If you're searching for a qualified NDIS behaviour support practitioner in Adelaide, you're likely at an important moment: a new plan, a change in circumstances, or a point where the right support could make a real difference.
At Holistic Me, our behaviour therapy services are built on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): a person-first, evidence-based approach. PBS looks beyond behaviours of concern to understand what's driving them, what the person is communicating, and what changes in skills or environment will help them live more fully.
We work with children, teenagers, and adults across Adelaide, Blackwood, Morphett Vale, and surrounding suburbs. We deliver support in home, school, community, and telehealth settings.
Holistic Me is an NDIS-registered behaviour therapy provider serving Adelaide, Blackwood, Morphett Vale, and surrounding suburbs. We accept NDIA-managed, plan-managed, and self-managed participants, with services funded under Improved Relationships (CB_0015) and Improved Daily Living. We're currently accepting new referrals from families, carers, and Support Coordinators across Adelaide.
Behaviour therapy isn't about controlling or suppressing what someone does. It's about understanding why they do it.
Every behaviour serves a purpose: communication, comfort, avoidance of something overwhelming, or a way of getting a need met. When a behaviour becomes a concern for the person, their family, or their support team, it usually means that purpose isn't being met in a way that works for everyone involved.
Our behaviour therapy services are built on Positive Behaviour Support, a framework endorsed by the NDIS Commission that prioritises quality of life, skill-building, and dignity. It's collaborative, evidence-based, and person-led from start to finish.
A Functional Behaviour Assessment is a structured process of information gathering, observation, and conversation with the participant, their family, carers, teachers, and support workers to understand:
- What the behaviours of concern look like, and when they're most likely to occur
- What the person is trying to communicate or achieve through those behaviours
- What factors in the environment or daily routine are contributing
The FBA is not a diagnostic process. It's the practical foundation for support that actually works.
From the FBA, we develop a Positive Behaviour Support Plan: a plain-language, practical document that guides the participant and everyone around them. A strong PBSP:
- Identifies the conditions that increase or reduce behaviours of concern
- Builds on the participant's strengths and existing skills
- Outlines proactive strategies to prevent escalation
- Describes how to respond when behaviours do occur, in ways that maintain dignity and safety
- Sets clear goals for skill development and quality of life improvement
We co-develop every plan with the participant and their support team, written in language carers and support workers can use, and reviewed regularly as goals and circumstances change.
We work with children from early childhood through primary school, supporting families navigating:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related behaviours of concern
- ADHD and attentional differences
- Emotional dysregulation: meltdowns, shutdowns, difficulty with transitions
- School refusal, social difficulties, and anxiety
- Sensory processing differences
- Behaviours at home, school, or in the community that are making daily life harder
Our practitioners come to you: home, school, kindergarten, or community setting, wherever allows us to see the behaviour in context and work with the people who are part of your child's day.
Adolescence brings its own pressures: new schools, rising expectations, shifting social environments, and changing relationships with family and support workers. For teenagers with disability, these transitions can be harder to navigate, and behaviours of concern can emerge or intensify at this stage.
We support teens with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, intellectual disability, and other complex support needs, always with the young person's own goals and perspectives at the centre. Support is delivered in the settings that make most sense: home, school, community, or via telehealth sessions.
Adults with disability deserve behaviour support that takes their goals, autonomy, and life stage seriously. We work with adults experiencing behaviours of concern at home, in day programs, in supported living, and in the community, including people with:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Intellectual disability
- Acquired brain injury
- Mental health conditions and complex support needs
Whether the goal is greater independence, safer living arrangements, or stronger relationships with support workers and family, our adult behaviour support services are designed around what matters most to the person.
Person-first from the first conversation
NDIS expertise, Adelaide knowledge
We come to you.
Coordinated care, not siloed services
Plain-language plans that people can actually use
Holistic Me is registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission* as an approved behaviour support provider. All of our behaviour support practitioners who deliver Positive Behaviour Support meet the requirements of the NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework, the national standard that defines the qualifications, competencies, and supervision structures for NDIS-funded PBS practitioners in Australia.
