Behaviour Support Practitioner
Serving Hughesdale & City of Monash

NDIS Behaviour Support in Hughesdale

A growing number of the adults I support have a plan that was written for a completely different stage of their life and it just hasn’t kept up. Living situation’s changed, goals have changed, sometimes the whole support team around them has changed. I go back to basics and work out what’s actually driving things now, could be a psychosocial disability, unmet health needs, or a living environment that’s stopped working, and build something the person and their support workers can genuinely use day to day.

What Behaviour Support Looks Like in Hughesdale

That’s different work to a first assessment for a young child, but it starts the same way: listening before writing anything down. Families with younger kids get the same starting point from me. I look at the whole picture first, then decide what actually needs to happen.

For a family in Hughesdale, this might mean:

• A Functional Behaviour Assessment for a child in Hughesdale 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 in City of Monash
• An Interim Behaviour Support Plan where urgent safety strategies are needed before a full assessment is complete

Getting Started

If you’re not sure what happens after you reach out, here’s roughly how it goes. We start with a free 20-minute call, no referral needed, just a conversation about what’s going on and whether I’m the right fit. If we go ahead, I’ll need a signed service agreement, and then we book in the initial assessment, usually at home, sometimes at school with consent.

From there, a full Behaviour Support Plan typically takes four to six weeks. If things are urgent, particularly if restrictive practices are already in use, I can prioritise an Interim BSP within two weeks instead. Either way, you’re not left waiting without a plan of any kind while the full assessment is underway. I try to keep the wait as short as possible for Hughesdale families, same as anywhere else I work.

NDIS Funding & Early Childhood Support in Hughesdale

City of Monash falls within the NDIS Inner Eastern Melbourne region. Behaviour Support is commonly funded under Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living. Local Area Coordination for Hughesdale is provided by your allocated Local Area Coordinator. 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; families in Hughesdale can also access Monash City Council's free Maternal and Child Health service for developmental checks alongside NDIS Early Childhood supports

Not sure what’s in your NDIS plan, or who your allocated Local Area Coordinator is for your area? Book a free consultation — we’ll explain your options in plain language.

Who We Work With in Hughesdale

Brave Mental Health works with individuals across the lifespan in Hughesdale and the surrounding City of Monash area. We support:

• Children aged 2–12 with Autism (ASD), including children adjusting to kinder, school, or new routines in Hughesdale
• 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 Hughesdale 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 Hughesdale

Many families come to us because the behaviour is most visible at school. With consent, we talk directly to teachers and wellbeing staff so the same calm strategies and early warning signs are used at home and at school.

Telehealth and In-Home Support

All sessions are available by secure telehealth, which is often easier for Hughesdale families managing work, school pick-up, and support schedules. In-home and community-based sessions may also be available 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 in Hughesdale and across City of Monash. 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