Whether you’re thinking about work, study, friendships, independence or what comes next, you don’t need to figure it out on your own.
If you’re aged 9–25, you can choose for a youth lead practitioner to be your main therapy person. They take the time to get to know you, understand what’s important to you and help bring together the right support around your goals.
Rather than managing multiple therapists, services or appointments, you’ll have one person who understands the bigger picture and helps keep everyone working towards the same outcomes.
If you’re a parent or carer, we’ll work alongside you while supporting your young person to build confidence, make choices and develop the independence they need for adulthood.
You or your family might begin by looking for an occupational therapist, speech pathologist, physiotherapist, employment coach or another specific service. But most goals involve several areas of life working together.
Building friendships may involve communication and confidence. Preparing for employment may involve travel skills, workplace communication and independence. Managing everyday routines may involve emotional regulation, organisation and support strategies.
That’s why we start by understanding:
Together, we’ll build the right team around your goals and the future you want to create.
Your youth lead practitioner is your main point of contact and the person responsible for helping coordinate your support.
They are more than a service coordinator. Drawing on their experience supporting young people, they deliver ongoing support, help you build practical skills and bring in therapists, employment practitioners or other professionals when specialist expertise is needed.
Together, you’ll develop one coordinated plan built around your NDIS goals, aspirations and priorities. You remain at the centre of decisions about your support, your team and your future.
With your consent, your youth lead practitioner can also work with your family, school, TAFE, university, employer and other important people in your life.
Depending on your goals, a youth lead practitioner may help you:
Support happens in the places where life happens – at home, in education settings, at work and in the community — so you can practice new skills where you’ll actually use them.
Your Youth Lead Practitioner brings together the right expertise at the right time, based on your goals, strengths and aspirations.
| Expertise or support | How it could support you |
| Occupational therapy | Independence, routines, sensory preferences, self-care, travel, education, employment and assistive technology |
| Speech pathology | Communication, relationships, self-advocacy, AAC, literacy and communication at school or work |
| Physiotherapy | Movement, mobility, strength, endurance, equipment and physical participation |
| Positive behaviour support | Understanding behaviour, building skills and creating more supportive environments |
| Habit coaching | Practising therapy strategies and routines in everyday situations |
| Employment coaching | Exploring job interests, accessing work experience and developing workplace skills |
| Vocational assessment | Identifying vocational strengths, interests, support needs and possible pathways |
| Psychosocial recovery coaching | Building confidence, managing challenges and connecting supports around your recovery goals |
The people involved in your team may change over time as your goals, interests and priorities evolve. Your Youth Lead Practitioner helps keep everyone connected and focused on what matters most to you.
You might be looking for occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, employment support, psychosocial recovery coaching or simply guidance about what comes next.
Whatever brings you here, we’ll start by understanding you, your strengths, your goals and the life you want to build.
Your youth lead practitioner brings together the right expertise when it’s needed, creating one coordinated plan across home, education, employment and community life.
If you’re a parent or carer enquiring on behalf of a young person, we’ll work with you to understand what’s important to them and support them to be actively involved in planning and decision-making.
Tell us what’s important to you and where you’d like to get to. Together, we’ll help you identify the best place to start.
A youth lead practitioner is the main practitioner leading therapy and support for a young person aged 9–25. They deliver ongoing support, develop one coordinated plan and bring in allied health, employment and other expertise when needed.
Parents and carers can share important information, practise strategies and help create consistency. Their involvement should reflect the young person’s age, preferences, capacity and goals, with the young person involved in decisions wherever possible.
No. Tell us what you want to achieve, and we can help identify the most appropriate starting point. Your team can change as your goals and circumstances change.
You or your family may come to Everyday Independence looking for therapy, employment support, psychosocial recovery coaching or help deciding what comes next.
We start by understanding you and the positive changes you want to achieve. Your youth lead practitioner delivers ongoing support and brings in the right expertise when needed, giving you one coordinated plan across home, education, employment and community life.
If you’re a parent or carer enquiring on behalf of a young person, we’ll work with you to understand their goals and involve them in the conversation.
Complete an online enquiry and our team will be in touch.
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