The Family Rooms is a practice dedicated to children, youth and families. Psychologist Dr Davinia Shannahan, and Family Therapist Ben Shannahan draw upon extensive experience offering a nurturing, optimistic and creative therapy space. We aim to help people to connect with and strengthen their skills and knowledges, discover new possibilities in life and relationships and to know how to go on in the face of struggles they are experiencing.
About us
When a person sees themselves (or another person) as the problem, they may become convinced that they need to take action against themselves (or another person). This creates fertile ground for shame, disconnection and frustrations to grow, can erode relationships and rob people of hope and dignity. We believe the problem is the problem - the person is not the problem.
In our work with families, we see our role to be helping family members and young people to connect with their own wisdom, playfulness, creativity and a sense of agency in tackling often painful and distressing problems that are interfering with life. We are also interested in understanding how people perceive what happens in the space between them and important others in their life and how problems are getting in the way of how they would like things to be.
We strive to honour the struggles people have been engaged in and support them to develop new understandings of the challenges they and others face, through addressing cultural and relational factors and social injustices that impact on people's lives. In the process, we help people connect with their skills, knowledges and what matters to them in life to foster a renewed sense of possibility. We are a queer friendly, neuro-affirming practice and welcome people of diverse sexualities, genders and cultures.
Our Services
Counselling & Family Therapy
Individual, couple and family therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Cognitive & Psychometric Assessments
Comprehensive assessments and detailed reports rich in the knowledge of the persons skills and aptitude so that they can further their potential.
Professional Supervision
Professional supervision for a range of practitioners (including provisional psychologists) working with children, families, adults and groups.
Training
Training programs covering a range of techniques and approaches that combine theoretical learning, practical experience and supervised clinical work to support practitioners in their professional growth.
Contact us
To make an appointment of if you have a general enquiry please call, use the contact form or email us directly at hello@thefamilyrooms.com.au. If we miss your call we will call you back as soon as we can.
Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which The Family Rooms stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders of the Noongar Nation, both past and present, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples.