Heal and thrive through
play and creativity
Tembusu Training and Therapy provides counselling and psychotherapy for children, teenagers, adults, and families who are navigating emotional, behavioural, relational, or life transition challenges. Clients welcomed into a safe, non-judgmental space to make sense of life’s challenges and changes. Drawing on evidence-based counselling, play, creative, and somatic approaches within a relational, client-centred Gestalt framework, therapy is tailored to each person’s unique needs and pace. The aim is to offer a safe, attuned space where each person, no matter the age, can give voice to their experiences, strengthen inner resources, and move toward a more grounded and hopeful way of being.
For children and their families
Children and young people often communicate most naturally through play, movement, and creativity rather than words alone. In Tembusu, toys, art, sand, clay and other creative media become another language through which clients express feelings, explore worries, process trauma, and discover new ways of coping.
Parents and caregivers are key partners in a child’s healing journey. For our child clients, the progress of therapy are regularly reviewed with caregivers so that the pace of work remains developmentally sensitive and manageable for the client and family. During these review sessions, attention is dedicated to provide parents and caregivers a safe, structured space to deepen understanding of their child’s needs, reflect on relational patterns, and explore new ways of responding. These sessions may focus on emotion coaching, setting boundaries with empathy, supporting a child through transitions or losses, and strengthening parent–child connection. By collaborating with parents and caregivers, they will grow in confidence with their role at home.
For Adults and Individuals
Adults and individual clients need support for a wide range of concerns, including stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and the impact of earlier experiences or trauma. Therapy offer a warm, non-judgmental space to slow down, make sense of what is happening within and around them, and experiment with new ways of relating to self and others.
Working from a Gestalt and somatic perspective, therapy may integrate talking, creative processes, and body-based awareness to help clients notice patterns, reconnect with their strengths, and move toward choices that feel more aligned and life-giving. The work is collaborative and paced according to each person’s readiness and capacity.
How Therapy Works
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Duration: Sessions typically last around 50–60 minutes, with frequency agreed together based on needs and goals.
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For adult and Individuals: The first session focuses on understanding your concerns, history, and hopes for therapy, and clarifying how Tembusu may be able to support you.
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For children, adolescents and families: Parents and caregivers will meet with the therapist for the initial consultation and discussion, clarifying how Tembusu may be able to help before proceeding to therapy with the child.
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Confidentiality: Information shared in sessions is treated with care and confidentiality, with clear discussion of any limits to confidentiality (for example, in situations of risk or safety).
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Referrals: If, at any point, it becomes clear that a different kind of support would be more helpful, guidance and referrals will be offered so you are not left navigating the next steps alone.
To find out whether therapy at Tembusu may be a good fit for you or your child, please contact us to arrange an initial session.
For teenagers and their families
For teeangers and young adults, the use of creative media can offer an alternative range of expression not available through words. Through creative media, our clients have alternative language which they express and explore the complex issues, feelings and experiences. Used as a powerful complement to talk therapy, therapy becomes more expansive and meaningful.
With our teenage and young adult clients, frequency of sessions are discussed collaboratively with them and agreed upon with their parents (if appropriate). Therapy is focused on providing them a safe and protected space to share their innermost thoughts so that they can find a nourishing and meaningful response to their challenges.
Some challenges our clients face:
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Challenges arising from separation, divorce and familial conflicts
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Mental health issues eg anxiety, school refusal, depression, learning difficulties
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Developmental issues such as self esteem, motivation, relational difficulties, bullying, school and behavioural challenges
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Loss through grief and loss through bereavement, family breakdown or separation