diff --git a/tracetools_analysis/test/tracetools_analysis/test_processor.py b/tracetools_analysis/test/tracetools_analysis/test_processor.py
index 2798f73..af7f6c9 100644
--- a/tracetools_analysis/test/tracetools_analysis/test_processor.py
+++ b/tracetools_analysis/test/tracetools_analysis/test_processor.py
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ class TestProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
             *args,
         )
 
+    def test_event_handler_process(self) -> None:
+        # Should not be called directly
+        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
+            EventHandler.process([])
+
     def test_handler_wrong_signature(self) -> None:
         handler = WrongHandler()
         mock_event = {
@@ -159,6 +164,13 @@ class TestProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
         # Passes check
         Processor(EventHandlerWithRequiredEvent()).process([required_mock_event, mock_event])
 
+    def test_get_handler_by_type(self) -> None:
+        handler1 = StubHandler1()
+        handler2 = StubHandler2()
+        processor = Processor(handler1, handler2)
+        result = processor.get_handler_by_type(StubHandler1)
+        self.assertTrue(result is handler1)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tracetools_analysis/tracetools_analysis/processor/__init__.py b/tracetools_analysis/tracetools_analysis/processor/__init__.py
index 4605132..a0fedda 100644
--- a/tracetools_analysis/tracetools_analysis/processor/__init__.py
+++ b/tracetools_analysis/tracetools_analysis/processor/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
 from typing import Set
 from typing import Type
+from typing import Union
 
 from tracetools_read import DictEvent
 from tracetools_read import get_event_name
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class EventHandler(Dependant):
             f'empty map: {self.__class__.__name__}'
         assert all(required_name in handler_map.keys() for required_name in self.required_events())
         self._handler_map = handler_map
-        self.processor = None
+        self._processor = None
 
     @property
     def handler_map(self) -> HandlerMap:
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@ class EventHandler(Dependant):
         """Get the data model."""
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def processor(self) -> 'Processor':
+        return self._processor
+
     @staticmethod
     def required_events() -> Set[str]:
         """
@@ -147,9 +152,12 @@ class EventHandler(Dependant):
         """
         return {}
 
-    def register_processor(self, processor: 'Processor') -> None:
+    def register_processor(
+        self,
+        processor: 'Processor',
+    ) -> None:
         """Register processor with this `EventHandler` so that it can query other handlers."""
-        self.processor = processor
+        self._processor = processor
 
     @staticmethod
     def int_to_hex_str(addr: int) -> str:
@@ -157,14 +165,19 @@ class EventHandler(Dependant):
         return f'0x{addr:X}'
 
     @classmethod
-    def process(cls, events: List[DictEvent], **kwargs) -> 'EventHandler':
+    def process(
+        cls,
+        events: List[DictEvent],
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> 'EventHandler':
         """
         Create a `Processor` and process an instance of the class.
 
         :param events: the list of events
         :return: the processor object after processing
         """
-        assert cls != EventHandler, 'only call process() from inheriting classes'
+        if cls == EventHandler:
+            raise AssertionError('only call EventHandler.process() from inheriting classes')
         handler_object = cls(**kwargs)  # pylint: disable=all
         processor = Processor(handler_object, **kwargs)
         processor.process(events)
@@ -324,6 +337,21 @@ class Processor():
         for handler in handlers:
             handler.register_processor(self)
 
+    def get_handler_by_type(
+        self,
+        handler_type: Type,
+    ) -> Union[EventHandler, None]:
+        """
+        Get an existing EventHandler instance from its type.
+
+        :param handler_type: the type of EventHandler subclass to find
+        :return: the EventHandler instance if found, otherwise `None`
+        """
+        return next(
+            (handler for handler in self._expanded_handlers if type(handler) is handler_type),
+            None,
+        )
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_event_names(
         events: List[DictEvent],