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Accredited Practitioners
Lead Practitioner Trainers:

Are currently registered as an EC UK Practitioner Trainers

  • Have had minimum 3 years post-initial training of active use of EC in their work

  • Provide supervision of EC Mentors and Practitioner Trainers in their locality

  • Evidence liaison/supporting EC networks in their location via annual written summary of EC activity in their area

  • Contribute to development work for EC UK through research/training/resources/ publications

  • Engage in shared training with one of EC UK founders

  • Evidence ongoing CPD relating to EC theory, practice and evidence base 

 
Invitation to Lead Practitioner Trainer status is based on the above criteria and is at the discretion of EC UK founders.

Practitioner Trainers:

Practitioner trainers are able to train others in the Emotion Coaching UK principles and programme in their place of work. Our practitioner trainers have:

  • attended our 2-Day Core Training and two follow-up sessions (or equivalent) led by Emotion Coaching UK founders

  • delivered and evaluated such Emotion Coaching training in their place of work

  • demonstrated successfully that they have engaged with Emotion Coaching in their professional practice through the collation of reflective logs

  • sufficient depth of ground knowledge of Emotion Coaching as evidenced by reading of key texts

 

Accreditation is maintained by a yearly application which demonstrates evidence of having delivered training to others and the submission of reflective logs detailing how Emotion Coaching has been used in their practice.

South West

Practitioner Trainers
Clare Anderson

Educational Psychologist

Dorset

Clare.anderson@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Kate Hornblower

Educational Psychologist,

Cornwall

kate.hornblower@cornwall.gov.uk

Roosje Rautenbach 

Educational Psychologist, 

Cornwall

Roosje.rautenbach@cornwall.gov.uk

Marie El-Khazen

Director of MITOS

Bath

marie@mitos.org.uk

Tamsin Grimmer

Early Years Consultant, Author, Lecturer

Wiltshire

tamsingrimmer@hotmail.co.uk

Sharon Weeks

Deputy Head Teacher

Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Lead

Gloucester

sharonweeks@beechgreen.gloucs.sch.uk

Sasha Davidson

Deputy Head Teacher 

Linden Primary School, Gloucester

sdavidson@linden.gloucs.sch.uk

Emma Brogan
Penny Hermes

SEMH Consultant and Trainer

pennyhermes@kernowsupport.com

Nicola Warner

Teachers' Assistant (Neurodiversity)

