Room Rental

A Space for Practitioners, Built by Practitioners

At The Lavarack Rooms, we understand what it takes to run a successful private practice because we have built our own from the ground up. Founded by psychologists Maddison Bracey and Anna Howlett, The Lavarack Rooms was created to provide a professional, welcoming space where independent practitioners can focus on their clients while we take care of the rest

Whether you are an established practitioner or just starting out, our thoughtfully designed rooms offer:

  • Flexibility – Room hire options to suit your needs

  • Simplicity – Fully furnished spaces with comfortable seating and essential amenities

  • Community – A supportive environment alongside like-minded professionals

  • Professionalism – A warm and private setting for high-quality client care

The Lavarack Rooms is here to support you in building the practice you’ve envisioned.

The Rooms:

Spaces designed with intention

We believe a therapy room is more than a backdrop. The environment around us can influence how safe, settled and able to engage we feel.

Our two therapy rooms have been intentionally designed to offer different sensory experiences, because comfort does not look the same for every person or every nervous system.

Room One

Light, openness and connection

Room One is bright, spacious and filled with natural light from its large window. Warm colours, greenery and soft furnishings create an inviting environment that feels comfortable rather than clinical.

The room includes a spacious couch, grounding textures and discreet sensory tools, allowing clients to settle into the space in a way that feels natural to them.

    • Natural light can support mood and alertness

    • Connection to the outdoors can create a sense of openness

    • Plants and warm colours provide calming visual cues

    • Comfortable seating allows space to move and settle

    • Sensory tools can support grounding, focus and regulation

    • Feel more comfortable in bright, open and naturally lit spaces

    • Find natural light helpful for maintaining alertness and engagement

    • Prefer some visual connection to the outside world

    • Feel uncomfortable or confined in smaller, enclosed environments

    • Benefit from having space to move, change positions or use sensory tools

    • Are attending couples or family therapy and require more spacious seating

    • Experience low mood, fatigue or reduced motivation

    • Experience anxiety but find brighter, open environments reassuring

    • Benefit from natural light, movement and access to discreet fidget tools

    • Prefer a room that feels warm, conversational and less traditionally clinical

    • Individual psychological therapy

    • Couples and relationship therapy

    • Family therapy or parent consultations

    • Assessments

  • Day rental:

    Saturday

    Sunday

Room Two

Privacy, calm and sensory control

Room Two was intentionally designed as a quieter, lower sensory space. Without a window or external visual distractions, the room offers a greater sense of privacy, containment and calm.

Dimmable lighting allows the environment to be adjusted according to each client’s comfort. Soft textures, neutral colours and comfortable furnishings help create a space that feels grounding and secure.

This reflects a trauma informed approach to design, where choice, predictability and a sense of control are considered important parts of creating psychological safety.

    • Dimmable lighting allows greater sensory choice and control

    • Reduced visual input may help minimise overstimulation

    • Fewer external distractions can support focus and presence

    • Soft textures provide comfort and grounding

    • The contained environment offers privacy and a sense of security

    • Lighting can be adjusted throughout a session as a client’s needs change

    • The quieter atmosphere may support emotionally demanding or trauma focused work

    • Prefer softer lighting and a lower sensory environment

    • Feel overwhelmed or distracted by bright light, movement or activity outside

    • Find enclosed spaces calming, private or containing

    • Benefit from having greater control over their sensory environment

    • Experience sensory sensitivity or sensory overload

    • Neuro-affirming with sensory control

    • Find external movement or visual distractions difficult to filter

    • Experience anxiety, hypervigilance or heightened physiological arousal

    • Have a history of trauma

    • Experience light sensitivity, or hyperarousal

    • Are completing emotionally intensive therapy

    • Find eye contact easier when lighting is softer or the environment is less stimulating

    • Individual psychological therapy

    • Couples and relationship therapy

    • Family therapy or parent consultations

    • Assessments

    • Work with clients who experience sensory sensitivity, overwhelm or difficulty filtering environmental stimuli

    • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, or EMDR

    • Mindfulness and guided imagery

    • Grief, loss and emotionally intensive therapeutic work

  • Day rental:

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

Room Rental and Inclusions

  • Our consulting rooms are available for $200 plus GST per full day.

  • The rooms are best suited to psychologists, counsellors and other practitioners providing talk therapy, assessment or consultation-based services. The rooms are fully furnished and tailored to this scope of practice.

  • Yes. We ask for a minimum six-month commitment for the ongoing use of your room on your agreed day each week.

  • Your rental includes:

    • A fully furnished, thoughtfully designed consulting room

    • Wi-Fi, electricity and utilities

    • Access to the shared client waiting area

    • Kitchen facilities, tea and coffee

    • Dedicated practitioner parking

    • Dimmable lighting and sensory resources

    • After-hours and weekend access

    • A practitioner profile on The Lavarack Rooms website

    • Social media promotion through The Lavarack Rooms

    • Opportunities for connection and cross-referrals within our community of like-minded practitioners

  • Simply complete the enquiry form below, and we’ll be in touch to discuss your needs and arrange a viewing.

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