NDIS Support

Kathleen Belmonte's NDIS Worker Screening ID is: 94603815, which expires on 14 March 2029. As an advocate for mental health improvement, she emphasises the importance of NDIS participant support and incorporates techniques such as counselling and transpersonal art therapy in her practice.

Ataraxy Art offers a safe and supportive environment for NDIS participant support, providing a structured creative space designed to help individuals explore self-expression, build functional capacity, and enhance overall well-being. Through transpersonal art therapy and counselling, participants engage in the creative process—including drawing, painting, journaling, and working with natural or found objects—as an evidence-based tool for mental health improvement and personal growth. Each session is goal-oriented and tailored to meet the capacity-building objectives outlined in your NDIS plan.

Art therapy is a recognised therapeutic approach that focuses on mental health improvement while fostering long-term independence and community participation. I work collaboratively with participants, families, and coordinators of NDIS participant support to achieve meaningful outcomes in the following areas: 

Emotional Regulation & Psychosocial Functioning: Developing practical, creative coping strategies to manage anxiety, stress, and sensory or emotional overload. 

Capacity Building & Daily Living Skills: Enhancing autonomy, decision-making, and executive functioning through hands-on, sequential creative tasks. 

Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Building vital alternative communication pathways for individuals who find traditional 'talk therapies' challenging or restrictive. 

Identity & Self-Esteem: Discovering personal strengths, establishing boundaries, and fostering a strong sense of personal agency through transpersonal art therapy. 

Fine Motor & Cognitive Stimulation: Improving spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and sensory processing using diverse tactile mediums.

Services at Ataraxy Art align with current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (PAPL) guidelines to support participants’ mental health, emotional regulation, and capacity-building goals.

Ataraxy Art supports both Self-Managed and Plan-Managed NDIS participants.

NDIS Support Categories & Billing Structure
Services are billed under the following NDIS support category:

Core Supports — Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation: Billed as creative mentoring, community access, and skill development using art as a vehicle for emotional regulation and capacity building.

Note: If you have an overarching therapy plan established by a registered Allied Health Professional (e.g., Psychologist or OT), services may also be delivered as a Therapy Assistant (Level 2) under their direct written delegation and supervision. Please consult your Plan Manager or Support Coordinator to confirm budget allocation.

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Example Service Options (2026–27 NDIS Rates)

Option 1: Core Community Participation & Mentoring (3-Hour Block)
A 3-hour session focused on community access, emotional regulation, mentoring, or creative capacity building using art:
3 Hours Support Work: $220.74 (3 hrs × $73.58 NDIS maximum price limit — Core Supports)

Option 2: Delegated Therapy Assistant Support (3-Hour Block)
(Only applicable if working under formal delegation/supervision of an Allied Health therapist)
1 Hour Therapy Assistant (Level 2): $86.79 (Capacity Building)
2 Hours Community Support Work: $147.16 (2 hrs × $73.58 — Core)
Total Estimated Session Cost: $233.95


*To ensure adequate time for emotional regulation and meaningful engagement, sessions for individuals requiring extra support are recommended for a minimum duration of 2 hours.

For the past 30 years, I have dedicated my life to helping individuals navigate complexities, cultivate independence, and build resilience, focusing on mental health improvement. My practice is grounded in a diverse foundation of formal training, professional front-line experience, and deep personal insight.

Professional Experience & Front-Line Advocacy

Crisis & Recovery Support: Served as a Dual Diagnosis Residential Rehab Worker for GROW, where I provided intensive mental health and addiction recovery support.

Disability & Neurological Care: Worked extensively as a Recreational Worker for individuals with acquired brain injuries and later as a Recreational Coordinator for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, emphasizing NDIS participant support.

Lived Experience & Caregiving: Developed a profound, firsthand understanding of care dynamics through years of caring for elderly parents and serving as a foster parent for adolescents with intensive behavioral needs. My lived experience includes navigating through life's harrowing moments, such as death, chronic health issues, and personal hardships, sometimes feeling overwhelmed.

Relevant Education & Therapeutic Training

Diploma of Counselling – Advanced clinical frameworks, building upon prior university-level coursework toward a Bachelor of Counselling.

Transpersonal Art Therapy – I utilise creative, holistic modalities to facilitate deep inner healing and self-discovery, emphasing the importance of transpersonal art therapy in my practice.

Certificate III in Community Support (Disabilities) – This foundational training launched my lifelong career in human services. 

I continually pursue ongoing training and professional development and upskilling to suit the needs of individuals I work with.