One trusted person. A whole team, coordinated around you.
A Key Worker is your single, trusted point of contact who holds the whole picture and coordinates the team around your child or your family, so you are not managing every therapist separately. Key worker support is for children aged 0 to 9, and every clinician here is a trained key worker.
One person who holds the whole picture.
Most families juggle a separate relationship with every therapist. A Key Worker changes that. One trusted person coordinates the team, translates between disciplines, and carries the plan into your everyday life.
Talk to us about your familyThe ecosystem comes before the therapy.
We do not just do therapy. Before a single session, we look at the whole system around you. We coordinate the Key Worker role, build a transdisciplinary plan, and sort NDIS supports first. We will not start therapy on someone with no ecosystem around them. Once the foundation is steady, support in everyday life actually works.
We put the key-worker hat on
Every clinician here is a trained key worker. We coordinate the whole team so you are not managing every therapist separately.
We stabilise first
Consults, supports, an NDIS consult if it is needed. We get the whole picture steady before we build skills.
Goals built with you, not for you
Functional goals in your own words, tied to the life you actually want to live.
Where your feet are
Home, school, the park, the community, or online. Support that only works in a clinic is not good enough.
Transdisciplinary by default
Speech and occupational therapy are not siloed. We share strategies across the team so the plan is one plan.
We look for another way
If the usual path does not fit, we turn left. Creative is how we are wired.
A Key Worker who is actually trained to do it.
Anyone can call themselves a key worker. Here is what that word means with us.
Talk to us about your familyEvery clinician here is a trained key worker.
We coordinate the team, so you deal with one trusted person, not a committee.
We start with your child's interests and strengths, and help you understand their neurology, not just manage behaviour.
Regulation and safety come before any skill goal.
Capacity building is the aim. We build independence over time, the opposite of keeping you dependent on us.
We work where life happens, and we look for a way to make it fit your family.
What does Thriving Kids mean for your child?
Right now in Queensland, Thriving Kids has not reached families yet, there is no program to apply to, and nothing about NDIS access has changed. Here is the honest picture.
Nothing about NDIS access has changed
Changes to NDIS access for young children are not expected before January 2028.
Aligned with the sector
Key worker coordination, capacity building, support in everyday life and family coaching are how we already practise. Our practice aligns with where the sector is heading.
We will walk it with you
When the detail is confirmed, we will explain what it means for your family in plain language, and help you plan your next step. No jargon, no pressure.
We cannot speak for the NDIA or confirm details that are still being decided. We will keep you informed as things are confirmed.
We build your confidence, not your dependence.
We meet you where life is at, where your feet are. Goals are built with you, in your own words, about what makes a real difference: getting through the morning, a calmer mealtime, a school that finally understands your child, a family that feels less alone. And if the usual path does not fit, we get creative and we pivot.
For families, and for the people who support them.
Families
One trusted person who holds the whole picture, coordinates the team, and helps you feel less alone through every stage and every change.
Support Coordinators
A provider where every clinician is a trained key worker, with one point of contact who coordinates the team and communicates clearly.
Adults
Key worker support is for children aged 0 to 9. For adults, we steady the supports around you in a different way, with the same philosophy. Liz can talk you through what fits.
From first hello to a team that works together.
No mystery, no pressure. Here is the path.
A free conversation
We start by understanding your family, your worries and what you actually want.
We map the whole picture
Who is involved, what is working, what is missing, and what needs to happen first.
We coordinate and stabilise
We bring the team together, sort the supports, and help with the NDIS where you need it.
Goals built with you
Functional, in your words, about your real life.
Support in everyday life, and review
We deliver, we build your confidence, and we adjust as your family and the system change.
How NDIS funding works for Key Worker support.
We will be straight with you about funding, and NDIS education is free, including questions about Thriving Kids.
NDIS funding may cover therapy supports, including key worker support, where they align with the participant's goals and approved plan. Not all NDIS plans include these supports.
Plan-managed and self-managed plans. We are not NDIS-registered, so agency-managed plans need a registered provider.
The NDIS price limit for therapy supports, as at October 2026. Quoted per person based on goals and complexity.
- One trusted person coordinating your whole team
- Support in everyday life, billed in line with the NDIS price limits
- Plain-language help to understand your plan and your options
- NDIS education is free, including questions about Thriving Kids
Rate shown is the NDIS price limit for therapy supports, as at October 2026, and may change when the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits are updated. We confirm current rates with you in writing before any work begins.
Talk to us about your family
Clinical backbone. Human heart.
We are a neurodivergence-affirming team, and we are genuinely like family. Every clinician here is a trained key worker. The person in front of you holds the whole picture, not just their discipline, and your key worker has the whole team behind them.
Frequently asked
Talk to us about your family, or ask us anything.
Tell us a little about your child, your family or yourself, and what is going on. Liz, our NDIS specialist, usually calls, texts or emails you within one business day (Monday to Friday).
- Prefer to email or text? Liz is on liz@thecenteredspace.au and 0433 040 049
- Support Coordinator or referrer? Call Liz on 0433 040 049
- Brochures: for families (PDF), for Support Coordinators (PDF), or every brochure in one place.
- Questions about Thriving Kids? Ask Liz, no pressure.
- In person on the Gold Coast, in Brisbane and Northern NSW. Online anywhere in Australia.