Did you know that 32% of adults with disability have undergone high or very high psychological stress compared with 8% without disability? Anxiety, depression and stress are some of the most common conditions posing barriers that prevent people with disability from engaging in everyday activities.
While these daily activities and goals aren’t always directly related to mental health, the psychological stress can have a major impact on an individual’s health. Mental health is often pushed aside and is considered a small worry, when usually it causes more complications in the long-run without proper intervention.
It is also a concern when 1-2 people with disability who need mental health care assistance only receive informal assistance. The access to mental health services is crucial in supporting an individual’s long term goals and Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy can help bring those to life. But how do we do this exactly?
I offer specialised counselling services to assist with mental health and general wellbeing and encourage participants to engage in purposeful interaction in their daily lives. Having undergone more rigorous training and education in comparison to regular counsellors, Psychotherapists apply their extensive knowledge of therapeutic services, to provide a deeper understanding that ensures their clients achieve their goals.
Psychotherapists are extremely helpful as they provide expert guidance and support that allows you to improve your overall quality of life. They do this by providing therapeutic interventions/assessments using person-centred, non-invasive counselling techniques that are tailored to your individual circumstances.
Psychotherapists also provide a lot of additional support to ensure you can effectively break down any barriers that may be preventing you from achieving your individual goals. This could include activities like:
Supporting individuals with social skills.
Helping participants with emotional regulation.
Supporting the capacity to participate in social and community activities.
Supporting the improvement daily living skills for independence.
Helping manage any mental health symptoms by creating a plan.
Empowering an individual’s support network.
NDIS Psychotherapists work collaboratively with other supports to achieve common goals, and usually is a part of a broader goal. For example, the goal to build capacity in community activities may require being able to take public transport as the first step.
An Occupational Therapist may assist by conducting functional capacity assessments, evaluating an individual’s capacity to perform activities. However, Psychotherapists can assist additional barriers such as anxiety and improvement on social skills by developing a framework for how to respond in different social situations.
Including Holistic Psychotherapy services is a great way to get extra specialist support in your specific needs, and for targeting long term personal capacity goals.
For individuals with an NDIS plan, Psychotherapists provide therapeutic supports under the line item ‘Improved Daily Living’ in the Capacity Building category. Therefore, you will need to check that your NDIS Plan covers this line item to access the service.
Improved Daily Living covers funds to access health professionals and is generally flexible across other therapeutic services and training. These can include occupational therapy, nutrition, counselling, psychology, specialised driving, and skills development services that can be delivered in groups or individually.
It is important to note that Capacity Building support funds cannot be moved from one support category to another. Funding can only be used to cover services in approved individual supports that are within the item Improved Daily Living.
If you are unsure what all of the different funding categories mean in your NDIS plan it would be best to schedule a meeting with your support coordinator or have them contact us directly.
For individuals that don’t have an NDIS plan, you can also book privately. If you’re unable to afford private sessions and feel you need support, you can talk to your GP about developing a mental health care plan that will subsidise the cost of up to 10 appointments with a Psychologist (not Psychotherapist)
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