Bath

nwarner@priorparkschool.com

Charlotte Holloway

Inclusion Lead & SENDCo

Longlevens School, Gloucester

hollowayc106@gmail.com

West Midlands

Practitioner Trainers
Rebecca Rawlinson

SEMH Specialist

Stoke on Trent LA 

rebeccarawlinson@sky.com

Amanda Cotton

Educational Psychologist, 

Herefordshire

Amanda.Cotton@herefordshire.gov.uk

Jo Davies

Deputy Head Teacher

Tamworth

j.davies@perryhallmat.co.uk

Melissa Parry

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

Cheltenham

Melissa.parry@gloucestershire.gov.uk

April Romney

Educational Psychologist

Tamworth

april.romney@staffordshire.gov.uk

Martin Hawkes

Assistant Head Teacher

Birmingham

mhawkes@elmwood.walsall.sch.uk

Marnie Aston

Chartered Psychologist

Blackfordby

marnie@imagineinclusion.co.uk

East Midlands

Practitioner Trainers
Lisa Gregory

Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

Lisa.gregory@nottscc.gov.uk

Pauline Clarke

Senior Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

Pauline.clarke@nottscc.gov.uk

Anna Danhall

Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

anna.danhall@nottscc.gov.uk

Dr Kate Taylor

Senior Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

Kate.taylor@nottscc.gov.uk

Tessa Goldsack

Educational Psychologist 

Doncaster

Tessagoldsack@hotmail.com

Dr Zoe Brown

Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

zoe.brown@nottscc.gov.uk

Dr Katie Ruane

Senior Educational Psychologist

Nottinghamshire

Katie.ruane@nottscc.gov.uk

Michaela Mullen

Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Northamptom

Michaela.mullen@icloud.com

Suzie Wood

Educational Psychologist

Mansfield

Suzie.wood@nottscc.gov.uk

Adele Chisholm

Educational Psychologist

Oakham

achisholm@wildslodgeschool.co.uk

Janet Menna

Educational Psychologist

Northampton

jmenna@childrenfirstnorthamptonshire.co.uk

Alex Wright

Educational Psychologist

Meadow House

alex.wright@nottscc.gov.uk

Sandie Davies

SEMH Practitioner

Norfolk

sandiedavies43@yahoo.co.uk

Vicky Spender

Deputy Headteacher, Head of Y3

East Midlands

vspender@glebe.derbyshire.sch.uk

Amy Mew

SEND advisor

East Midlands

Amy.mew2@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Jessica Trewby

Advisory Teacher

 VS Central Bedfordshire Council

​Jessica.trewby@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

London, Home Counties & South East

Practitioner Trainers
Bhavika Sahiri

Deputy Headteacher for the Virtual School

Newham, London

bsahiri@live.co.uk

Ines Gomes
Shana Laffy

Child Therapist

London

 shana@heartfultherapy.co.uk

Sarah Ahmed

Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist (APEP)

Brighton

Sarah.ahmed@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Natasha Baker

Pastoral lead/DDSL/ELSA

Hampshire

nbaker@gatcombeprimary.co.uk

Emma Hancock

Educational Psychologist 

The Woolwich Centre

emma.hancock@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Jeanette Slater

Educational Psychologist

Faversham, Kent

jeanette.slater@kent.gov.uk

Dr Katy Cole

Educational Psychologist

Ware, Hertfordshire

Katy.cole@edpsych-insight.co.uk

Zabina Riaz

Teacher/Emotional Health lead Primary

London

Zabina.riaz@kensington.ttlt.academy

Helen Moyer

Virtual Deputy Head for the Development of Inclusion Services

Isle of Man

helen.moyer@sch.im

Laura Stagg

System Leader for parent and carer engagement

London

laura.stagg@hackney.gov.uk

Caroline O'Halloran

Advisory Teacher for Virtual Schools 

West Sussex

Caroline.o’halloran@westsussex.gov.uk

Polly Francis

Therapeutic Trainer and Outreach Practitioner

The Mulberry Bush Organisation

 Oxfordshire

pfrancis@mulberrybush.org.uk

Laura Dennis

Education Outreach Lead

Learning & Research Centre 

The Mulberry Bush Organisation

 Oxfordshire

ldennis@mulberrybush.org.uk

Katrina Haig

Therapeutic Trainer and Outreach Practitioner

The Mulberry Bush Organisatio

Oxfordshire

khaig@mulberrybush.org.uk

North 

Practitioner Trainers
Karen Turner

Head of Low Incidence Team

Bradford

karen.turner@bradford.gov.uk

Lisa Wisher

Therapist and Trainer

Manchester

lisawisher@gmail.com

Claire Camsey

Educational Psychologist

Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre

Claire.camsey@southtyneside.gov.uk

Dr Dorota Martin

Educational Psychologist

Nine Dot Solutions

Halifax

ninedotsolutionslimited@gmail.com

Kathryn Thorn

Educational Psychologist

Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Kathryn.Thorn@kirklees.gov.uk

