Behavioral & Mental Health Support in Sydney
NewAura provides evidence-informed, NDIS-funded behavioral and mental health support empowering participants to build resilience, manage daily challenges, and live a meaningful life on their own terms.
Everything We Can Help With
Behavioral & Mental Health Support
These supports sit under Improved Daily Living and Improved Health & Wellbeing in your NDIS plan, designed for participants whose psychosocial disability affects their ability to participate in everyday life.
Support workers and specialists help manage behaviours of concern, emotional regulation, and daily wellbeing.
Tailored support from regular one-on-one sessions to crisis response — built around your needs, triggers, and goals.
Focused on building long-term resilience and self-management, so you feel more in control of your mental health.
Available at home, in supported accommodation, or in the community across Sydney.
Everything We Can Help With
Developing a personalised recovery plan
- ●Developing a personalised recovery plan
- ●Setting and reviewing NDIS goals
- ●Building daily routines and structure
- ●Navigating mental health services
- ●Strengthening self-advocacy skills
- ●Connecting with peer support networks
Behaviour Support
- ●Functional behaviour assessments
- ●Behaviour support plan development
- ●Reducing restrictive practices
- ●Positive behaviour strategies
- ●Incident reporting and review
- ●Practitioner-led training for carers
Crisis Support & De-escalation
- ●Mental health crisis response planning
- ●Safe de-escalation strategies
- ●Safety planning and risk assessment
- ●Coordination with emergency services
- ●Post-crisis debriefing and recovery
- ●Hospital transition support
Therapeutic & Counselling Support
- ●Trauma-informed counselling
- ●Cognitive behavioural techniques
- ●Emotion regulation strategies
- ●Anxiety and depression management
- ●Grief and loss support
- ●Mindfulness-based interventions
Social & Community Connection
- ●Building social skills and confidence
- ●Supported community participation
- ●Reducing social isolation
- ●Group program facilitation
- ●Connecting to community activities
- ●Peer mentoring & social coaching
Family & Carer Support
- ●Carer education and training
- ●Family communication strategies
- ●Carer wellbeing and respite planning
- ●Supporting siblings and children
- ●Joint goal-setting with family
- ●Culturally sensitive care approaches
Who Can Access This Service?
Behavioral and mental health support is available to NDIS participants whose psychosocial disability significantly impacts their daily functioning. It may suit you if you have:
A Physical Disability
Conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or anxiety that significantly impair your capacity to participate in daily life and community.
Complex Trauma or PTSD
Lived experience of trauma that affects your emotional regulation, relationships, and ability to maintain consistent daily routines or employment.
Dual Diagnosis or Complex Presentations
Participants with co-occurring mental health and physical or cognitive disabilities who need coordinated, multi-disciplinary support approaches.
Intellectual Disability with Behavioural Needs
Individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability who display behaviours of concern that require professional behaviour support planning and intervention.
Who Can Access This Service?
Who Can Access This Service?
NDIS line item: 07_004_0106_6_3 — Improved Daily Living (Behaviour Support — Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy)
Flexible usage: Your Core budget can also be used for psychology, counselling, behaviour support assessments, and therapy sessions.
Plan management: We accept self-managed, plan-managed, and NDIA-managed participants.
Not sure if you qualify?: Our Support Coordinators can review your plan and advise on the best approach at no cost.
How We Deliver Support
Initial Consultation
A free discovery call to understand your needs, home environment, routines, and personal preferences.
Personalised Plan
We design a custom support schedule that aligns with your goals, funding, and lifestyle.
Worker Matching
We match you with a compatible support worker based on skills, personality, language, and cultural background.
Service Begins
Your dedicated worker starts visits, following your agreed task list at your preferred times.
Ongoing Review
Regular check-ins ensure the service keeps evolving with your needs and goals over time.
Benefits of the Service
Improved Emotional Regulation
Develop practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions, reduce meltdowns, and respond to stress in healthier, more adaptive ways.
Greater Community Participation
Build the confidence, skills, and support network to engage meaningfully in your community and reducing isolation and improving quality of life.
Reduced Behaviours of concern
Positive Behaviour Support planning helps identify triggers and replace challenging behaviours with safer, more effective alternatives.
Greater independence
As confidence and self-management skills grow, participants are able to handle daily tasks, relationships, and community life more independently.
Better relationships
Support helps improve communication, social skills, and interactions with family, carers, and the wider community.
Support for families and carers
Behaviour support planning often includes guidance and training for those closest to you, reducing stress and improving home life for everyone.
Crisis prevention
Proactive planning and early intervention reduce the risk of crisis situations, keeping participants and those around them safe.
Qualified Support Workers
NDIS Worker Screening Check - Mandatory for all support workers before commencing employment with us.
First Aid and CPR Certified - Current first aid certification for participant safety.
Certificate III or Higher - Qualifications in Individual Support, Community Services, or equivalent.
Reliable Transport - Current driver's licence and dependable transport for punctual visits.
Multilingual Staff Available - We match participants with workers who speak their preferred language where possible.
Ongoing Training - Continuous professional development in disability support and safeguarding.