holistic mental healthcare

Your journey. Your community. Your empowerment - right where you are.

Registered NDIS Provider for Behavioural Support & Social Work Services, QLD

Access experienced and reliable mobile social work and behaviour support services - for adults and young people across the Darling Downs, QLD

NDIS REGISTERED
TRAUMA-INFORMED
NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMING
14+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

Support looks different for everyone.

We’re here to find what works for you.

We support people facing all kinds of challenges, from complex trauma and overwhelming emotions, to complex behaviours that feel hard to understand.

Our services are always personalised, strengths-based, and delivered in the places where you feel most comfortable, like your home, school, or community.

We’re really good at supporting people with the tough stuff others often avoid.

‍Whether you’re an individual seeking support, a parent looking for help for your teen, or a family navigating complex care systems, we’re here to walk alongside you.

Support for:

Psychosocial disability
Complex trauma
Neurodivergence
Complex behavioural challenges
Family stress
Navigating systemic barriers
We meet you at your pace, in your space - with real support that fits your life.

What makes us different?

We don’t fit people into boxes - we work with who they are
We value lived experience and everyday wisdom
We believe fun and humour belong in therapeutic spaces
We prioritise inclusion, safety, and connection.

Support should feel like a partnership.

If you’re looking for support that will step into your world and work alongside you with practical tools, respectful care, and a commitment to helping you feel heard and supported, we’re here to walk with you.

We bring person-centred mental health and behaviour support into your home, your community, and your comfort zone, so you can thrive on your own terms.
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Our Services - Darling Downs & South West QLD

We provide therapeutic Social Work Services and Behavioural Support Services under the NDIS, tailored to your life, needs, and goals.

All services are delivered in your home, school, or community - making them more affordable, accessible, and less stressful.

Mental Health and Therapeutic Social Work Services

NDIS-funded social work support that helps you make sense of your experiences, strengthen your wellbeing, and move towards your goals.

Our experienced NDIS Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals support a wide range of needs, including: emotional support, skill development, family guidance, and advocacy - all within the NDIS framework.

We can help participants develop coping strategies, build resilience, and improve their overall mental health and wellbeing, through:
Counselling and emotional support
Crisis intervention
Capacity building and skill development
Carer and family support
System navigation and advocacy
Collaborative planning with other providers

Helpful for those who are seeking support for:

Psychosocial disability
Neurodivergence
PTSD and complex trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Other mental health experiences
Our approach is strengths-based, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming and collaborative.

‍WHERE: Face-to-face support in your home, school or community. We travel across the Darling Downs, Toowoomba, and surrounding regional QLD
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Specialists Behavioural Support Services

Positive, practical strategies for managing challenging behaviours - always with compassion, never with judgement.

We work with individuals and families to create practical, positive strategies for understanding and working with challenging behaviours at home, in school, or in the community.

Our behaviour support practitioners work with participants, families, and support teams to develop:

Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBAs)
Behaviour Support Plans (BSPs)
Practical, trauma-informed strategies to reduce stress and increase capacity
Supporting families and teams to understand what’s going on, without blame
Our goal is always to support understanding and safety, not control.

‍We’re experienced in working with complex behavioural needs, especially where other systems have been unable to help.
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Support Coordination

We also help individuals and families understand their rights, connect with services, and navigate systems to get the support they’re entitled to.

You don’t have to do this alone. We can support you in:
Navigating the NDIS
Understanding your rights and options
Building advocacy skills
Reducing access barriers
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With Empower Specialists, you can access:

  • Mobile & in-home care across Toowoomba and the Darling Downs: Improving accessibility and reducing stress by meeting you where you’re at.
  • Values in action: We don’t just talk about respect, choice, and inclusion, we live it in every interaction.
  • Experienced professionals: 14+ years experience with complex care, including dual diagnosis, behavioural challenges, and psychosocial disability.
  • Non-judgemental, affirming, empowering support: We see the whole person, not just their diagnosis.
Meet the Team

Let’s talk about what’s possible.

Contact us to begin the journey or learn more about how we can support you or someone you care for.
Contact Us
0480 573 223admin@empowerspecialists.com.auDarling Downs and South West Qld
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Empower Specialists acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work – the Jagera, Turrbal and Jarowair peoples - the oldest living culture in the world. We pay our respects to the elders past, present and future and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded in this country.
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We hope to facilitate a safer space in which you can experience yourself and your needs as equal to those of others without discrimination.
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