Sally Cave

Behaviour Support Manager

Hope Wood Academy

scave@ascenttrust.org

Emma Hodgson

Specialist Outreach Teacher

Children in Care

emma.hodgson@kirklees.gov.uk

Laura Thompson

Specialist Outreach Teacher

Children in Care

laura.thompson@kirklees.gov.uk

Rachel Hogarth

Early Years Adviser/ ASENCO, Learning Improvement Service 

Cumberland Council

rachel.hogarth@cumberland.gov.uk

Samantha Thompson

Behaviour Support Manager

Ascent Trust

samthompson@ascenttrust.org

Jenny Cosgrove

Educational Psychologist

Manchester

jenny.cosgrove@appliedpsychologies.com

Laura Griffiths

Educational Psychologist

Wakefield

lauragriffiths@wakefield.gov.uk

Jill Sandeman

Educational Psychologist

Cramlington

jill.sandeman@northumberland.gov.uk

Fleur Walton

Teacher of Food and Nutrition

High Peak

Derbyshire

f.walton@southerncross.manchester.sch.uk

Dr Maria Wilson

Educational Psychologist

Stocksfield

Mariawilson.ep@gmail.com

Stacey Hardman

Behaviour Support Manager

Rossett School, Harrogate

hardmans@rs.rklt.co.uk

Clare Schulze

Vice Principal

Outwood Academy Newbold

c.schulze@newbold.outwood.com

Hattie Curry

Assistant Teach, DSL

Queen Elizabeth High School

hcurry@qehs.net

Melissa Fisher

Vice Principal/Pastoral Wellbeing

Abbey Hill Academy

melissa.fisher@horizonstrust.org.uk

Lydia Rhodes

Director and Project Manager

Loughborough

lydia.rhodes@regul8.org.uk

Claire Naisbitt

Vice Principal

Abbey Hill Academy

Stockton on Tees

claire.naisbitt@horizonstrust.org.uk

Denise McCartan
Tina Masterman

Assistant Head of Personal Development and Well-being

Mowbray School

 Bedale

tina.masterman@mowbrayschool.co.uk

Trust Educational Psychologist

Abbey Hill Academy

Stockton on Tees

denise.mccartan@horizonstrust.org.uk

Rebecca Hayward

SEMH Specialist teacher

Bradford

rebecca.hayward@bradford.gov.uk

Wales

Practitioner Trainers
Karen Evans

School Councillor 

Cardiff

karenevanscts@hotmail.com

Helen Kidd

Teacher in Charge of ASC Centre 

Ysgol Calon Cymru,

Llandrindod Wells Campus

GreensladeH13@hwbcymru.net

Kelly Jones

Well-being Co-ordinator

Queen Elizabeth High School

kelly.jones@qehs.carms.sch.uk

Catrin Griffiths

Llanfechain Church Primary School

griffithsc616@llanfechain.powys.sch.uk

Nina John

Cadle Primary School

Swansea

johnn71@hwbcymru.net

Saskia De Vall
Kath Adams

Head teacher

Cosheston VC School, Pembrokeshire

adamsk@hwbcmru.net

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Amanda Franklin
Katy Field
Kate Moore

Head teacher

Pembrokeshire

MooreK47@hwbcymru.net

Helen Nixon
Claire Rowe

Assistant Headteacher

Swansea

roweC13@hwbcymru.net

Rebecca Smale
Laura Colligan
Christopher Davies

Head of House, Teacher

Milford Haven Comprehensive School

Cdavies@milfordhavenschool.co.uk

Rachel Snelgrove
Sarah James

Head teacher

Pembrokeshire

Jamess234@hwbcymru.net

Jade Wright

Scotland and Ireland

Practitioner Trainers
​Nicky Shaw

Early Years Trainer and Lecturer

Glasgow

nickyshaw20@live.com

Jacqueline Bruce
Esther Gooch

Intervention and Prevention Teacher

Aboyne

esther.gooch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

International

Practitioner Trainers
Dr Nalan Kuru

Associate Professor

Early Childhood Education

Turkey

nalankuru2@gmail.com

Ruth Estelle

Writer

Australia

ruth@wordninjas.com.au

Dr Serap Erdogan

Professor

Early Childhood Education

Turkey

seraperdog@gmail.com

Sarah Cullen

Head of Mini Dragons

DBS Denla British School

cullen.s@dbsbangkok.ac.th

Thailand

Robbie Doyen

Founder of Codyz

Rockincyborg@yahoo.com   

Taiwan

Emotion Coaching Mentors:

These are individuals who are committed to using an Emotion Coaching style of communication with others and sharing this on an individuals level with others through modelling, informal training and conversations. 

Emotion Coaching Mentors

Jane Sidwell

PSHE Coordinator

Senior Mental Health Lead

Starbeck

jsidwell@springwater.n-yorks.sch.uk

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