Your Goals. Your Path. Your Pace.
Welcome to salsea
Behaviour Support and Counselling
"When we listen with empathy, we see behaviour differently"
Our Story
SalSea was founded with a genuine commitment to providing high-quality, meaningful support for individuals living with disabilities. Inspired by the clarity and steadiness of coastal landscapes, we deliver Positive Behaviour Support and Counselling services that foster emotional wellbeing, independence, and an improved quality of life.
Our name reflects our purpose. “Sal”, the Latin word for salt, symbolises grounding, healing, and restoration, while “Sea” represents calm strength, movement, and change. Together, SalSea embodies balance and renewal, recognising that lasting change unfolds gradually, much like the tide.
Our mission is to empower individuals through personalised, compassionate care. Guided by the calming influence of nature and the ocean, we are committed to expanding our services across the Mornington Peninsula and Broome.
Our Values
Psychological Safety and Wellbeing
We believe people can only grow, learn, and heal when they feel safe. Emotional and physical safety are the foundations of dignity, trust, and wellbeing.
Respect for Lived Experience and Diversity
We believe every person’s experience, identity, and way of being in the world is valid. Diversity enriches our communities, and inclusion is essential to ethical, human-centred care.
Autonomy, Empowerment, and Self-Connection
We believe people have the right to make choices about their own lives. Supporting autonomy strengthens confidence, self-trust, and connection to one’s own needs, values, and inner wisdom.
Integrity and Ethical Responsibility
We believe trust is earned through honesty, accountability, and respect. Ethical practice protects people’s rights and ensures care remains safe, transparent, and person-led.
Collaboration and Shared Responsibility
We believe wellbeing is shaped by relationships, systems, and environments. Working together leads to stronger understanding and more sustainable support.
Growth, Reflection, and Learning
We believe people, practice, and systems evolve. Curiosity, reflection, and learning are essential to remaining responsive, respectful, and deeply human.
Our Approach
At SalSea, we take a holistic, person‑centred approach that blends Positive Behaviour and Counselling Support with evidence-informed strategies and psychological principles. We tailor every plan to the individual, drawing on their strengths, goals, and environment to ensure support that feels respectful, practical, and empowering.
We work collaboratively with families, caregivers, and professionals to create a connected support network, and we stay committed to ongoing learning so our practice continues to evolve. Grounded in calm and inspired by nature, we focus on building emotional resilience, supporting mental health, and helping individuals navigate challenges with confidence and clarity.
Meet the directors
STACEY (she/her)
STACEY (she/her)
STACEY (she/her)
Provisional Psychologist / Behaviour Support Practitioner, Dip. of MH, BPsychSc (Hons)
Stacey is a compassionate Behaviour Support Practitioner with over six years’ experience in the disability sector, supporting individuals with diverse and multifaceted needs. As Co-Founder of SalSea and an emerging provisional psychologist, she continu
Provisional Psychologist / Behaviour Support Practitioner, Dip. of MH, BPsychSc (Hons)
Stacey is a compassionate Behaviour Support Practitioner with over six years’ experience in the disability sector, supporting individuals with diverse and multifaceted needs. As Co-Founder of SalSea and an emerging provisional psychologist, she continues to broaden her professional scope and deepen her practice. She is committed to creating safe, respectful environments where growth unfolds at each person’s own pace.
Known for her ability to blend professional insight with creativity, Stacey develops strategies that honour each person’s strengths and lived experience. She is skilled at navigating complex systems, advocating for client needs, and designing practical supports that foster calm, capability, and long‑term wellbeing.
As Stacey moves through her pathway to clinical psychology registration, she draws on her academic grounding in psychological science and mental health to shape a trauma‑informed, neuroaffirming approach that reflects SalSea’s values of psychological safety and empowerment.
In her role as founder, Stacey develops services that promote dignity, equity, and connection, making sure each person feels respected and supported.
SALLY (she/her)
STACEY (she/her)
STACEY (she/her)
Provisional Psychologist / Behaviour Support Practitioner, BCom, MBA, Grad DipPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons)
Sally is a thoughtful and values‑driven Behaviour Support Practitioner, emerging Provisional Psychologist, and Co‑Founder of SalSea. Her work is grounded in empathy, respect, and a deep belief in each person’s capacity for steady, meaning
Provisional Psychologist / Behaviour Support Practitioner, BCom, MBA, Grad DipPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons)
Sally is a thoughtful and values‑driven Behaviour Support Practitioner, emerging Provisional Psychologist, and Co‑Founder of SalSea. Her work is grounded in empathy, respect, and a deep belief in each person’s capacity for steady, meaningful growth. She partners with individuals, families, and support networks to develop evidence‑informed strategies that enhance wellbeing, reduce distress, and create calm, supportive environments.
Currently completing her final years of training toward general registration as a psychologist, Sally brings a strong foundation in psychological science and mental-wellbeing knowledge to her work with NDIS participants. Additionally, Sally draws on her extensive senior leadership experience across finance, compliance, service, strategy, and governance, to blend analytical clarity with genuine compassion.
With service delivery across both metropolitan and regional communities, Sally's approach is person‑centred, trauma‑informed, and shaped by SalSea’s commitment to empowerment, collaboration, and cultural safety.
