Behaviour Support Practitioner
Serving Notting Hill & City of Monash

NDIS Behaviour Support in Notting Hill

Brave Mental Health provides specialist NDIS Behaviour Support to families and individuals in Notting Hill (3168), within the City of Monash area of Melbourne’s south-east. The south-east corridor has one of the highest concentrations of NDIS participants in Melbourne, with multicultural communities who deserve behaviour support that genuinely understands their context.

The south-east corridor is one of the highest NDIS-utilisation areas in Victoria. In Notting Hill and across City of Monash, we work with families from Vietnamese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Sudanese, Pacific Islander, and many other communities — recognising that culturally affirming support isn’t optional, it’s essential.

Every suburb has a different rhythm. In Notting Hill, families may be balancing school communication, therapy appointments, support worker rosters, transport, work, and the quiet emotional load of trying to keep everyone safe. Our role is to make behaviour support feel usable in real life, not just correct on paper.

What Behaviour Support Looks Like in Notting Hill

The work is both clinical and deeply human. A Behaviour Support Plan should help everyone around the person respond with consistency, reduce escalation, build skills, and avoid unnecessary restrictive responses wherever possible.

For a family in Notting Hill, this might mean:

• Mapping the triggers behind aggression, property damage, running away, shutdowns, or refusal
• Building replacement skills such as requesting a break, using visuals, tolerating change, or communicating pain
• Creating simple scripts and routines for mornings, transitions, community outings, and personal care
• Helping schools and families use the same proactive strategies, language, and escalation steps
• Reviewing what is working over time and adjusting the plan as the participant grows or circumstances change

NDIS Funding in Notting Hill

City of Monash falls within the Melbourne South East NDIS planning region — one of the highest-utilisation areas in Victoria. Behaviour Support is commonly funded under Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living. 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 Notting Hill

Our behaviour support work in Notting Hill is suitable for children, young people, and adults who need thoughtful, individualised support. This includes:

• Children under 7 accessing Early Childhood supports, including children without a formal diagnosis
• School-aged children with autism, ADHD, developmental delay, anxiety, or communication differences
• Young people with trauma histories, emotional regulation challenges, or behaviour that affects school participation
• Adults living with family, independently, or in supported accommodation who need consistent support plans
• Parents, siblings, carers, and support workers who need coaching, not judgement
• Support coordinators seeking a responsive Behaviour Support Practitioner for a participant in Notting Hill

School and Community Collaboration in Notting Hill

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 Notting Hill and City of Monash. 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

Families in Notting Hill can choose support that fits their week. Some work is best done online, some is best done in the home, and some requires collaboration with school or community supports. We will recommend the format that best matches the participant’s goals and safety needs.

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 South East 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