Therapy that looks like joy.
Our group programs put real clinical intention under real fun. Dance x OT and our LEGO group are designed by clinicians, run with heart, and built so people connect, regulate and grow, together. Joy on the surface, clinical intention underneath.
Two programs, one idea: grow through what you love.
Each group is built around something people genuinely enjoy, with clinical goals woven through. Here is what is running now.
Register your interestThe ecosystem comes before the therapy.
Group programs sit inside the same approach we use for everything: we make sure the wider supports are in place first. Before a group starts, we look at the whole system around the person. Groups complement individual therapy, and we keep the people around them in the loop at every step.
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 seven separate experts.
We stabilise first
Consults, supports, an NDIS consult if it is needed. We get the person 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 cafe, the workplace, the community, or telehealth. A board that works in the clinic but not at the shop 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 will always find a way
If the usual path does not fit, we turn left. Creative is how we are wired, because we are neurodivergent too.
Groups are not cheaper therapy.
A clinically designed group is a different thing from an after-school activity. Here is the difference.
Register your interestEvery group is designed by clinicians and run with clinical intention, not just supervised play.
Joy is the method, not a bonus. People grow fastest through what they genuinely enjoy.
Neurodivergence-affirming throughout. We build around how people are wired, never against it.
Suitability screening before enrolment, so every group is the right fit for the people in it.
Small groups, so everyone is seen.
We describe what a group does and who it suits, and we never promise a result we cannot guarantee.
Joy on the surface. Clinical intention underneath.
We meet people where the fun is, then weave the real work through it. Connection, regulation, communication and confidence are not drilled, they are grown, in a room full of people doing something they love, where their feet are. And if the group someone needs does not exist yet, we will find a way to build it. We get creative, we pivot, and there is always a way.
Tell us what you wish existed, and we might just build it.
We are creative, and we are open. If there is a group your child, your young person or your participant would love, and we can run it well, we want to hear it. A sibling group, a teen social club, a sensory movement group, an evening for parents, whatever it is. Some of our best ideas started with someone simply asking.
Suggest a groupWho our groups suit.
Children and young people
Who learn and connect best through movement or play, and who thrive in a small, affirming group.
Families and Support Coordinators
Looking for a clinically designed group that complements individual therapy, with clear suitability screening.
Adults
Movement and connection-based groups can suit adults too. Ask us what is running or coming up.
How to register and join a group.
Register your interest
Tell us who it is for and what you are hoping for.
A quick suitability chat
We make sure the group is the right fit, for them and for the group.
We match to a group
The right program, the right cohort, the right time.
Join the group
Small, affirming, clinically run.
We stay in touch
Groups complement individual therapy, and we keep you in the loop on what is next.
How NDIS funding works for group programs.
We will always be straight with you about funding, and we never bill you to navigate the NDIS.
NDIS funding may cover group therapy where it aligns with the participant's goals and approved plan. Not all NDIS plans include group supports.
Group programs are quoted per program based on the group, the goals and the plan.
- Clinically designed and clinician-run
- Small groups, suitability screened
- A clear cost before you enrol
- We never charge you to help you understand the NDIS
Rate shown follows the official NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for therapy supports and may change when the guide is updated. We confirm current rates with you in writing before any work begins.
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Clinical backbone. Human heart.
We are a neurodivergence-affirming team, and we are genuinely like family. Every clinician is a trained Key Worker before they ever work here, so the person in front of you sees the whole picture, not just their discipline. Every group is backed by the whole team: quarterly whole-team case conferences, fortnightly clinical case conferences across disciplines, an internal NDIS specialist we meet with every week, and individual clinical supervision. That is what makes us different, and it is why people stay with us for years.
Frequently asked
Register your interest, or ask us anything.
Tell us who it is for and what you are hoping for. We will be in touch about suitability and what is coming up. Want to suggest a new group? Tell us that too.
- Prefer email? Reach us at admin@thecenteredspace.au
- Support Coordinator or referrer? Download the group programs guide (PDF)
- Not sure which group fits? Ask us, we will help you work it out.
- Have an idea for a group? Tell us in the message below. We love a good idea.
- Gold Coast, with some groups also available more widely. Ask us.