Gather Around
Gather Around provides small-group workshops, wherein participants are equipped with tools and strategies for dealing with life’s challenges. Through these carefully considered and designed workshops, guests will learn not only how to support themselves, but also others when times are a little tough.
Facilitated by our passionate team of skilled and experienced staff members, Gather Around provides the perfect setting to explore and navigate some of the more challenging and complex situations in life, but in an environment that is safe, supportive and that provides real-life, practical skills that allow you to be the best version of yourself!
Upcoming Gather Around Workshops
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Identity & Exploring the Self July 20th–August 21st This workshop focuses on understanding our own identity, in relation to self love and self esteem. The workshop also offers an introduction into building goals, connection and community, based on their intrinsic values and morals. Guests will create a personalised toolkit of affirmations, reflections, and coping strategies to continue their self-exploration journey beyond the program. |
Emotional Regulation August 31st–October 2nd Understanding emotions, regulation & mental wellbeing supports guests to build the language and personal insight to better understand their unique emotional experiences, thought patterns, and behaviours, while equipping them with grounding strategies and regulation techniques. Guests are empowered to develop habits that support mental wellbeing, strengthen emotional resilience, and build confidence in navigating intense emotions with greater self-compassion. |
Building Healthy Relationships October 12th–November 13th The building healthy relationships workshop supports guests to understand all types of relationships they build in their lifestyle to better understand the tools needed to build and maintain healthy relationships. Guests are taught the necessary skills required to create and maintain healthy friendships & romantic relationships, as well as healthy strategies to resolve conflict. |
Gather Yourself
A mental health and wellbeing service offering personalised 1:1 support for young adults with disabilities to build resilience, develop essential life skills, enhance emotional wellbeing and improve overall quality of life.
Led by dedicated mental health practitioners, these sessions focus on self-growth, emotional wellbeing, and practical strategies to help you thrive.
Gather Yourself provides a personalised and flexible approach to wellbeing, ensuring you feel heard, supported, and empowered every step of the way.
Gather Online
Gather Online is an interactive online space designed to connect young adults with disabilities through fun, engaging, and meaningful sessions. Whether it’s learning new skills, making friends, or just having a great time, Gather Online brings people together in a supportive and inclusive environment—all from the comfort of home.
Gather Online isn’t just an online program — it’s a community. It’s about breaking isolation, building confidence, and creating real connections for young adults with disabilities. Many of our guests face barriers to socialising, learning new skills, and feeling empowered in their independence.
Led by passionate Stellar Experiences support workers, each session is designed to empower, inspire, and create real connections. Gather Online removes those barriers by providing a fun, supportive, and interactive space where they can thrive.
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Get in touch and let us know which Gather programs you’re interested in. We’d love to hear from you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a 1:1 Gather Yourself session look like?
Every Gather Yourself session is different! We have designated Gather Yourself spaces in our Sydney & Illawarra HQ’s, as well as the option to join a session online, via Zoom. Each session runs for 45 – 60 minutes and is spent unpacking challenges you may be facing, psycho-social education, behavioural challenges, grief & loss and everything in between. Sessions are facilitated by an accredited social worker, who is trained to support guests within this scope, and work with the guest in receiving specialised support from other practitioners where necessary, for example, a psychologist, behaviour support practitioner, occupational therapist etc.
If I join one of Gather’s services, do I need to join all 3?
No, unless you want to! We created Gather to support young people with disabilities mental health and wellbeing, and created each of the services in the aim to combat different aspects of isolation experienced. It is totally your choice of which Gather services you would like to partake in, whether it’s just one, two or all three, we can accommodate!
What are the costs involved in Gather Online?
Gather Online is designed to be affordable, accessible, and sustainable, ensuring that as many people as possible can benefit from these sessions. Operating on a weekly membership subscription basis at $30 per week, the cost can be covered using NDIS funding. This would come out of your Core Supports funding through the Community, Social & Recreational Activities category (04_210_0125_6_1).
Does Gather Online offer free trials?
We sure do! We offer all new Gather Online members a free week’s access to all zooms so that you can be apart of all the Gather magic and know it’s right for you!
What is the Gather Online schedule?
The current Gather Online schedule is – Movement Monday (think dance parties, yoga & stretching, HIIT workouts or any movement of your choosing to start the week off right!), Trivia & Arts Tuesday (a night of any topic of trivia or arts you can imagine, we dive deep into it all!) and Friday Morning Coffee Catch Up (a time to connect with friends over a coffee or tea before the busy weekend!).
Can I suggest new topics or ideas for future Gather Around or Gather Online sessions?
YES! We love hearing from you! Our Gather Around workshops are created in house based on the psycho-social challenges observed by our staff amongst the community. If you have a particular interest or idea for a Gather Online zoom session, let us know!
What are the costs for Gather Around workshops?
The Gather Around workshops have an OOP cost of $80 which covers afternoon tea, program workbooks & all resources (OOP cost for online workshops $40). The NDIS cost for the workshops is $49/hour, which can be billed from Category 15 – Capacity Building: Improved Daily Living Skills / Community Engagement Assisstance 15_045_0128_1_3 OR Category 4 – Core Supports: Group & Centre based Activities / Assistance with social, economic & community participation 04_102_0136_6_1