Teacup Coach is a Brisbane child, youth and family wellbeing practice founded by Jayme Harrison. It supports children, young people and parents before concerns reach crisis point, helping families understand what may sit beneath struggle, strengthen relationships and build practical ways forward.
Teacup Coach welcomes all families with particular experience, including lived experience, supporting neurodivergent children, young people and caregivers. Support can be accessed proactively, during times of change, alongside other services, or to help put professional recommendations into practice in everyday family life.
Jayme holds a Graduate Certificate in Counselling, is completing a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has completed professional training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She is an ICF Master Life Coach, an accredited Circle of Security Parenting facilitator, and a Standing Strong licensee and Youth Coach. Jayme is also a contributing author to the #1 international bestselling book Raising Teens Who Will Talk to You.
Standing Strong® Wellbeing Programs
As a licensed Standing Strong provider, Teacup Coach brings wellbeing skills to life through STRONG Body, STRONG Mind and STRONG Heart. This whole-child framework combines movement, how children think and respond, and mindful awareness.
Programs are practical, creative and experiential. Children learn through games, challenges, stories, movement, drawing, discussion and real-life scenarios. More than 45 topics are centered on preventative wellbeing, and practical skills children can use in everyday life.
The goal is not to make children more compliant, perfectly calm or endlessly positive. Children are supported to understand themselves, recognise their strengths and needs, and practise skills that can help when life feels challenging or unfamiliar.
School Holiday Wellbeing Workshops
Teacup Coach’s themed, one-day school holiday workshops in Chelmer bring meaningful wellbeing learning and fun together. Designed for Little Ones aged 4–7 and Juniors aged 8–12, each workshop includes games, movement, creative challenges, connection and practical activities rather than classroom-style learning.
Every holiday period offers a fresh theme, allowing children to return for a different experience. Families receive practical resources to continue the conversation at home, and a short parent component may be included so the learning can extend beyond the day.
School Holiday Wellbeing Workshops: When Life Gets Sticky — A Resilience Adventure
This workshop helps children discover that frustration, inflexible moments and mistakes are part of being human. Through three connected topics, children explore ways to make room for difficult feelings, notice when their mind becomes stuck, and choose actions that help them keep moving towards what matters.
- Working Through Frustration — noticing how frustration shows up and practising ways to respond when things do not go to plan
- Flexible Thinking — exploring how the mind can become stuck on one idea and experimenting with different ways forward
- Embracing Failure — learning that mistakes and setbacks can sit alongside courage, learning and trying again
There are dates on both weeks of the holidays across the age groups of Little Ones, 5-7 years, and Juniors, 8-12 years. Current dates, times, prices, and availability are listed on the Teacup Coach website.
STRONG Term Programs — Small Group Wellbeing
Weekly term programs give children consistent opportunities to explore social, emotional and wellbeing topics in a small, supportive group. Each session introduces a different topic through the Standing Strong pillars, with take-home resources helping families continue the learning.
- Strong Little Ones — generally ages 4–7
- Strong Juniors — generally ages 8–12
- Strong Homeschoolers — generally ages 7–12
- Strong Teens — high-school-aged young people, when offered
New families can enquire about a free trial for term programs.
Get Ready for Prep — School Transition Program
Get Ready for Prep is a six-week small-group program that complements kindergarten and school orientation by focusing on the emotional and relational parts of starting school. Through play, movement and creative activities, children explore confidence, belonging, emotional awareness, independence, finding their voice and what they can do when school feels unfamiliar. Families receive practical resources to continue the learning at home.
Enrolments are open now for Term 4, 2026!
Get Ready for High School — School Transition Program
Moving to high school brings new routines, relationships, expectations and uncertainty. This six-week small-group program supports young people to prepare for friendships and belonging, worries, confidence, organisation, independence, communication, asking for help and navigating change. Family resources help parents support the transition before, during and after the first steps into high school.
Enrolments are open now for Term 4, 2026!
Youth Coaching
One-to-one youth coaching gives children and young people a consistent, non-judgemental space to understand themselves and work through what is happening. Support may focus on big emotions, friendships, belonging, confidence, communication, boundaries, motivation, decision-making, school pressures or change.
Sessions are adapted to the young person. Conversation may sit alongside games, drawing, visual tools, movement, metaphors and practical experiments. Youth coaching combines practical coaching with an ACT-informed approach, supporting each young person to understand themselves and take meaningful steps towards what matters to them.
Parent and Family Support
Sometimes the most helpful place to begin is with the parent. Parent and caregiver support helps families to look beneath behaviour, understand recurring interactions and find responses that strengthen connection while remaining realistic. Support may include strong emotions, shutdown, avoidance, conflict, boundaries, caregiver overwhelm, advocacy, differences in neurotype or the identity shifts that can arise during a child’s assessment journey.
Parent–child and family sessions can also help families develop shared language, practise different ways of communicating and bring individual insights into everyday family life. Jayme’s approach to caregiver and family support brings together attachment-informed practice, including Circle of Security Parenting, and ACT.
Schools, Kindergartens and OSHC
Teacup Coach also partners with schools, kindergartens, early learning services and OSHC providers. Options include wellbeing incursions, transition programs, parent sessions and educator support, adapted for the age group, setting, and priorities of the community.
A Strengths-Based, Neuro-Affirming Approach
There is no single right way for a child to communicate, participate, regulate or learn. Children are not required to make eye contact, speak in front of a group or complete every activity in one particular way. Jayme adapts activities where possible for different communication styles, sensory preferences, energy levels, developmental stages, and ways of engaging.
Families are encouraged to share relevant access, communication, sensory, medical or safety information before booking so fit and helpful adjustments can be discussed.
Testimonials
“Teacup Coach makes me feel like I can do anything!” — Miss 10
“Our boy always enjoys every class and the program gives our child a safe space to regulate, learn and be free to be themselves.” — Parent of Mr 6
“It’s so great to talk with someone who just gets us. Jayme is easy to talk to as she understands, is non-judgemental and works with where my family is at.” — Parent in a neurodiverse family
Frequently Asked Questions
How can Teacup Coach help my child or young person? Teacup Coach offers practical support that helps children and young people better understand themselves, develop skills for everyday life and take steps towards what matters to them. Support can be provided through group programs or individual youth coaching.
Does Teacup Coach support caregivers and families too? Yes. Caregiver and family support is an important part of Teacup Coach. Jayme works with caregivers individually or alongside their child to build understanding, strengthen relationships and find practical ways forward that fit their family.
Is Teacup Coach suitable for neurodivergent families? Teacup Coach welcomes all families and has particular experience supporting neurodivergent children, young people and caregivers, including neuro-blended families. Support is strengths-based and shaped around each person and family.
What if my child does not enjoy sitting and talking? Support is tailored with consideration for children’s ages, strengths, interests, needs and preferred ways of engaging. Sessions can include conversation, creative activities, games, movement, visual tools, and real-life scenarios.
Can Teacup Coach work alongside other professionals? Yes. Teacup Coach can complement the work of support professionals for your child and family. Jayme can help families turn recommendations and ideas into practical strategies for everyday life.
How do I know which type of support is right for my family? Jayme can talk with you about what is happening, what matters to your family and what you hope support will provide. She can then help you decide whether a program, youth coaching, caregiver support or a combination is the best fit.
Find the Right Support for Your Child or Family
Parents do not need to decide which service is right before making contact. To find out more, please visit the Teacup Coach website.