Dr Sanan joined The Behman in 1981. During her years there, she obtained her diploma in general clinical psychology from Cairo University in 1995, master’s degree in clinical psychology from the Arab Open University in 2010, her PHD in 2012, and her DPhil in 2014. Dr Sanan trains counsellors and psychologists, while at the same time directing and managing the Addiction Rehabilitation Programme. She is also programme director at ‘Befrienders’, an NGO for HIV & harm reduction support, and academic supervisor at the Online Institute Academy for Higher Education (since 2014). Dr Sanan is a member of the Egyptian Association for Group Therapy, the International Association for Group Psychotherapy, the Arab Council for Social Sciences, and the Gulf Project Management Consortium. She has also been a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2019. Since 1999 until the present, she has been team leader and head psychologist of the Addiction Unit at The Behman.
Current role