Our Services

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Our qualified lived experience practitioners help you become more independent and happy in your life. We provide mental health support that enables you to learn new things, maintain your independence and make choices for your life.

Glady & Co provide:

- Experienced mental health support

- Assistance to attend appointments

- Support to develop coping strategies

- Support to build confidence and skills

Glady & Co focus on helping to build quality and enjoyment in your life.

How we support you is flexible and completely driven by your needs and life choices. We support you through all areas of your life and bring to our work non judgmental, proactive support through lived experience.

Glady and Co have adapted their services during COVID-19. We have moved many of our support groups to an online platform so we can continue to connect with all of our valued participants. Our online groups are delivered via Zoom.

The following services are available online:

• Art Therapy*
• Lived Experience Group
• Men's Group
• Women's Group
• Music
• Social Groups
• Cooking Group*

* Eastern Melbourne Only.

Due to Victoria's current COVID-19 restrictions, Hub's are temporarily closed.

Glady and Co have Recovery Hub and Drop-in Centres in Mooroolbark, Bendigo and Boronia.

Groups include:

• Art Therapy
• Lived Experience Group
• Men's Group
• Women's Group
• Walking Group
• Music
• Community Garden Group
• Photography
• Social Groups

The Recovery Hub aims to be a community within the community, it is a safe and accepting space for people to be.

The Hub is air conditioned and has free tea, coffee and hot chocolate. We provide food through the day and have a weekly community lunch.

We have qualified lived experience practitioners available to speak with participants privately when needed.

 Glady and Co are able to provide support coordination for NDIS participants with mental health difficulties and psychosocial disabilities.

A support coordinator:

- Explains your NDIS plan and how it all works

- Gives you information about services and makes contact with them

- Ensures that your services are providing what you want and need

- Lets your services know if there are problems and resolves conflicts

- Provides regular reports to the NDIA about your services and what you need

- Listens to your choice of service and connects you with them

- Assists you to review your plan when needed

- Keeps track of your funding and ensures your budget is utilised in the best way

Glady and Co are able to provide Recovery Coaching for NDIS participants with mental health difficulties and psychosocial disabilities.

A Recovery Coach works collaboratively to:  

- Explain your NDIS plan and how it all works

- Helps you find information about services and make contact with them

- Works with you to ensure your services are providing what you want and need

- Supports you to manage service relationships and navigate problems or resolve conflicts

- Provides regular reports to the NDIA about your services and what you need in collaboration with your service providers.

- Develops a recovery support plan over the duration of your NDIS plan with you.

- Listens to your choice of service and  assists you to connect with them

- Assists you to review your plan when needed