Courage Club

Courage Club is a 10-week workshop series held at Willy’s, our new community café hub. Designed specifically for NDIS participants experiencing social anxiety, this program provides a relaxed, supportive environment to build internal resilience and social skills for a more independent, purposeful life.

Find Your People, Build Your Life

Anxiety isn’t something you need to “fix”. It’s a biological response that can be understood and learned to manage. At Courage Club, we create a relaxed, welcoming space where you can be yourself while learning how your brain actually works.

Over ten weeks, you’ll join a small group of peers to explore the biology of Courage. Together, we uncover why we get stuck, and learn practical tools from Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) to handle difficult thoughts and feelings. Rather than f ighting anxiety, you’ll learn to make room for it while taking meaningful steps toward what’s important to you.

Each workshop is paced, supportive, and hands-on. You might start with a coffee and a
conversation about the week’s topic, move into guided role-play to practice introducing
yourself or asking engaging questions, and finish by putting those skills into action
through game-based or creative group activities.

You don’t have to get rid of anxiety to move forward. At Courage Club, you’ll learn how to feel nervous and still take steps toward the things that matter to you.

The Courage Ladder

Each participant receives a Courage Companion Journal to record wins and reflections, notice growth over time, plan weekly challenges, and most importantly to create their own Courage Ladder, a personal sequence of small social challenges that guides your progress.

For example, your challenges could be: “say hello to someone new”, “ask a question in the
group”, “order coffee on my own”, “participate in a D&D game”, etc.

Each week, you choose your next step.

Small steps, real progress, lasting change.

Why Join?

A Different Kind of Club

It’s not a classroom. It’s a 3-hour weekly get together where we talk about the "brain science" of anxiety, practice social skills through role-play, and then jump straight into fun activities like D&D, Trivia, or group outings

Your Personal Journal

You’ll receive a physical “Courage Companion Journal” to track your wins, map your values, and set your challenges at your own pace.

Community Connection

You’ll receive a physical “Courage Companion Journal” to track your wins, map your values, and set your challenges at your own pace.

Evidence-Based Approach

We use Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACT) and Graduated Exposure. This means we don't push you into the deep end; we help you build a "Courage Ladder" to face your fears one manageable step at a time.

Flexible

You can tap in or tap out of activities at any time, observe before participating, take breaks when needed, choose your own level of challenge, and move at your own pace. You are in control.

Practical Life Skills

While the focus is social, the secondary gains in communication, emotional regulation, and self-advocacy translate directly to increased independence at home and in the community.

Who the Program is For

NDIS participants aged 16+
Particularly suitable for those experiencing:

Program Details

Ready to start the journey? Contact our team to book an intake session and take the first step towards a more courageous life

-Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s learning how to move with it