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NDIS PSYCHOLOGIST BRISBANE

Compassionate, Person-Centred Support for NDIS Participants

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Plan-managed & self-managed participants welcome

Living with a disability while also managing your mental health can feel like a lot to carry — and finding support that truly understands you shouldn’t add to the load.

At Brisbane Centre for Psychology, every NDIS participant is met with the same warmth, respect, and high standard of care, whether you’re new to therapy or have been on this journey for a while. We’re here to work alongside you, at your pace, towards the goals that matter most to you. 

NDIS Participants & Support Coordinators

We make accessing NDIS psychology support straightforward — for participants and for the coordinators who refer them.

No long wait times

Get support when you need it, not months down the track.

Easy referral process

A simple, supported path for coordinators and families.

Experienced team

Psychologists who genuinely understand complex needs.

Plan-managed & self-managed welcome

Easy to access through your existing NDIS funding.

Support for behaviour & emotions

Practical, positive strategies that build skills and confidence.

Psychology & counselling

Person-centred, trauma-informed therapy.
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How We Can Support You

Therapy That Meets You Where You Are

Our psychologists have real experience walking alongside NDIS participants, whether you’re living with psychosocial disability, working through trauma, or managing a long-term mental health condition. Whatever you’re navigating, we go at a pace that feels right for you. Our approach is always person-centred, trauma-informed, and shaped around what matters most to you.

Support for Behaviour & Emotional Regulation

We work with you (and where helpful, the people around you) to build practical, positive strategies for emotional regulation, communication, and everyday life. Rather than focusing on what’s “wrong,” we look at what might be behind a behaviour and help build skills that lead to a calmer, more confident life.

Assessments & diagnosis

Sometimes the first step is simply understanding what’s going on. Our assessments help make sense of your mental health, or how you think, learn, and experience the world around you. This can include assessments to support NDIS access requests, along with learning and intellectual disability assessments, giving you the clarity and evidence to support your plan and make sure you’re getting the right kind of care.

Autism assessments & ongoing support

We offer autism assessments and ongoing therapy in a way that respects your individual sensory, social, and communication needs. Whether you’re seeking clarity through an assessment or support that continues well beyond it, we build on your strengths, helping you grow your confidence, independence, and resilience in your own time.

Life Skills-Building & Finding Your Voice

From managing big emotions to growing your communication and self-advocacy skills, our work together gives you practical tools you can carry well beyond the therapy room, supporting greater independence and a stronger sense of who you are.

in-clinic & Telehealth

You can see us in person at one of our welcoming clinics, or online through secure telehealth. If getting to us isn’t easy, telehealth means you can access the same warm, quality support from somewhere you feel comfortable.

Helping You Navigate the NDIS with Ease

The NDIS is there to help fund the supports that make it easier to live your life, and for many participants, mental health care is a really important part of that.

If you’ve put off seeking support because the system felt confusing or overwhelming, you’re not alone. Our friendly Client Support Team is here to walk you through each step, explain how your funding can be used for psychology and counselling, and liaise with your plan manager or support coordinator where it helps, so you can focus on what actually matters: your well being and your goals. 

We welcome plan-managed and self-managed participants:

  • Self-managed: you arrange and manage your own supports
  • Plan-managed: your plan manager handles invoicing and payments

Please note: we are not currently registered with the NDIA, so we’re unable to support agency-managed plans.

For Support Coordinators & Referrers

We know how much trust goes into referring a participant to a new provider. We make that referral simple, and we keep you in the loop.

  • Fast response and no long wait times: your participants are seen promptly
  • Clear, collaborative communication: we work alongside you and the participant’s wider support team
  • Experienced clinicians: comfortable supporting participants with more complex needs
  • A warm, respectful space: care that puts the participant’s strengths and goals first

To refer or discuss a participant, call our Client Support Team on 1300 325 414.

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Why Brisbane Centre for Psychology

We focus on your strengths

Everyone has unique abilities and inner resources. We start by recognising your strengths and building from there because real, lasting growth comes from a place of self-belief, not self-criticism.

A gentle, non-judgmental approach

Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if it’s your first time. Our psychologists create a warm, safe space where you can share as much or as little as you like, in your own time. We’re not here to “fix” you. We are here to walk beside you.

Goal focused & Adaptable

Some participants come to us to manage stress better; others are navigating big life changes or building social and daily living skills. Whatever your focus, we set clear goals together, track your progress, and adjust along the way.

