Dr. einat (nattie) Doron
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Dr. Einat (Nattie) Doron is an EMDR therapist and art therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her research focuses on intercultural therapy, examining the complex encounter between secular therapists and Ultra-Orthodox clients in Israel, with particular attention to issues of identity, power dynamics, cultural sensitivity, and the broader socio-political context.
Dr. Doron has extensive experience working with culturally diverse populations, both in Israel and internationally. As part of her professional and voluntary work, she has engaged in various intercultural contexts, including work and volunteer activity in Africa and Cyprus, which have significantly shaped her therapeutic and research approach. She currently integrates culturally sensitive approaches, EMDR, and art therapy in her work with adolescents and adults.
Dr. Doron completed her PhD in Health Sciences and holds a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from the University of Haifa. She has published articles in leading international journals in the fields of psychology, health, and art therapy, and has presented her work at academic conferences worldwide. Her work bridges clinical practice, research, and teaching, with a focus on trauma, loss and bereavement, art-based interventions, and intercultural approaches.
Research
Intercultural Therapy
Therapist-Patient Relationships in Contexts of Cultural Diversity, Identity, and Power Relations
Trauma Therapy
Dynamics of Parent-Child Relationships
Media
Doron Einat, Walkowiak Dariusz, Tuval-Mashiach Rivka, Tobis Sławomir, Domaradzki Jan. The cross-cultural competencies and attitudes towards Ultra-Orthodox clients among secular therapists in Israel. Healthcare. 13, 10, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13101210
Doron Einat, Tobis Sławomir, Domaradzki Jan. “I thought I was an open-minded person”: Experiences of secular therapists working with Ultra-Orthodox clients in Israel – a qualitative study. BMC Psychology, 13, 524, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02834-6
Doron Einat, Tobis Sławomir, Rivka Tuval-Mashiach, Domaradzki Jan. Putting the Critical Voice Aside – Religion, Politics, and Therapy as Described by Secular Therapists Working with Ultra-Orthodox Clients: A Qualitative Study from Israel. Journal of Religion and Health. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02298-3
Domaradzki Jan, Głodowska Katarzyna, Doron Einat, Natalia Markwitz-Grzyb, Jabkowski Piotr. Cultural competences among future nurses and midwives: a case of attitudes toward Jehovah’s Witnesses’ stance on blood transfusion. BMC Medical Education. 2024; 24, 663. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05646-1
Doron Einat, Tobis Sławomir, Domaradzki Jan. Intercultural therapy with Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel: the complexity of the encounter between secular therapists and Haredi clients. Frontiers in Psychology. 2024; 15
1356242. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1356242
Doron Einat. Art Therapy With Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Children: Unique Characteristics, Benefits, and Conflicts. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11, 598917. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.598917
Doron Einat, An African experience: Art therapy in Angola. 2008. InSight. British Association of Art Therapies magazine
Domaradzki Jan, Jabkowski Piotr, Walkowiak Marcin Piotr, Czekajewska Justyna, Markwitz-Grzyb Natalia, Doron Einat, Wolke Reinhold, Reiber Petra, Sanagoo Akram, Jouybari Leila, Jahanshahi Reza, Dostanova Zhanar A, Yermukhanova Lyudmila S, Miraleyeva Alua, Walkowiak Dariusz. 2025. Cross-national comparative study on the awareness of non-blood management techniques among nursing master’s students in Poland, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Iran. BMC Nursing [in review]
Last Updated Date : 28/04/2026
