Our Mission Statement

Here at Breaking Free Therapy, our goal is to promote the unique value of our participants in the community achieved through our mission, ensuring that people with disabilities can experience a greater quality of life. We aim to ensure that mission is guided by our values, which are:

  • Integrity: we do what is right by our participants and each other, every day

  • Resilience: we display courage in the face of adversity and challenge

  • Excellence: we achieve success through innovation, ensuring Breaking Free Therapy achieves high performance and sustainability 

  • Collaboration: we work cooperatively with our local communities and each other to achieve our mission

Our approach

At Breaking Free Therapy, we provide compassionate and individualised Positive Behaviour Support Therapy and Counselling Services, which are aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing. Our person-centred approach empowers our participants to reach their goals, addressing challenging behaviours and promoting positive alternatives.

Positive Behaviour Support

Positive Behaviour Support is an evidence-based approach that focuses on improving a person’s quality of life, and therefore reducing the likelihood of them to have the need to engage in behaviours of concern. Positive Behaviour Support is also used within the NDIS to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive practices.

Our Positive Behaviour Support service delivery includes:

  • Behaviour Assessments

  • Positive Behaviour Support Plans

  • Skill Development

  • Therapeutic Interventions

  • Training and Capacity Building

Breaking Free Therapy provides assessments and interventions for a range of issues, such as:

  • Developmental delays

  • Intellectual disabilities

  • Learning disorders

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety, fears, phobias

  • Social and emotional deficits

  • Anger management

  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder

  • Stress management

  • Emotional regulation

  • Parenting programs

  • Concentration and attention issues

  • Behavioural issues/challenging behaviours

  • Self-injury

  • Sleep difficulty

Counselling

Counselling is a talking therapy that allows us to build and improve on our social and emotional wellbeing by helping participants to gain new insight into their situations. Counselling allows a participant to work through issues, develop strategies and create goals with the assistance of their counsellor.

We work with individuals, families and groups. Most counselling sessions are completed one-on-one, with other family members or in groups. The session type is determined by the reason for counselling and the therapy best suited to the situation.

Common issues faced by those seeking Counselling include:

  • Personal stress

  • Anger management

  • Grief and loss

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Addiction

  • Trauma and/or Abuse

  • Life transitions or adjustments

  • Bullying

  • Mental health issues

  • Relationship issues

  • Work and career issues

  • Communication issues

  • Social isolation

  • Parenting

  • Exploring sexuality and/or gender identity

Meet our Therapist

Eshna Sewak

Director & Proficient Positive Behaviour Support Practioner

Eshna has held various positions within the justice, child safety and disability sectors, and is passionate about empowering the clients she works with. Eshna is committed to working alongside individuals and their support network from a holistic and evidence-based approach.  

Following four years of experience as a Behaviour Support Practitioner, leading a larger team of other Behaviour Support Practitioners, Eshna established Breaking Free Therapy. She is excited to have the opportunity to support the improvement of quality of life for people with a disability. Eshna has taken a leadership role in providing positive behaviour support for people with the most complex behaviours of concern. 

Eshna is willing to work with anyone. She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults with a range of disabilities, including but not limited to Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability and Mental Health diagnoses. 

Eshna has a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Sydney. Eshna is registered as a Behaviour Support Practitioner with the NDIS Commission.

Breaking Free Therapy is a registered provider with the NDIS Commission.