About Me

I am a Chartered Health Psychologist practising in Bristol, working in the mental health field for over 10 years across different settings. These include community (NHS referrals), outpatient clinics, and hospitals. My areas of specialty are adult mental health, with a focus on anxiety, and adjustment to physical health conditions.

Professional status

HCPC registered Health Psychologist
BABCP accredited CBT Therapist
BPS chartered member
Professional indemnity insurance with Howden

Qualifications

Postgraduate diploma in CBT at Exeter university, UK (2017)
Doctor of Health Psychology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2014)
MA in Health Psychology at The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel (2007)
BA in Behavioral Science at The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel (2005)

Training

To keep up to date with the BPS, HCPC and BABCP standards, I undertook the following training:

2023 - CBT for non-epileptic seizures
2022 - How to Assess and Address Mental Contamination
2022 - Quick Steps from Rumination to Problem-solving
2022 - CBT with Dyslexic Clients
2021 - ACT as a Brief Intervention
2021 - ACT for Depression and Anxiety
2020 - ACT for Physical Health Conditions
2019 - Using Values in Therapy
2019 - Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
2018 - Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
2018 - Working with Young People and Gambling Addictions
2018 - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
2018 - Sexuality in the Therapy Room
2018 - Risk and Safeguarding
2018 - Sleep Management
2016 - CBT for Couples
2016 - Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment ("Living Wills")

My research

In my past life I was a very ambitious doctoral student. Some of my academic research on how couples support each other when coping with cancer, has been published in peer-reviewed journals. I love the process of doing research but I have missed the therapeutic work. After obtaining my PhD, I decided to specialize in CBT which includes some of the fun elements of conducting research.

My publications – don’t worry you are not expected to read this:

Response Rates in Studies of Couples Coping with Cancer: A Systematic Review
Dagan M, and Hagedoorn M.
Health Psychology (2014). doi: 10.1037/hea0000013
The interplay between partners' responsiveness and patients' need for emotional expression in couples coping with cancer
Dagan M, Sanderman R, Hoff C, Meijerink, W, J, Baas P. C, van Haastert M, and Hagedoorn, M.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, (2013) doi:10.1007/s10865-013-9543-4
Spousal Support and Changes in Distress Over Time in Couples Coping with Cancer: The Role of Personal Control
Dagan, M, Sanderman R, Schokker M. C, Wiggers T, Baas P. C, van Haastert M, and Hagedoorn, M.
Journal of Family Psychology (2011) 25, 310-318.
Marital Satisfaction in Couples Confronted with Colorectal Cancer: The Interplay of Past and Current Spousal Support
Hagedoorn, M, Dagan, M, Puterman E, DeLongis A, Hoff C, Meijerink W. J. H. J and Sanderman, R.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, (2011) 34, 288-297.

My research