01 / EVERYDAY LIFE
Daily living & routines
Support with household tasks, shopping, planning, everyday admin and building routines and practical life skills.
NDIS participant supportIndependent worker consulting
Support that meets you where you are.
For participants — practical and personal disability support for everyday life.
For independent workers — one-to-one guidance to build your support work practice.
For participants and families
Support for real life
I work alongside you to turn your goals into manageable steps. Support is tailored to your needs, with a focus on independence, stability and wellbeing.
02 / COMMUNITY
Community access & recreation
Support to attend appointments, get out in the community, enjoy recreational activities and build social connections and confidence.
03 / PSYCHOSOCIAL
Psychosocial support
More structured support to plan goals, build strategies and routines, work through barriers and communicate with your wider support team where appropriate.
Supporting Melbourne’s Bayside area and surrounding suburbs. Self-managed and plan-managed participants welcome. Minimum session: 3 hours.
Experience across different needs
Who I support
I have experience supporting people with psychosocial, intellectual, physical, neurological and chronic health conditions. I take a trauma-informed approach and adapt support to the person, rather than expecting everyone to fit one routine.
PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITY
Mental health & trauma
Experience with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and other personality disorders, PTSD and complex trauma, depression, generalised anxiety and panic attacks.
NEURODIVERGENCE
Different ways of thinking
Support for autistic people, people with ADHD, and people with intellectual disability, shaped around their communication, preferences and goals.
PHYSICAL & CHRONIC HEALTH
Practical support that adapts
Experience supporting people with physical disability, neurological conditions and long-term health conditions, including chronic pain and fatigue, in everyday life and community access.
This is a guide to my experience, not a requirement for working together. Get in touch to discuss your own support needs.
About Karima
Experience with care and common sense
Hi, I’m Karima. You might know me as Kes from NDIS with Kes. I’m an independent support worker with a BA in Psychology and Sociology, several years of hands-on NDIS experience, and I’m currently undertaking a Diploma of Counselling.
My approach is warm, direct and collaborative. We can work on the practical things in front of you while keeping the bigger goals in view. I value clear communication with participants, families and the wider support team.
Qualifications & credentials
- BA in Psychology & Sociology, University of Auckland
- Diploma of Counselling, currently studying
- First Aid & CPR
- Working with Children Check
- Infection Control and NDIS training
- Full driver’s licence and comprehensive car insurance
- Public liability and professional indemnity insurance
Independent, unregistered support worker. Service suitability and funding arrangements can be discussed during an enquiry.
For independent support workers
Build your independent practice
Thinking of working independently in the NDIS sector? My one-to-one consulting is practical guidance drawn from running my own support work business.
01 / GET STARTED
Set up independently
Work through the independent worker model, service structure, systems and processes, and the practical steps involved in getting started.
02 / WORK WITH CONFIDENCE
Make the day-to-day work
Discuss working with participants and support coordinators, structuring services and pricing, and navigating common challenges.
Interested in a one-to-one session? Get in touch and tell me where you’re at. Practical digital resources are also in development.
Enquiries
Tell me what you’re looking for.
Looking for participant support or guidance as an independent worker? Send a short enquiry and I’ll get back to you.
Melbourne’s Bayside area and surrounding suburbs