SELF Projects

SELF envisions a world where formerly incarcerated women are given tools and resources to build self determined lives to participate in the community, free from shame, stigma, disadvantage or
discrimination.
Most Innovative Woman Of The Year 2024

Awarded for the creation of the Growth Focused Trauma Care Model and advocacy work for the rights of women and children impacted by violence and Trauma.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY, NAVIGATING VARIANCE: INTERSECTIONALITY IN CRIMINOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY NEW ZEALAND
DECEMBER 2024
Presentation: The feminisation of poverty and implications with involvement with the justice system.
ADDICTIONZ CONFERENCE

JW MARRIOTT GOLD COAST
APRIL 2024
Presentation: Exploring the Interconnectedness of Women's Offending Behavior, Drug Use, and Trauma.
Sectoral collaboration and create a platform for knowledge sharing, case studies and learning opportunities to advance the prevention, treatment and recovery of patients and give professionals access to the latest research, projects, programs and strategies to help meet the diverse and complex needs of their clients.
Justice reform initiative's 17th Reintegration puzzle conference

RYDGES, WORLD SQUARE SYDNEY
JUNE 2024
Presentation: Exploring the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Offending Behaviour. First Nations/Lived Experience Designed and Led Study.
Presented with Tahlia Isaac Adams CEO of Strong Empowered Living Free.
Frontline Mental Health Conference

JW MARRIOTT GOLD COAST
MARCH 2024
Presentation: PTSD to PTG, Harnessing Post-Traumatic Growth for Personal Transformation.
At the Frontline Mental Health Conference you will discover research, innovations and treatment techniques from mental health experts, meet with fellow sector workers, hear from sector leaders and unite to improve the mental health care and wellbeing of first responders - during training, whilst serving and in post-service.
First Nations Strong Women National Conference & Global Domestic Violence Conference

THE HILTON CAIRNS
FEBRUARY 2024
Keynote presentation: Trauma-informed interventions for women impacted by violence.
The Global Domestic Violence Conference brings together professionals, academics, advocates, and survivors from around the world to address and prevent domestic violence. The event offers keynote sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities to share best practices and collaborate on strategies to end domestic violence.
The 7th International Conference on FUTURE OF WOMEN

AMBASSADOR HOTEL BANGKOK THAILAND
FEBRUARY 2024
Presentation: Trauma-Informed Interventions for criminalised women and gender-based implications.
The Future of Women 2024 unites diverse research, stories, and case studies worldwide, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities. Discover the latest trends and challenges in the field at this leading conference.
The Inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference on Women’s Mental Health

THE LANGHAM MELBOURNE
OCTOBER 2023
Presentation on Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Trauma
Trauma-informed Interventions, prevention for women impacted by the justice system.
World Conference on Gender and Women's Studies

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, LONDON UK
NOVEMBER 2023
Presentation: Trauma-informed care for women exposed to violence.
STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE

HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR HOBART, TASMANIA
NOVEMBER 2023
Presentation: Why Are Our Prisons Full of Domestic Violence Victims?