Who's who in the Coventry Educational Psychology Service - Print version

Meet the Team

Who works in the Educational Psychology Service?

Coventry Educational Psychology Service is made up of Educational Psychologists and other specialist professionals who work together to support children and young people aged 0 to 25, their families, educational settings and wider services. We use psychology and specialist knowledge to help understand strengths and needs, promote inclusion, and support positive outcomes for learning, development and wellbeing.

**Educational Psychologists (EPs)** are HCPC-registered practitioner psychologists who specialise in child development, learning, emotional wellbeing and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They work collaboratively with families, educational settings and other professionals to understand strengths and needs and support positive outcomes.

**Complex Communication Specialist Practitioners (CCSPs)** are highly experienced professionals who support children and young people with complex communication needs and associated social and emotional needs. They work with families, educational settings and other professionals to develop communication, social understanding and emotional wellbeing, helping children and young people to participate successfully in everyday life.

**Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs)** are undertaking doctoral training in Educational Psychology. They contribute to assessment, consultation, intervention, training and research activities under the supervision of qualified Educational Psychologists.

**Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEPs)** are psychology graduates who support the work of Educational Psychologists under appropriate supervision. They contribute to activities such as assessment, intervention, research, project work and resource development to support children, young people, families and educational settings.

**Team members**
Photo	About
-	Alexandra Moisa - Educational Psychologist
	Chris Jordan – Educational Psychologist I joined the Coventry EP team in 2022. Prior to this I have worked in education since 2004 as a secondary school teacher with a focus in recent years on supporting young people with autism in mainstream settings. My current professional and research interests include educational transitions from primary to secondary, and from secondary to post-16 education.
	Claire Lunham - Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist
-	Claire Woodward – Complex Communication Specialist Practitioner
	Clare Antczak - Educational Psychologist I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2017. Prior to this, I worked as an early years teacher and also as a teaching assistant at a specialist school. My professional and research interests include early years and supporting learners using English as an additional language.
-	Elenya McGovern – Educational Psychologist
-	Elizabeth Evans - Educational Psychologist
	Emma Barber – Educational Psychologist I joined Coventry’s Educational Psychology team in 2023. Prior to this, I worked as a secondary school teacher and special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCo). My professional and research interests include anti-oppressive practice, anti-racist practice and allyship. I am currently co-facilitating the Allyship group within Coventry City Council and I am working with colleagues to develop practice across a range of settings and contexts.
	Emmie-Louise Tirapani – Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist (Cognition & Learning) I qualified as an EP in 2011 and have worked for Coventry Educational Psychology Team since 2015. I have previously worked as a residential support worker in a children’s home and as an assistant educational psychologist. I also volunteered for an NGO in Zimbabwe providing educational programmes and have volunteered as a learning support assistant in a primary school. My professional interests include complex special educational needs, supporting pupils with down syndrome, supervision for colleagues and school staff and gathering and listening to parental voices.
-	Francesca Mann-Willett - Educational Psychologist
-	Jeanette Gallaher – Complex Communication Specialist Practitioner
-	Joanne Bailey - Educational Psychologist
	Juliet Whitehead - Acting Principal Educational Psychologist (Joint) I have worked with Coventry’s Educational Psychology Team for more than ten years. I have an interest in national developments and was Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychologists in 2019. It has been a pleasure contributing to numerous working groups and publications including Ethical Trading, Leadership for Educational Psychologists and the Medicalisation of Childhood.
-	Kate Clissold – Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist
-	Mandy Roberts – Complex Communication Specialist Practitioner
	Marta Paulo - Educational Psychologist
-	Mel Hughes – Complex Communication Specialist Practitioner
	Natasha Davies - Educational Psychologist I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2021, before which I was a teacher. My research and professional interests include working with specialist settings and supporting students with complex needs.
-	Olivia Corradi - Educational Psychologist
	Priya Parekh - Educational Psychologist I have been working with Coventry’s Educational Psychology Team since 2019. Prior to this, I worked as a Research Psychologist at the University of Leicester and as a one-to-one Teaching Assistant, supporting a young boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I have a keen interest in positive and humanistic psychology and apply person-centred, strength-based approaches to support children and young people (CYP), their families and educational settings. I also have a strong interest in the ethos and culture of school settings, particularly in how they can cultivate and sustain positive well-being at a whole-school level.
	Raj Pahil - Acting Principal Educational Psychologist (Joint)
-	Shannon Brooks – Trainee Educational Psychologist
	Sophie Quinn - Educational Psychologist I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2017. Prior to this, I’ve had roles as an assistant psychologist in a primary school and special needs teaching assistant. My professional and research interests include developmental trauma, selective mutism and literacy difficulties.
	Tom Lewis - Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist I have been working with Coventry's Educational Psychology team since 2014. Prior to this, I held a number of roles in child psychology and education. These included work as a primary school teacher, assistant psychologist roles in educational and clinical psychology services, and work as a psychological research assistant. My professional and research interests include selective mutism, literacy difficulties, and dynamic assessment.