What this means for you:
- Behaviour support assessments and plans are prepared by practitioners who meet NDIS Capability Framework requirements for their level of practice
- Where a Behaviour Support Plan includes a regulated restrictive practice, Holistic Me follows the NDIS Commission's required authorisation, reporting, and review processes under the *NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018*
- Our practitioners work under the NDIS Code of Conduct, including commitments to act with integrity, treat every participant with dignity and respect, and deliver supports safely and competently
- Restrictive practices reduction is a core goal of all behaviour support planning at Holistic Me: our aim is always to build the skills and environment that make restrictive practices unnecessary over time
If you have questions about our registration, qualifications, or the standards we work to, we welcome the conversation. Call (08) 7092 8680 or get in touch online.
Call (08) 7092 8680 or submit an enquiry online. We'll ask a few questions about the person's situation, their funding, and what you're hoping support will achieve. If we're the right fit, we'll move to intake.
We don't hand over a plan and leave. We work alongside participants, families, carers, and support workers to put strategies into practice, build skills, and troubleshoot what isn't yet working.
Behaviour therapy at Holistic Me can be funded through your NDIS plan under:
Improved Relationships (CB_0015)
This is the primary NDIS funding category for Positive Behaviour Support, Functional Behaviour Assessments, and Positive Behaviour Support Plans. If behaviours of concern are affecting the participant's relationships, safety, or participation in daily life, this is most likely the applicable line item.
Improved Daily Living
This category can also fund behaviour support in some circumstances, particularly where goals relate to building functional capacity and daily living skills.
We accept participants who are NDIA-managed, plan-managed, and self-managed.
Not sure which category applies to your situation? Your Support Coordinator or LAC can advise. You can also read our guide to behaviour therapy under the NDIS for a plain-language overview of how funding works.
We cannot confirm what any individual NDIS plan will fund. This depends on your specific goals and plan structure. We'll always be transparent about what needs to be confirmed with your planner or LAC before support begins.
We provide behaviour therapy services across Adelaide and surrounding southern suburbs, including Blackwood and Morphett Vale. We also offer telehealth sessions for participants who prefer remote support or are located in areas we don't visit in person. Contact us to confirm availability in your area.
Yes, we are currently accepting new referrals. Availability can change. If you have a plan review approaching or an urgent support need, we recommend reaching out sooner rather than later. Call (08) 7092 8680 or enquire online.
Behaviour support at Holistic Me is typically funded under Improved Relationships (CB_0015) in your NDIS plan. In some circumstances, Improved Daily Living also applies. If you're unsure which line item covers behaviour support in your plan, your Support Coordinator or LAC is the right first step. You can also read our NDIS behaviour therapy guide.
We can't guarantee what your specific plan will fund. This depends on your goals and how your plan has been set up. What we can tell you is that if your plan includes Improved Relationships or Improved Daily Living funding and behaviour support is consistent with your plan goals, those funds can generally be used for our services. We'll flag any uncertainty before support begins.
A Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) is a structured process to understand the reasons behind a behaviour of concern: what's driving it, when it's most likely to happen, and what the person is trying to communicate or achieve. It involves observation, interviews with the participant, and conversations with family, carers, and support workers. It's the foundation of a behaviour support plan that will actually work.
A Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP) is a practical, personalised document that guides the participant and their support team in preventing and responding to behaviours of concern. It's co-developed with the participant, written in plain language rather than clinical jargon, and focused on building skills and improving quality of life, not just managing difficult moments.
A Functional Behaviour Assessment and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan typically takes 8 weeks to 6 months from referral to final report, covering consent, record review, interviews, observation, data collection and report writing. Where a regulated restrictive practice is involved, an Interim Behaviour Support Plan is developed within one month of engagement.
Not all behaviour support plans involve restrictive practices. Reducing or eliminating them is a core goal of all our behaviour support planning. Where a restrictive practice is included (for example, environmental modifications that limit access to certain areas), it must meet NDIS Commission requirements and receive the appropriate authorisation. We discuss this openly throughout the process.
Call (08) 7092 8680 or submit an enquiry online. A member of our team will follow up to discuss the participant's situation, funding, and support goals.
Yes. We regularly receive referrals from Support Coordinators across Adelaide. When you get in touch, please include the participant's NDIS number, funding category, plan management type, and a brief overview of the support need. Use our contact formor call (08) 7092 8680.
