NDIS support
NDIS Counselling & Capacity Building
Information for Support Coordinators, Recovery Coaches and self- or plan-managed NDIS participants.
I’m a PACFA Registered Counsellor providing NDIS counselling and capacity-building support, including daily living and independence, for self-managed and plan-managed participants. This support is separate from my private programs.
At a glance
- Participants
- Early adult to older adult
- Session options
- Telehealth or phone (Australia), or face to face
- Catchment
- Within approximately 30 minutes of Bondi Junction, Sydney NSW
- Funding
- Self-managed and plan-managed
- Focus
- PACFA-registered, trauma-informed counsellor
- Support items
- 15_043_0128_1_3 Therapy – Counsellor · 15_056_0128_1_3 Therapy – Other Professional
Goal-directed, solution-focused counselling
Building adaptive responses while enhancing learning and emotional regulation.
Capacity Building
Building participant skills to support core relationships or executive functioning within a therapeutic relationship, to enable employment or build daily living skills.
Practical mentoring
For improving food intake, sleep, movement, self-care and independence.
Support is practical, compassionate, non-judgemental, participant-led and tailored to each person’s goals, recognising that meaningful change often begins with feeling understood and developing strategies that can be applied in everyday life.
This includes trauma-informed therapy, regulation support and coping strategies to help participants with their daily living skills, functional capacity, independence and progress.
Participants and families
For participants and families
Support is practical, compassionate, participant-led and tailored to your goals. Together we might work on:
- Manage anxiety and emotional overwhelm
- Improve emotional regulation
- Build confidence and independence
- Strengthen communication and relationships
- Establish healthy daily routines
- Increase community participation
- Develop practical coping strategies
- Improve functional capacity
- Work towards their individual NDIS goals
Coordinators and referrers
For support coordinators and referrers
I work collaboratively with participants, Support Coordinators, Psychosocial Recovery Coaches, Plan Managers and families where appropriate, with:
- Goal-directed counselling
- Progress reporting
- Reliable communication
- Participant consent respected
- Practical strategies between sessions
- Services aligned with Capacity Building goals
Who I work with
I support early-adult through older-adult participants experiencing:
My broader mentoring work is informed by The Five Shift Framework™, with practical strategies adapted to each participant’s individual goals and NDIS plan.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Psychosis
- Emotional dysregulation
- Social isolation
- Low confidence
- Relationship challenges
- Difficulties with everyday living skills
Supporting participants to build confidence, independence and daily living skills
Emotional regulation
- Purpose
- Build emotional regulation and reduce emotional overwhelm.
- Support
- Practical counselling to understand emotions, reduce reactivity and develop healthy coping strategies.
- Outcome
- Greater emotional stability and improved daily functioning.
Relationships & social connection
- Purpose
- Improve relationships, communication and community participation.
- Support
- Develop communication skills, healthy boundaries and confidence in social situations.
- Outcome
- Stronger relationships and increased community participation.
Daily living skills
- Purpose
- Develop confidence and independence in everyday life.
- Support
- Build routines, problem-solving skills and practical strategies for everyday challenges.
- Outcome
- Improved independence, confidence and functional capacity.
Wellbeing & healthy habits
- Purpose
- Support overall wellbeing and sustainable daily routines.
- Support
- Practical mentoring to improve sleep, movement, nutrition, self-care and daily structure.
- Outcome
- Improved wellbeing, resilience and capacity for independent living.
Qualifications and experience
Qualifications
- Postgraduate in Counselling & Psychotherapy — PACFA Registered (including ACT, Person-Centred Therapy, Somatic Psychotherapy and Solution-Focused Therapy)
- Certificate IV in Mental Health
- Certificate in Recovery Coaching
- Bachelor of Health Science — Complementary Medicine
- Certificate in Functional Medicine
- Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy
- Diploma of Nutrition
Professional experience
- 5+ years supporting NDIS participants with complex needs
- Community facilitation — Facilitator of Lilly Pilly Counselling Walk & Talk Groups
- Business Development Manager — La Mav Organic Skincare
- Practitioner Business Development Manager — Global By Nature
- Naturopath — Insight Naturopathy (self-employed)
- Natural Therapy Associates (Director, self-employed)
- Naturopath — consultations and presenter for Healthworks Corporation (contractor)
What participants and professionals say
Sasha has provided support to my NDIS participants for many years, consistently demonstrating professionalism, empathy and a holistic approach. She has made a significant positive impact on the well-being of those she works with.
Sasha has been supporting my daughter for several years. My daughter is 54 and happens to have Down syndrome. Sasha has a genuine understanding of my daughter's disability and provides clear, supportive and non-judgemental help. Sasha is flexible and adaptable and respects the NDIS processes and goals. It is so good for my daughter that Sasha is calm, kind and easy to talk with and always reliable. They both work well together and enjoy each other's company. Sasha communicates with me at all times, and I feel confident that my daughter is in safe hands.
