Coaching & Mentoring for Support Workers Online

Support workers deserve high-quality guidance, clarity, and confidence in their practice. My coaching and mentoring is designed to strengthen skills, enhance professional identity, and ensure workers feel supported while delivering safe, person-centred, neuro-affirming support.

Whether you are new to the industry or seeking to deepen your knowledge, coaching & mentoring provides practical, evidence-informed strategies you can use immediately.

Your coaching will be tailored to your goals, but common focus areas include:

• Foundations of high-quality disability support

• Neuro-affirming and trauma-informed practice

• Professional boundaries & safe working practices

• Understanding NDIS goals, documentation, and expectations

• Understanding roles vs. scope of practice

• Building capacity, not dependence

• Working with families and multidisciplinary teams

• Communication skills: clear, respectful, strengths-based

• Supporting neurodivergent clients

• Emotional regulation, sensory support & behaviour understanding

• Building participant independence and skill development

• Managing challenging situations with confidence

• Reducing burnout + healthy work habits

• Incident notes, reporting, and record keeping

• Developing your professional identity and career pathway

Support Workers leave coaching with:

• Greater confidence and clarity

• Stronger understanding of best practice

• Skills to support neurodivergent people safely and respectfully

• Better documentation and communication

• Increased job satisfaction and reduced overwhelm

• A stronger professional identity

• Tools they can use immediately in their daily work

• Support to grow their career and skillset

This support is ideal for:

• New or early-career support workers

• Workers feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or undervalued

• Those wanting to build confidence and skills

• Workers supporting neurodivergent clients

• Workers supporting people with complex needs

• Anyone wanting ongoing professional guidance outside of their employer

• Sole traders or independent contractors wanting mentorship

Flexible, accessible support offered online Australia-wide:

• 1:1 coaching sessions

• Monthly mentoring packages

• Professional support supervision

• Optional case discussions (fully de-identified to ensure privacy & ethics)

• Short targeted sessions (30–45 minutes) for quick support or troubleshooting

• Support Worker Boost Sessions: short skill-focused workshops

• Ongoing support via scheduled check-ins

I bring a unique combination of:

• 16+ years experience as a Special Education Teacher & leader

• Master of Autism Studies

• Qualifications in inclusive education, behaviour, and disability

• Neurodivergent lived experience (Autistic + ADHD)

• A strengths-focused, human-rights, neuro-affirming framework

• Real-world understanding of NDIS, families, schools, and community settings

 

My coaching is supportive, practical, and grounded in evidence - with no judgment, overwhelm, or jargon.