Health Psychology
Understand why our healthy new years’ resolutions always fizzle out despite our good intentions. Explore how our brains and bodies process stress and how psychology could help you fight off your…
Chanais Matthias
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Biography
Chanais is a HCPC registered Health Psychologist who achieved a Doctoral Qualification in Health Psychology via the British Psychology Society. Her research focused on co-producing an implementable CBT and physical activity intervention for people with anxiety and depression. This was a qualitative research study with wellness professionals and was conducted in conjunction with Nuffield Health.
Chanais’ research interests encompass various facets of health psychology, such as implementation science, health inequalities, and the development of complex interventions. A particular area of focus lies in women’s health conditions, notably the challenges faced during menopause. Utilising qualitative methods, much of Chanais’ work explores bridging the gap between theory and practice by translating research findings into real-world interventions that can enhance individuals’ lives.
Membership of professional associations:
Member of British Psychological Societies Division of Health Psychology
Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society
Interests and expertise
Health psychology (preventing and self-managing health conditions via behaviour change to improve health & wellbeing), implementation science, health inequalities (special interest in women’s health conditions e.g., menopause), complex intervention development and qualitative research methods.
Teaching
Unit leader - MSc Health Psychology: Understanding and Changing Health Behaviour unit
Unit leader - MSc Psychological Wellbeing in Clinical Practice: Psychological Wellbeing in Practice Unit
Chanais contributes to the following units:
Postgraduate:
Healthcare and Communities (L7)
Health Psychology Practice (L7)
Clinical Skills (L7)
Undergraduate:
Contemporary Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy (L4)
Transitions into Psychology (L4)
Psychological Wellbeing in Clinical Practice
Develop your clinical skills (including assessment, formulation, intervention design and evaluation) and knowledge of theories related to promoting psychological wellbeing. Evaluate therapeutic method…
Childhood Development and Wellbeing in Practice
Learn about how inequalities in childhood and experiences inform child development, and how policy and practice can promote change and wellbeing. Learn to analyse critical frameworks that inform our u…
Supervision
Supervision of dissertations on the MSc Health Psychology, MSc Psychological Wellbeing in Clinical Practice and MSc in Childhood Development and Wellbeing in Practice Awards.
Research outputs
Matthias, C., Bu C., Cogen, M., Jones, MV., & Hearn, JH. (2023). Mindfulness in foundation year doctors: A survey of mindfulness use and a feasibility study of mindfulness training. (Submitted for review)
Matthias, C., Henderson, R., Bowling, G., Street, B., & Bull, E. (2023).The combined effect of CBT and Exercise Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: a systematic review. (Submitted for Review)
Matthias, C., Fawson, S., Yan, L., Sweeney, L., Moss-Morris, R., & Norton, C. (2021). Inflammatory bowel disease nurses’ views on taking on a new role to support an online self-management programme for symptoms of fatigue, pain and urgency: a qualitative study to maximise intervention acceptance. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 19(9), 28-35. Inflammatory bowel disease nurses’ views on taking on a new role to support an online self-management programme for symptoms of fatigue, pain and urgency: a qualitative study to maximise intervention acceptance | Gastrointestinal Nursing (magonlinelibrary.com)
Press and media
Chanais was interviewed by inews about the profound impact of menopause on working women. ‘I was a complete mess’: How menopause is driving women out of work (inews.co.uk)