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AkindaCo

AkindaCo is a service providing mental health focused allied health services.

03/11/2026

Support coordinators, planners and schools: we have Positive Behaviour Support capacity at our North Adelaide and Salisbury clinics, plus outreach.

Our Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners start by understanding what a behaviour is communicating. Then we look at the world around the person. Home, school, routines and relationships all shape behaviour.

We work alongside the person, their family and their support team. Together, we build capable and supportive environments that make distress less likely.

Plans focus on building skills and quality of life, and on reducing restrictive practices.

We're a registered NDIS provider. We work with NDIA-managed, plan-managed and self-managed participants.

Make a referral at akindaco.com. Prefer to talk it through first? Email [email protected] or call 08 7081 5886.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach

02/11/2026

Meet Jade Forgan.

Some feelings can seem too big to manage. Some patterns in relationships are hard to make sense of. Jade offers a safe, grounded space to explore them, at your pace.

Jade works with adolescents and adults. Her focus is complex trauma and attachment-related distress. She also supports people through grief and loss, relationship challenges, strong emotions and feeling disconnected from others.

Strengthening family relationships is close to her heart. So is helping people find their sense of choice and connection again.

Jade adapts how she works to suit each person, with or without words. Her practice draws on DBT, family systems therapy, polyvagal theory and creative, expressive approaches.

Outside work, Jade loves theatre, travel, hiking and dancing.

Curious? Book a free 10 minute call. Link in bio.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

31/10/2026

You don't have to figure this out alone.

We work alongside you and your whole family. Family therapy, counselling and Positive Behaviour Support, together, at your pace.

Sessions run at our North Adelaide and Salisbury clinics, at home, at school or online.

Not sure where to start? A free 10 minute call is the first step. Call 08 7081 5886 or visit akindaco.com.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

30/10/2026

Meet Gavin MacMillan, Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner & Psychotherapist.

Gavin is a PACFA-registered therapist with a Master's in Counselling & Psychotherapy.

He works with primary age children, adolescents and adults. He has a strong track record with two groups that services often struggle to reach: people living with grief and loss, and boys aged 7 to 15 who have not connected with therapy before.

As a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, Gavin implements plans alongside children and their support teams. He teaches new skills in everyday settings and keeps strategies simple enough to stick. A family, school or support team can pick them up and run with them.

At AkindaCo, PBS starts with understanding what a behaviour is communicating. From there, we work with the people around the person to build capable and supportive environments, which reduce the likelihood of distress.

In counselling, Gavin uses activity-based, practical methods, so skills carry over into school, home and friendships.

Before moving into therapy, he spent many years as a fine dining chef leading kitchen teams. That gave him a calm, grounded presence and a focus on what works in real life.

Make a referral at akindaco.com.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

29/10/2026

Some feelings are hard to put into words.

Art therapy gives them somewhere to go. Paint, clay, drawing and collage can help you show what is hard to say.

You don't need any art experience. Stick figures, scribbles and torn paper are all welcome. The making is the therapy, not the finished piece.

We work with children, young people and adults. For children, parents and carers help set goals and review progress with us, so we work on it together.

Sessions run at our North Adelaide and Salisbury clinics, at home, at school or online. Private clients don't need a referral. NDIS participants can use Capacity Building funding.

Curious? A free 10 minute call is the first step. Link in bio.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

28/10/2026

Meet Rana Kökçinar.

Our closest relationships can feel layered and complicated. Rana knows that, and she meets it with patience, curiosity and care.

Rana works with individuals, couples and families. She welcomes people from all walks of life.

She often supports families with parenting and family conflict, grief and loss, and the effects of past hurt on relationships today.

With Rana, you can expect open, kind conversations and real interest in your story. Expect a little light-heartedness too.

She asks for your feedback along the way, so therapy stays meaningful and on track.

Outside work, Rana loves reading, dancing, hiking and camping.

Curious? Book a free 10 minute call. Link in bio.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

27/10/2026

Referring someone to our Positive Behaviour Support team? Here is what happens next.

1. Getting to know you. A 90 minute session with the person and the people who know them best.

2. Assessment and FBA. We look at what happens before, during and after hard moments, at home, at school and in everyday routines.

3. A plan for the environment. A plain-language Behaviour Support Plan with changes to routines and settings, skills to build, and clear, agreed ways for everyone to respond.

4. Coaching. We coach families, carers and teams until the strategies work in everyday life.

5. Review. Every three to six months, we review progress together and set the next goals.

Before we begin, we map out how funding will be used across the five stages.

Our PBS practitioners are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Make a referral at akindaco.com.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

26/10/2026

Sometimes the whole family can't come to therapy. Work, school, distance, or someone just isn't ready.

That's okay. You can still start.

Shane Fotheringham is our Clinical Director and a family therapist. He has worked with individuals, couples and families for more than 25 years.

Family therapy looks at what happens between people, not what's wrong with one person.

So we think about the family in your head. Your parents, your partner, your kids, the voices you grew up with. They come into the room with you, even when they stay home.

Family therapy can begin with just you. Or one parent and a child. Or a couple. We work out together who comes, and that can change over time.

Change is possible, and it often starts small. 🌿

Book a free 10 minute call. Link in bio.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

23/10/2026

Support coordinators and schools: here is how we approach Positive Behaviour Support.

We look at the environment around the person.

Are routines consistent, predictable and personalised?
Is there support for communication?
Does the person have real choices, and a say in decisions about their support?
Are there chances to connect with family and friends, and to take part in meaningful activity?
Do the carers and team around them feel skilled and supported?

Capable and supportive environments reduce the likelihood of distress. People can thrive, have their needs met and enjoy meaningful opportunities every day.

Our approach is trauma-informed, person-centred, neurodiversity-affirming, culturally responsive and evidence-informed. It respects human rights and aims for change across the whole system.

Every part of this feeds into a practical, plain-language Behaviour Support Plan.

Make a referral at akindaco.com.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

22/10/2026

A hard moment can seem to come out of nowhere.

Often, it has been building for a while.

A poor night's sleep. Feeling hungry or unwell. A change in routine. A loud, busy day before.

In Positive Behaviour Support, we call these setting events. They make distress more likely.

So instead of asking what's wrong with your child, we look at the world around them.

A predictable morning. A visual plan for the day. A snack before pick-up. Real choices. An easy way to say "I need a break".

When the environment fits, hard moments happen less often. There is more room for good days. 🌿

Curious? Book a free 10 minute call. Link in bio.

North Adelaide · Salisbury · Outreach
E: [email protected] · P: 08 7081 5886 · W: akindaco.com

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Unit 21, 183 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
5006

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