Who's who in the Coventry Educational Psychology Service

 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.

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.

Juliet Whitehead - Assistant 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.

Marina Limniotis - Educational Psychologist

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.

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.