- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma informed
- Family-inclusive practice
About Tinchu
Tinchu Kumar is an AASW social worker with 15 years of experience across Australia and New Zealand. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Tinchu has worked in public mental health, early psychosis services, child and youth settings, trauma support and alcohol and other drug services.
Her background includes senior roles in health and community services where she contributed to evidence-based practice. Tinchu uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred approach. She draws on a mix of therapeutic techniques to match what a person needs at the time.
Tinchu often helps people who are managing the effects of adverse childhood experiences, emotional regulation difficulties, grief and loss, and post-traumatic stress. She also has experience with self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence, addiction and multicultural concerns. Her work includes supporting parents with childhood behaviour and emotional issues.
In sessions she uses practical strategies alongside creative methods to help people express difficult feelings. Techniques may include cognitive and behavioural tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, motivational interviewing and schema-focused work. Tinchu adapts methods to fit each person’s pace and goals.
She offers therapy in English and does not accept international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
Approaches used in online therapy and how they help
Tinchu uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, behaviour and emotional processing. Cognitive behavioural ideas help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioural experiments to test new ways of coping. Acceptance and commitment approaches focus on values and actions, helping people notice difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful steps.She also draws on schema-focused and trauma-informed methods to understand long-standing patterns that come from early experiences. These approaches help when attachment issues, abandonment concerns or complex trauma affect how someone relates to others and to themselves. Each method aims to make symptoms more understandable and practical to manage in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and adapt techniques based on a person’s goals, preferences and what works in early sessions. This is a collaborative process that may combine techniques over time.
Confirm current session formats before booking as they are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need sessions that fit a work break.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Tinchu supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, plus related matters like post-traumatic stress and addiction.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred approach and combines practical strategies with creative expression.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience across public mental health, child and youth services, trauma support and alcohol and other drug settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Tinchu is an AASW social worker based in Australia who has worked across Australia and New Zealand.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.