Behaviour Support Practitioner
Serving Merricks & Mornington Peninsula Shire

NDIS Behaviour Support in Merricks

Brave Mental Health provides specialist NDIS Behaviour Support to families and individuals in Merricks (3916), within the Mornington Peninsula Shire area of Melbourne. Whether you’re navigating the NDIS for the first time or looking for a practitioner who genuinely listens, we’re here.

Merricks is a community with its own unique character and pressures. At Brave Mental Health, we take time to understand the specific context your family is operating in before developing any strategies — because the best behaviour support is always built on genuine understanding.

When a family in Merricks reaches out, the concern is often not one isolated behaviour. It is usually a pattern: mornings becoming harder, school calls increasing, carers feeling unsure, or a participant becoming more distressed in everyday routines. We start by listening carefully before making recommendations.

What Behaviour Support Looks Like in Merricks

Behaviour support begins with curiosity. We look at communication, sensory needs, health, routines, relationships, trauma history, skill gaps, and environmental triggers, then turn that understanding into a practical Behaviour Support Plan.

For a family in Merricks, this might mean:

• A Functional Behaviour Assessment for a child whose meltdowns are escalating before school or bedtime
• A Behaviour Support Plan for a teenager with autism, ADHD, anxiety, or sensory overload
• Parent and carer coaching so responses are calm, consistent, and realistic under pressure
• Support worker guidance so strategies are used the same way across home and community settings
• An Interim Behaviour Support Plan where urgent safety strategies are needed before a full assessment is complete

NDIS Funding in Merricks

Mornington Peninsula Shire is within the NDIS Melbourne metropolitan planning region. Behaviour Support is commonly funded under Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living. Book a free consultation if you’re unsure what your plan covers — we’ll explain everything clearly. We support plan-managed and self-managed participants:

• Plan Managed — your plan manager handles all invoicing; no out-of-pocket payments
• Self Managed — we invoice you directly; you claim reimbursement from the NDIS myplace portal
• Early Childhood (under 7) — no formal diagnosis required; accessed via your Early Childhood partner

Not sure what’s in your NDIS plan? Book a free consultation — we’ll explain your options in plain language.

Who We Work With in Merricks

Brave Mental Health works with individuals across the lifespan in Merricks and the surrounding Mornington Peninsula Shire area. We support:

• Children aged 2–12 with Autism (ASD), including children adjusting to kinder, school, or new routines
• Teenagers with ADHD, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, school refusal, or escalating conflict at home
• Adults with intellectual or developmental disability who need safer daily routines and clearer support strategies
• Children and young people with complex trauma, including those in out-of-home care or kinship care
• CALD families in Merricks who want culturally respectful support that works well across different family and community contexts
• LGBTQIA+ participants and families who need affirming, trauma-informed support

School and Community Collaboration in Merricks

Many families come to us because the behaviour is most visible at school. With consent, we collaborate with teachers, wellbeing staff, education support staff, and allied health teams across Merricks and Mornington Peninsula Shire. The aim is consistency: the same calm strategies, the same early warning signs, and the same plan across home and school.

Telehealth and In-Home Support

All Brave Mental Health services are available by secure telehealth, which is often easier for Merricks families managing work, school pick-up, transport, and support schedules. In-home and community-based sessions may also be available across Merricks and the broader Mornington Peninsula Shire area where clinically appropriate.

About Your Practitioner

Your Behaviour Support Practitioner is Himani Arora, founder of Brave Mental Health. Himani has 5+ years of experience supporting NDIS participants across Melbourne, including families across the Mornington Peninsula region. She is trauma-informed, culturally affirming, and brings genuine expertise and warmth to every family she supports.

“I believe every person — regardless of their diagnosis, background, or the challenges they face — deserves support that truly sees them. Not just their behaviour, but their whole self.”

— Himani Arora, Behaviour Support Practitioner