About Grounded Support therapy options

Therapy with Peta (ACA Counsellor) Improved daily living.

Emotional regulation is best developed through meaningful, enjoyable experiences that engage both the body and the mind. This program uses a combination of therapeutic games, movement-based activities, breathing exercises and creative art experiences to help children recognise emotions, regulate their nervous system and develop practical coping strategies in a way that feels safe and fun.

Movement games encourage children to release energy, improve body awareness and practise self-control while learning to return their bodies to a calm and regulated state. Breathing activities are embedded into play, helping children discover that slow, controlled breathing can reduce anxiety, manage frustration and improve emotional regulation without feeling like a structured exercise.
Art activities provide children with a creative and non-verbal way to explore and express emotions. Through painting, blowing techniques and imaginative artwork, children learn to connect their breathing with calming movements while creating visual representations of feelings, safe places and coping strategies. These experiences strengthen mindfulness, encourage emotional expression and provide opportunities to discuss emotions in a relaxed, engaging environment.

By combining play, creativity and evidence-informed regulation strategies, children are supported to build confidence, resilience and emotional awareness while developing practical skills they can use at home, school and in the community. The focus is on making emotional regulation enjoyable, interactive and achievable so that children are more likely to practise these strategies independently in everyday life.

Therapy with Peta (ACA Counsellor) Improved daily living.

Therapy doesn’t have to feel serious or intimidating. Where appropriate, she incorporates CBT-informed virtual reality (VR) using VR goggles to make sessions engaging, interactive, and enjoyable. This may include VR games, practising calming strategies in immersive environments, or gradually facing worries in a safe, controlled way—while building real-life skills that transfer beyond sessions. For children especially, sessions often feel like play while meaningful skill development is occurring.

Sessions (groups or 1:1) blend games, VR experiences, creativity, and conversation alongside practical CBT tools, mindful self-compassion, and gentle yoga-based techniques to support regulation of the mind and body. The focus is on helping individuals turn challenges into manageable steps, build confidence through supported practice, and develop lasting skills for everyday life.

Where appropriate, sessions may use Capacity Building funding to support sensory regulation, emotional regulation, and development of practical coping strategies, which can be particularly beneficial for individuals with Autism, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and other mental health challenges.

Nicci is a qualified Social Worker providing counselling and Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living supports for adolescents and adults living with disability.

Using a trauma-informed, neuroaffirming and strengths-based approach, Nicci supports participants to build confidence, resilience and practical life skills that promote greater independence and wellbeing.

Supports can include:

• Emotional regulation and coping strategies
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Social and communication skills
• Healthy relationships and boundaries
• Community participation
• Independence and daily living skills
• Goal setting and self-advocacy
• Job readiness and employment skills, including interview preparation, workplace confidence, communication, routines and maintaining employment.

With extensive experience across disability, youth, justice and community services, Nicci works collaboratively with participants, families and support teams to deliver personalised supports that build capacity, promote independence and help individuals achieve their NDIS goals.