As a founder, Sally is driven by curiosity, integrity, and an ethical approach to helping people live more connected, fulfilling lives.
Behaviour Support at SalSea
What is Behaviour Support?
What is Behaviour Support?
What is Behaviour Support?
Every behaviour has meaning. It is one of the ways people communicate their needs, emotions, and experiences, especially when words are difficult to use. Behaviour may be a way of saying “I need help,” “I’m overwhelmed,” “I don’t feel safe,” or “Something needs to change.”
At SalSea, we do not aim to change who a person is. We value individuality, difference, and lived experience.
Behaviour support is about understanding the message behind behaviour and creating environments where people feel safe, respected, and supported to be themselves.
Our Approach
What is Behaviour Support?
What is Behaviour Support?
We work alongside individuals, families, carers, and support teams to develop Positive Behaviour Support Plans that are:
- Person-centred and strengths-based
- Respectful of dignity, autonomy, and identity
- Focused on improving quality of life
- Designed to reduce distress and increase safety over time
Rather than trying to “fix” behaviour, we focus on understanding what is driving it and finding supportive, compassionate ways to meet underlying needs.
What Behaviour Support Can Include
What Behaviour Support Can Include
What Behaviour Support Can Include
Behaviour support may involve:
- Exploring what a person is communicating through their behaviour
- Building skills to express needs, feelings, and preferences in ways that feel right for them
- Making environmental changes, such as predictable routines, sensory supports, or calmer spaces
- Supporting emotional regulation and everyday coping skills
- Providing families and support workers with clear, practical guidance that aligns with the person’s values and needs
Our Focus
What Behaviour Support Can Include
What Behaviour Support Can Include
At SalSea, behaviour support is about helping people feel safe enough to learn, grow, and thrive in everyday life. We are guided by:
- Improving quality of life
- Supporting skill development in real-life settings
- Walking alongside families and carers
- Upholding dignity, respect, and empowerment
Through collaboration, compassion, and evidence-based practice, we create supportive environments that allow each person to live with greater comfort, confidence, and choice, at their own pace.
Counselling at SalSea
Counselling overview
Counselling overview
Counselling overview
At SalSea, our counselling services provide flexible, person-centred Capacity Building support for individuals who may be waiting to access psychology, feel unsure about engaging with clinical therapy, or are seeking additional emotional support alongside existing care.
Counselling focuses on building practical skills, confidence, and emo
At SalSea, our counselling services provide flexible, person-centred Capacity Building support for individuals who may be waiting to access psychology, feel unsure about engaging with clinical therapy, or are seeking additional emotional support alongside existing care.
Counselling focuses on building practical skills, confidence, and emotional capacity to help participants manage daily challenges, strengthen independence, and progress toward their NDIS goals. Supports are delivered collaboratively with participants and, where appropriate, families, Support Coordinators, and other professionals to ensure they are goal-aligned, practical, and sustainable.
This service is well suited for participants on psychology waitlists, those daunted by diagnostic-focused services, or anyone who benefits from regular, relational support between psychology appointments. Counselling offers a cost-effective way to extend Capacity Building funding, supporting continuity of care.
Counselling at SalSea complements psychology by providing consistent, strengths-based support that helps participants feel supported while developing the skills needed to move forward.
Counselling approach
Counselling overview
Counselling overview
Counselling sessions are person-led and goal-focused, supporting both immediate emotional needs and longer-term skill development that contributes to independence, participation, and wellbeing. Our approach includes:
Support and exploration Empathetic listening, emotional validation, and guided reflection to increase emotional awareness, s
Counselling sessions are person-led and goal-focused, supporting both immediate emotional needs and longer-term skill development that contributes to independence, participation, and wellbeing. Our approach includes:
Support and exploration Empathetic listening, emotional validation, and guided reflection to increase emotional awareness, self-understanding, and insight.
Skill-building Developing practical skills for stress management, emotional regulation, communication, problem-solving, grounding, and coping with change.
Practical planning Collaborative goal-setting, establishing routines, relapse-prevention strategies, and identifying community and informal supports to strengthen ongoing capacity.
Everyday challenges Support to build capacity in managing stress, low mood, anxiety symptoms, grief and loss, relationship or workplace challenges, life transitions, and confidence in daily functioning.
Care coordination Where needs fall outside the scope of counselling, support with referrals to psychologists, psychiatrists, or medical practitioners for assessment, diagnosis, or medication, ensuring continuity of care.
Collaborative Care
Counselling overview
Collaborative Care
SalSea counselling can support Capacity Building outcomes by increasing participants’ skills, confidence, and emotional regulation, while providing a cost-effective option to maintain engagement and momentum when psychology access is limited.
Support Coordinators, participants, and plan nominees are welcome to contact us to discuss suitab
SalSea counselling can support Capacity Building outcomes by increasing participants’ skills, confidence, and emotional regulation, while providing a cost-effective option to maintain engagement and momentum when psychology access is limited.
Support Coordinators, participants, and plan nominees are welcome to contact us to discuss suitability, funding pathways, and how counselling can align with a participant’s NDIS goals and existing supports.
