About Us
CoECT supports families, carers and professionals who care for children and young people affected by trauma, loss and neurodivergent characteristics. We bring together lived experience and professional expertise to offer calm, practical support that reduces overwhelm and strengthens connection.
We understand compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion. Everything we create is designed to feel manageable, clear and practical to use.
Our Mission
Our mission is to make trauma‑informed support accessible to anyone who needs it.
We help families and professionals:
- understand behaviour through a trauma and neurodiversity‑affirming lens
- build safer, more connected relationships
- create environments where children can feel regulated, understood and valued
Our Approach
We work in ways that are simple, compassionate and grounded in evidence.
- Trauma-informed — emotional safety and regulation come first
- Neurodiversity affirming — we respect different ways of thinking, feeling and processing
- Compassion led — support that feels gentle and manageable
- Evidence based — guided by neuroscience, attachment theory and trauma‑informed practice - Accessible — clear language, short guidance and low‑demand design
What We Offer
We support families and professionals caring for children with trauma histories, neurodivergent characteristics and complex needs.
- Support for Families — calm, practical guidance for parents and carers
- Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Support — specialist help for attachment and developmental
trauma
- Training for Professionals — consultancy, reflective practice and trauma‑informed training
- TIPs Membership — a supportive community with resources, listening calls and live learning
How We Work
COECT is a Community Interest Company.
We reinvest our income into creating accessible resources, training and support for families and professionals.