Family & Support-network inclusive

If it helps to involve family members, carers, or other allied health providers, we welcome them in, keeping your whole support system consistent and working towards the same goals.

Accessible & Sensory-friendly

Our Stafford clinics are wheelchair accessible and designed to feel calm and comfortable. We’re a sensory-friendly space, so if bright lights, noise, or busy waiting areas are a challenge, you can feel at ease here. If there’s anything that would make your visit more comfortable, just let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate it.

Start When You’re Ready

You don’t have to navigate this alone. When you’re ready, we’re here, with a warm, supportive space for your thoughts and feelings to be understood, respected and gently explored.

OUR NDIS PSYCHOLOGISTS

Alicia Miles
Registered Psychologist

Qualifications:

BSSc (Psychology) (Honours), MAPS.
Cate Brooks
Clinical Psychology Registrar

Qualifications:

MPsych(Clin), PostgradDipPsych, BSc(Hons), GradDipPsychStudies, BBus.
Chris Barallon
Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Qualifications:

BA (Psych) Grad. Dip. Ed. Psych, MA of Psych. (Educational & Developmental), MAAPi.
Dr David Balladon
Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications:

DPsych, BSc(Hons).
Dr Rachael Haynes
Registered Psychologist

Qualifications:

MPBSc(Psych)Hons, MSc(ForensicPsych), PhD. (Psychology), MAPS
Narissa Miller
Registered Psychologist

Qualifications:

BPsychSc(Hons), MProfPsych.
Peta Maynard
Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications:

BBSC(psych), P.G DipPsych, MPsych (Clin).
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NDIS Psychologist FAQs

The NDIS may fund psychology when it relates to your disability support needs, helps build or maintain your capacity for everyday activities and meets the NDIS funding criteria. The support must also be included within the funding available in your NDIS plan.

NDIS psychologist services may focus on areas such as developing emotional regulation, communication, relationships, problem-solving, decision-making and participation at home, work, school or in the community. The NDIS does not generally fund psychology that is primarily clinical treatment for a mental health condition.

If you are unsure whether your plan can be used for psychology, your support coordinator or plan manager can help you review your funding. Our Client Support Team can explain our services, fees and invoicing arrangements.

Our NDIS psychology services are available to children, adolescents and adults with plan-managed or self-managed funding where psychology relates to their disability support needs and specific NDIS goals.

We support participants with a range of needs, including psychosocial disability, autism, intellectual disability, emotional regulation difficulties, communication and relationship challenges, and difficulties affecting everyday functioning or participation.

Brisbane Centre for Psychology is not registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. This means we cannot provide NDIS-funded services to participants whose relevant funding is NDIA-managed.

Yes. We welcome both plan-managed and self-managed participants.

For plan-managed participants, invoices can be sent to the nominated plan manager for processing. Self-managed participants pay for their appointments directly and manage reimbursement through their NDIS plan.

As an NDIS psychology provider for plan-managed and self-managed participants, we provide clear information about our fees and invoicing arrangements before appointments begin.

You do not generally need a GP referral to use NDIS funding for psychology. Participants can contact us directly, or a support coordinator, family member, plan manager or health professional can make an enquiry on their behalf.

Before booking, our Client Support Team will discuss the participant’s needs, goals, preferences, funding arrangements and availability to help determine whether we have a suitable psychologist.

The first appointment gives the participant and psychologist an opportunity to get to know one another and discuss what the participant would like support with.

The psychologist will ask about the participant’s strengths, experiences, current challenges, communication preferences and NDIS goals. Together, they can identify an initial focus for therapy and discuss whether family members, carers or other support people should be involved.

An NDIS Service Agreement is created and agreed between the psychologist and the participant. This document sets out the agreed services, fees, funding arrangements and expectations for ongoing support.

Psychology for NDIS participants focuses on building or maintaining skills and functional capacity in areas affected by disability. Depending on the participant’s individual needs and goals, therapy may support emotional regulation, communication, social relationships, problem-solving, decision-making, adapting to change or participation in everyday activities.

Our NDIS psychologists work collaboratively with participants to develop relevant and achievable therapy goals and review progress over time. With the participant’s consent and where clinically appropriate, psychologists may also collaborate with families, carers, support coordinators and other health professionals to support a coordinated approach.

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