Meet the CoECT Team
The People Behind Our Work
At CoECT, we bring together a team with diverse skills, professional expertise and a shared commitment to helping children, families and the people who support them.
Our team works across therapeutic services, training, qualifications, coaching and family support, combining knowledge and experience to help people better understand trauma, strengthen relationships and make a meaningful difference in children's lives.
Get to know the people behind CoECT and discover the expertise they bring to our work.
Leadership and Core Team
Sarah Naish
Founder & CEO
Sair Penna
Founder, Director of Training/Qualifications & Editor of TIPs Magazine
Emma Edwards
Founder and Director of Therapeutic Services
Kathryn Talbot
Founder, Finance & HR Manager, Editor of TIPs Magazine
Danielle Whatling-Gleadal
Training, Events and Corporate Membership Coordinator
Mandie Mauger-Jones
Supportive Listener, DDP Practitioner & Therapeutic Parent Coach
Dave Edwards
Associate Trainer, specialising in Conflict Management & Point-of-Impact Crisis Intervention.
Laura Taylor
Associate Trainer & Therapeutic Parent Coach & Social Worker
Associate Trainers, Therapists & Coaches
Sarah Dillon
Associate Attachment Therapist & Senior Trainer
Jessica Spenceley
Associate Therapeutic Social Worker & TBRI® Practitioner & TIPs Magazine Contributor
Russ Hartland-Shaw
Associate Therapeutic Parent Coach & TIPs Magazine Contributor
Mary-Joy Johnson
Associate Pyschotherapist
Carolyn Baynes
Mindfulness Meditation teacher,
Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
Internal Family Systems
Who we work with
