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NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaching

One-on-one Psychosocial Recovery Coaching for NDIS participants living with psychosocial disability. A dedicated coach walks alongside you to build skills, confidence and connection, at your pace.

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Your way

Sessions at home, in the community, by phone or by video.

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“Recovery isn’t a straight line. We’re with you for every turn in the road.”

What is Psychosocial Recovery Coaching?

Support for your mental health recovery, built around you.

Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is an NDIS support designed specifically for people living with psychosocial disability, a disability that may arise from a mental health condition. A Psychosocial Recovery Coach works with you to understand your NDIS plan, design a recovery plan, and take practical steps toward a life that feels meaningful to you.

Your coach understands that recovery is personal and that it isn’t always linear. There may be good weeks and harder weeks. Rather than focusing on symptoms, we focus on you: your strengths, your hopes and the everyday skills and connections that help you thrive.

Recovery coaching works alongside your clinical care, not instead of it. We collaborate with your GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or mental health team, with your consent, so everyone is pulling in the same direction.

Every part of your life

Recovery touches everything.

Recovery coaching looks at your whole life, not just one part of it. Explore the areas your coach can help you work on.

Mental wellbeing

How your coach can help

Mental wellbeing

Understand your early warning signs, develop coping strategies and plan ahead for times when you might need extra support.

How a Recovery Coach can help

Practical support, real progress.

Your coach brings knowledge, structure and encouragement. You bring your goals. Together, you build momentum.

01

Co-design your recovery plan

We work with you to set goals that matter, and break them into small, achievable steps you can actually take.

02

Build routines & living skills

Develop practical day-to-day skills and routines that make life feel more manageable and more like your own.

03

Plan for the ups and downs

Recognise early warning signs and plan ahead for the times when you might need a little more support.

04

Connect with mental health care

We help you navigate and stay connected with GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists and community mental health teams.

05

Grow your social connections

Rebuild relationships and discover community groups, peer support and activities that bring belonging.

06

Work, study & volunteering

Explore your interests and take steps toward education, volunteering or employment, at a pace that’s right for you.

07

Coordinate your NDIS supports

Your coach helps you understand your plan and coordinate your providers, always with your recovery in mind.

08

Speak up for yourself

Build the skills and confidence to make decisions, self-advocate and communicate what you need.

Our approach

You are not alone. You matter.

Everything we do as Recovery Coaches is guided by four principles.

01

Recovery-oriented

Recovery means living a meaningful, contributing life, as you define it, with or without symptoms.

02

Trauma-informed

We prioritise safety, trust and choice, and recognise how past experiences shape the way support feels.

03

Strengths-based

We start with what’s strong, not what’s wrong, and build from your skills, interests and values.

04

Person-led

You set the direction and the pace. Your coach walks alongside you, never ahead of you.

Who is it for?

Is recovery coaching right for me?

Psychosocial Recovery Coaching may suit you if you:

  • are an NDIS participant living with psychosocial disability
  • have recovery coaching funded in your NDIS plan, or want to explore asking for it
  • want support to set and work toward personal recovery goals
  • would like help navigating mental health, community and NDIS services
  • are ready to build skills, routines and confidence, at your own pace

Not sure whether you’re eligible, or whether recovery coaching is in your plan? Get in touch. We’re happy to talk it through, with no obligation.

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Getting started

What working with a Recovery Coach looks like.

  1. 1
    Free chat

    We start by listening

    Tell us a little about yourself, what’s going on and what you’d like to change. We’ll check your plan and answer your questions.

  2. 2
    Matching

    Meet your Recovery Coach

    We match you with a coach based on your goals, needs and personality, and you meet them in a setting that feels comfortable.

  3. 3
    Planning

    Build your recovery plan

    Together you create a personal recovery plan that captures your strengths, goals, supports and what helps when things get tough.

  4. 4
    Coaching

    Regular sessions, real steps

    Sessions can happen at home, in the community, by phone or by video. Each one focuses on what matters most to you right now.

  5. 5
    Reflecting

    Track progress & celebrate

    We review your progress together, celebrate wins, adjust your plan and prepare evidence for your next NDIS plan reassessment.

Know the difference

Recovery Coach or Support Coordinator?

Both roles help you use your NDIS plan. A Recovery Coach brings a specialised mental health recovery focus.

Main focus

Your NDIS plan and the supports in it

A Support Coordinator helps you put your NDIS plan into action. They connect you with providers, help you set up service agreements, coordinate your supports and build your ability to manage them over time.

Learn more about Support Coordination
  • Explains your NDIS plan and budgets in plain language
  • Researches and connects you with suitable providers
  • Helps with service agreements and bookings
  • Monitors how your funding is tracking
  • Helps resolve problems and coordinate supports in a crisis
  • Prepares reports and evidence for your plan reassessment
How recovery coaching compares with other supports
SupportWhat it focuses on
Psychosocial Recovery CoachPractical, everyday recovery: goals, skills, routines, connection and coordinating NDIS supports.
Counsellor or psychologistClinical, therapeutic treatment of mental health conditions.
Support CoordinatorImplementing your NDIS plan and coordinating providers and services.
Life coachGeneral personal development goals. Not specific to psychosocial disability or the NDIS.
Recovery coaching FAQs

Questions about recovery coaching.

Need help right now? Our services are not crisis services. If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

Psychosocial disability is the term used to describe a disability that may arise from a mental health condition. Not everyone with a mental health condition has a psychosocial disability, but for those who do, the impact can be significant and long-lasting, affecting daily activities, relationships, work and community participation.

Connecting Plans to Possibilities.

Take the first step in your recovery journey.

Have a question about your NDIS plan, or ready to get started? Have a free, no-pressure chat with our team. We’ll listen first, then explain your options in plain language.