Real support for real lives. What we offer, how we deliver it, who it is for, and how it is funded.
Neurodivergent Empowered provides support coordination, psychosocial recovery coaching, early childhood supports, capacity building, community participation, and therapeutic supports. Our services are delivered in a way that respects neurodivergent identity, prioritises participant authority, and adapts to how your nervous system actually works on any given day. We are an NDIS registered provider operating on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, and we work with participants across a range of registration groups depending on their individual plan and goals.
These are structured supports designed around genuine interest and natural engagement, not programmes built around behavioural compliance. When participation is interest-driven, skill development happens alongside it, rather than as the goal in itself.
Sessions are delivered at The Nest, our purpose-built space at Caloundra Rumba Resort on the Sunshine Coast. The Nest is a sensory-aware, low-demand environment designed to reduce the cost of showing up. It is not a clinical room. It is a place where people can regulate, connect, and participate in ways that make sense for them.
To find out what is currently running at The Nest and check availability, get in touch with us directly. Sessions change each term and we are happy to talk through what would suit you or your person.
Caloundra Rumba Resort, Sunshine Coast QLD
The Nest is our physical delivery space. It has been intentionally designed for sensory comfort, flexible use, and low-demand access. Sessions are small, structured around participant interests, and never require a script.
Lighting, layout, and noise levels are managed to support a range of sensory profiles. Participants can arrive in whatever state they arrive in.
We offer two distinct 1:1 coaching supports: Capacity Building Coaching and Psychosocial Recovery Coaching. Both are delivered one-to-one, are not activity-led, and centre the person, their goals, and what they need to build skills, connection, and self-understanding over time.
Recovery Coaching is specifically for participants living with psychosocial disability. It focuses on building recovery capital, navigating mental health systems, developing daily routines, and working toward a life that feels meaningful and self-directed. Recovery Coaches work alongside participants, not above them.
Coaching can include:
Capacity Building Coaching is funded under registration group 0106 (Support Coordination and Life Stages).
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching is funded under its own line item within registration group 0106, and is available to participants whose plans include a psychosocial component.
Your Support Coordinator can advise on which coaching type aligns with your current plan and goals.
Our services are designed for people who have not been well-served by standard approaches. You do not need to mask, perform readiness, or meet anyone else's benchmarks to access support here.
Neurodivergent people often experience significant day-to-day variability in capacity, sensory tolerance, executive function, and social availability. We do not treat this as a problem to manage. Our support model is built with this variability as a given, not a deviation.
Sessions can be adjusted, shortened, paused, or shifted in format based on where a participant is on any given day. Progress is not linear, and we do not expect it to be. When something does not work, we look at what needs to change in the environment or approach, not in the person.
We recognise that family members and carers often carry a significant load. Where a participant consents, we welcome family involvement in planning, goal setting, and understanding how best to support their person at home and in the community.
We also work collaboratively with families around early childhood supports, where the goals of the participant and the capacity of the family system are closely connected.
Our primary relationship is always with the participant. Families and carers are welcome partners in support, but participant authority and decision-making comes first. We work from a position that the participant is the expert on their own experience.
You have the right to direct your support, make choices about your own life, and take risks that are part of living a full and meaningful life. We do not require you to justify your choices to us. Our job is to provide informed, honest, and skilled support that helps you pursue what matters to you.
Dignity of risk means that you have the right to take reasonable risks in pursuit of your goals. Where risk is present, we will have honest conversations, document our discussions, and work with you to make decisions that are genuinely yours. We will not override your choices in the name of safety without a serious and documented reason to do so.
You can change your mind, change your goals, change your support arrangements, or end your engagement with us at any time. We will always work to facilitate a good transition if you choose to move on.
The table below shows the five registration groups under which we currently deliver supports, and what falls within each.
| Code | Registration Group | What We Deliver Under This Group |
|---|---|---|
| 0106 | Support Coordination / Psychosocial Recovery Coaching | Support Coordination (Level 2), Specialist Support Coordination, Psychosocial Recovery Coaching, Capacity Building Coaching, Peer Mentoring, Managing Life Transitions |
| 0117 | Capacity Building, Daily Living and Life Skills | Development of daily living skills in community and clinic-based settings only. This does not include in-home personal care or daily personal activities. |
| 0118 | Early Childhood Supports | NDIS early childhood approach supports for children aged 0 to 9 years and their families, including goal-directed intervention and family capacity building. |
| 0125 | Community, Social and Civic Participation | Individual participation supports including The Nest session programme. Community access and inclusion activities. |
| 0128 | Therapeutic Supports | Counselling supports delivered by a registered counsellor. This does not include general allied health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or speech pathology, which are available via our Allied Health Collaboration pathway. |
Access to Interest-Based Participation Supports at The Nest does not require an NDIS plan. A formal diagnosis is not required for privately funded participation in our group sessions. If you are seeking to participate without NDIS funding, please contact us directly to discuss privately funded options and current availability.
Support Coordination and Capacity Building Coaching are funded supports and require an active NDIS plan with the relevant budget category.
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