Keren Cohen

Keren Cohen is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences and Professions, London Metropolitan University. She is a qualified Counselling Psychologist who integrates clinical practice with academic work, focusing on trauma, growth, and well-being. Her teaching includes psychoanalytic and relational psychotherapy, trauma studies, and research methods.

Research interests: Keren investigates well-being, resilience, positive psychology, vicarious trauma, and domestic abuse. Her work explores how trauma impacts mental health, including cross-cultural perspectives on posttraumatic growth.

Recent publications highlight trauma-related resilience, religious coping mechanisms, social cohesion, and the psychological effects of discrimination. Key themes include domestic violence, vicarious trauma in healthcare professionals, and longitudinal studies on subjective well-being.