When Leanne Sanders lost her cousin Dallas Gowans to suicide, she channeled the pain of her family's loss into a way that could help stop others from experiencing the same grief.

Through a goal-setting app Visual Dreaming, Miss Sanders plans to help young Aboriginals with mental health issues gain access to NDIS services in a way that is empowering for them.

"When the NDIS rolled out it was a time where my mum was trying to navigate the system and we were going through the grief. And there were a lot of suicides around that time," she said.

"I felt like I needed to do something so other families don't have to go through what we went through.

"And I see kids going into juvenile justice, but perhaps if they were connected to community, elders and culture their lives could be different."

Miss Sanders said the NDIS system gives an individual choice and control, which can be at times overwhelming for those who do not have the tools to navigate, understand and use the service.

"One of the young girls (who I have worked with during this app's creation) had the NDIS create the goals for her because she didn't engage," she said.

"(Through this app) they will be able to connect to a provider or a mentor based on the goals they select. They have full control of their service provider and can pick and choose based on their profile, who are connected by the common interest of their goal."

The app will be launched through Apple's App Store in the upcoming weeks.

Although it is based on the Aboriginal culture, Miss Sanders said it was open to anyone such as refugees from non-English speaking backgrounds. She said it was her ultimate goal to expand the app beyond Wagga to help remote communities.

"In remote areas they are struggle with the workforce, mental health and there are no services. So I want to provide culturally appropriate technology to help these remote communities," she said.

"For us to change the health system, we have to do it our way. I don't know if this is the right way, but going through the process with families has been rewarding."