MITOS Team

Directors

Naomi Trentham

Naomi’s understanding and knowledge have grown through personal and professional experiences over the last twenty-two years, this has given her a profound love of people. She has enjoyed a career in the commerce, education, social care and voluntary sectors and has developed a comprehensive skill set.

Her approach is designed to provide an environment where clients from all walks of life can feel safe, understood, and able to engage with their vulnerabilities while harnessing their strengths.

Naomi trained with Emotion Coaching UK as an Emotion Coach & Mentor and is an ECUK approved Practitioner Trainer. Additionally, Naomi has completed training with the Youth Justice Board in Restorative Justice, and is a Grief Recovery Specialist with the Grief Recovery Method. She continues to engage in CPD in Grief & Loss, Mental Health & Young People, Trauma Informed Approaches, Polyvagal Theory, Meta-emotion, Internal Family Systems, ACES, Autism Awareness, and extensive Safeguarding.

Marie El-Khazen

Marie is passionate about seeing individuals connect with who they are, the values they are driven by and identifying what stands in the way of them achieving their best.
Marie’s approach is clear, direct and nurturing. She works with individuals across all sectors and at any level to enable them to understand the value they bring, whatever environments they find themselves in.

Marie has a MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology with a focus on the wellbeing of professional musicians. She is an accredited Strengthscope Practitioner and Emotion Coaching UK approved Practitioner Trainer. Her coaching approach is integrated across a number of models and tailored to suit each individual and their particular needs and requirements. Marie continues to engage in ongoing CPD in Grief & Loss, Internal Family Systems, Restorative Approaches to conflict, Forgiveness, Boundary Setting, Mental Health & Young People, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma Informed Approaches, ADHD focus, Autism, ACES, Eating Disorders and Safeguarding.

Associates

Emma Broome

Emma brings a blend of Emotion Coaching and counselling to MITOS. She has a degree in drama and psychology and incorporates her counselling skills training. Emma's background in pastoral care, specifically working with children and families, gives her a unique perspective on the whole family unit. Emma is currently studying a masters in the Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing with the University of Wolverhampton.

Katie Cutting

Katie is our Associate for Neurodiversity and a trained Emotion Coach. She supports 1:1 provision with children in primary and secondary schools and is developing our provision for neurodiverse clients.

Fiona Day

Fiona has worked with children and families for over 25 years. In the last 8 years she has moved into working with adults with learning disabilities and in parent support. Fiona has recently developed training in neurodivergence and is passionate about creating enabling environments for neurodivergent people to thrive, reach their potential and feel good about who they are. Fiona is currently undertaking her Level 3 training in Forest School.

Megan Hubbard

Megan has an undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies and is an emotion coach with a passion to see children never lose the wonder of creativity and play. Megan mixes compassion, kindness, drama and play into everything she does and as a result can build rapport with children of all ages relatively quickly. Megan is currently undertaking her postgraduate studies in Therapeutic Play Skills in her pursuit of becoming a qualified Play Therapist.

Bridget Notice

Bridget is a trained teacher and Thrive practitioner with extensive experience in secondary alternative provision and more recently within a large primary school in Bath. She brings a huge wealth of compassion and experience to the work she does with children and their families.

Corrie Oldfield

Corrie brings a blend of teaching and working as a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant. Corrie has worked as a teaching assistant and as an early years/ primary teacher over the last 20 years. Corrie works as part of the Speech & Language Team alongside her skills as an emotion coach to boost wellbeing and communication skills.

Becca Pearce

Becca is an emotion coach and leads academic sessions for the MITOS Alternative Provision. Her expertise in SEN and SEMH settings has focussed on Autism and ADHD. Using her degree in Photo Arts she explores therapeutic educational practices and is trained in Drawing and Talking, a form of play therapy. She has also collaborated with Art Therapists and hopes to pursue an MA in Art Psychotherapy.

Mike Snook

Mike is our Associate for Education Development and leads academic sessions for the MITOS Alternative Provision. He has 25 years in primary education and his role within MITOS includes supporting school leaders to develop and embed Emotional Literacy for their pupils. He is also an emotion coach and has worked to support students transitioning back into the classroom.

Catherine White

Catherine is a Speech and Language Therapist and Emotion Coach with over 22 years of experience supporting individuals with a wide range of speech, language, and communication needs—from birth through to adulthood. She’s worked with children and young people with autism, ADHD, situational mutism, Downs syndrome, deafness, cerebral palsy and global developmental delay.

Being a trained Emotion Coach allows her to take a holistic, emotionally-attuned approach to therapy. This is particularly effective in supporting children with significant communication challenges, helping them manage the social anxiety, frustration and challenges that often lead to meltdowns or social withdrawal.

She is passionate about early intervention and parent coaching, working closely with families to provide practical tools and strategies that make a real difference. At the heart of her approach is a commitment to helping children and young people build confidence, develop meaningful connections, and reach their full potential—becoming as independent and resilient as possible.