Separation, Grief & Loss Support at Lakeside Rooms
Understanding Life Changes and Emotional Adjustment
Lakeside Rooms practitioners provide specialised counselling to support children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing parental separation, grief, or loss. Therapy uses evidence-based approaches to help people understand their emotions, build resilience, and feel supported during times of change.
Experiencing the loss of a relationship, family change, or the death of a loved one can deeply affect a person’s emotional world.
These experiences may bring sadness, confusion, anger, or worries about the future. Grief is a natural response to losing someone or something important - and everyone copes in their own way. For some, the emotional intensity eases over time. For others, adjustment can feel so overwhelming or prolonged, impacting relationships, school or work performance, and general well-being.
Separation or divorce can create uncertainty for both adults and children. Young people may struggle with loyalty conflicts, changes in routines, or missing time with a parent. Adults may face practical and emotional stress as family roles shift. Similarly, grief following a death or major loss can influence sleep, motivation, appetite, and the ability to enjoy activities that once brought comfort.
Research in Australia shows that bereavement is one of the most common significant stressors affecting mental health, with nearly half of adults reporting the death of someone close during their lifetime (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021). These experiences can be deeply personal and often require understanding, patience, and specialised support.
How Lakeside Rooms Can Help
Lakeside Rooms can help support you if your family is navigating a recent separation or coping with the death of a someone you love. Lakeside Rooms practitioners offer compassionate, professional guidance to help promote healing and long-term well-being. Therapists at Lakeside Rooms recognise that grief and adjustment are not “one-size-fits-all.” Psychologists and psychiatrists take time to understand each person’s experience and provide support that reflects cultural, developmental, and individual needs.
Therapy may include:
Supportive and grief-focused counselling – providing a safe space to talk, honour memories, and process emotions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – helping with unhelpful thoughts or changes in mood
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – supporting personal growth and meaning after loss
Family-based approaches – strengthening communication and shared coping skills during transitions
Play or expressive therapies – especially valuable for children who use creativity to explore feelings
Support may also involve learning ways to communicate feelings with family members, manage big emotions, maintain connection with important people, and move gently through life changes at a comfortable pace.
Lakeside Rooms welcomes individuals of all ages and backgrounds, offering thoughtful and compassionate care through separation, grief, and life transitions.
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