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Support for every member of the family.
Separation changes everything at once: your home, your routines, your finances and how your children experience family life. At The Giving Tree Centre, we support every member of the family through it, from the first difficult conversations to settling into a new normal.
Support for adults
Whether you chose the separation or it came as a shock, it's common to feel grief, anger, guilt, anxiety or relief, sometimes all in the same day. Individual counselling gives you a confidential space to process the end of the relationship, make decisions with a clearer head, and look after your own wellbeing while everything else is changing.
Support for children and teens
Children often don't have the words for what they're feeling. They may show it through changes in sleep, behaviour, school performance or friendships. Our child and adolescent therapists help young people understand the changes in their family, express difficult feelings in age-appropriate ways, and feel secure moving between two homes.
Support for parents
How parents handle separation has a lasting effect on how children adjust. We help parents talk to their children about the separation, respond to big emotions, and keep children out of adult conflict. For ongoing support between households, see our co-parenting support.
Common concerns we help with
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Telling the children and answering their questions
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Grief, anger, anxiety and low mood after a separation
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Children struggling with transitions between homes
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Teens withdrawing, acting out or taking sides
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Rebuilding confidence and routines as a single parent
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New partners and blended families
More than one kind of support, under one roof
Because we offer psychology, psychotherapy, speech-language therapy and parent coaching in one practice, your family can get coordinated support in one place. If a child needs a psychological assessment, or a parent wants coaching alongside their own counselling, our team works together.
We can help with:
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Behaviour problems and emotional regulation
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Depression and anxiety
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Trauma and grief/loss
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Divorce / family separation
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Unresolved childhood trauma
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Positive discipline skills
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Stress Reduction / Mindfulness training
Book a session:
To get started, click the button below to schedule a free, 15-minute introductory call with us. We’ll talk about your availability and preferences and match you with a therapist that will best meet your needs.
Questions?