Meet us
Our mission is to empower Australian families to shape the behaviour of their children in whatever way is most functional for them.
What we do
Ella Bailey Behaviour works with children both with and without diagnosis of neurodiversity to create functional behaviour habits for children and parents. Our team use a combination of clinical skills to provide the best fit to each family.
We use a whole family approach to address maladaptive behavioural patterns. Ella trains parents to harness the underlying motivations of behaviour to shape their child’s behaviour into something that is functional for them.
Ella Bailey Behaviour uses a combination of Positive Behaviour Support, motivational and mindful presence techniques to creating lasting behavioural change.
We believe in pushing back against the model that has families rushing children between service providers without seeing any changes in day to day functioning.
Ella Bailey Behaviour is a service born out of nearly a decade of experience working in homes to help families thrive - whatever their neurology.
Ella Bailey Behaviour have a team of qualified clinicians to meet the needs of your family and child specifically- we can work collaboratively or a a solo clinician.
Meet the Team
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Ella
Principal & CEO
After graduating a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Deans Honour Role) Ella began clinical internship at The Marcs Babylab- Australia’s leading infant and child psychology research institution. Ella then completed further study at Monash University specialising in Behaviour Support.A move to live and work in Copenhagen, Denmark started Ella on the path to family-focussed intervention. Working under the Danish intervention model which focusses on the empowerment of the family unit over direct paediatric intervention, and the incredible results she saw, created huge change for Ella’s practitioner model.
Ella is now on a mission to bring the Danish model of family unit empowerment to Australian families and her practise now focusses on parent’s as experts, training families on behaviour support and creating lasting change for Aussie kids and their parents. Ella maintains a small paediatric caseload whilst also supporting her fabulous clinical team.
When she isn’t supporting families, Ella loves to find the best coffee spots, pat other people’s dogs and listen to as many audiobooks as she can.
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Jodie
Behaviour Support Practitioner & Social Worker
Jodie is a Behaviour Support Practitioner and social worker with 25 years' experience in the disability sector. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology). She has worked extensively with the neurodivergent community, as well as people with intellectual, psychosocial disability, and complex trauma. She also walks alongside people and their families as they come to understand a diagnosis or a change in their lives. Together they build a future with hopes and dreams that fit who they are, especially at times when earlier plans no longer feel within reach. Jodie also supports members of her own family who live with disability and are NDIS participants, so she understands the system from both sides.
Jodie's practice is person-centred and neuro-affirming. She has extensive training and experience in person-centred thinking and planning, adapted specifically for the disability community. She works alongside families to understand what sits behind behaviour, and to build the knowledge, tools and confidence to respond in ways that work for them. Jodie is also a qualified Family Group Conferencing facilitator, a process built on family-led decision-making. It brings together the people who matter most so the family makes its own plans and decisions. As a social worker, she looks at the whole picture: the person, their family, their community and their environment. She builds on the strengths already there. -
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Dominique
Registered Psychologist
Dominique is a Registered Psychologist with AHPRA, holding a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Biology and Psychology) and an Honours Degree in Psychology. She has clinical experience supporting children and adults with Autism, ADHD, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and social and behavioural challenges.Dominique has a particular passion for working with children on the autism spectrum and is dedicated to empowering families with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to support their child’s development through positive behaviour support strategies. Her approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and neuro-affirming.
In addition to her clinical work, Dominique brings over 20 years of experience in health and mental health research. She is committed to applying evidence-based practices to improve mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan
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Natalie
Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioner and Social Worker with 13 years’ experience across the disability, early intervention, and behaviour support sectors. Skilled in leading teams, developing evidence-based behaviour support plans, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders to enhance quality of life and reduce restrictive practices. Committed to trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming approaches and supporting capacity-building across communities.
What People Are Saying
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Working with Ella Bailey as my coach, has been such a great experience. Ella has given me skills which I am putting into practice daily and instead of the many moments of frustration that would occur.
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— Faith, Melbourne.
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Ella has been an invaluable part of our therapy team for over two years. She is reliable and dedicated and has become a part of the whole family. Ella is flexible and tailors therapy specifically to her clients needs. Amongst many interventions, our son requires a very specific type of speech therapy and Ella has undertaken this alongside our speech therapist. Without sounding trite, she changed our lives
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— Natalia, Sydney.
