Jonathan Diamond, Ph.D. is a consultant, writer and practicing psychotherapist in Northampton and Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts specializing in trauma, addictions and loss. Author of the critically acclaimed Narrative Means to Sober Ends: Treating Addiction and Its Aftermath (Guilford Press, 2000) and Fatherless Sons: Healing The Legacy Of Loss (John Wiley & Sons, August 2006), Jonathan is contributing editor for Janus Head, an interdisciplinary journal of continental philosophy, phenomenological psychology, literature and the arts and adjunct faculty at Smith College School For Social Work. A popular speaker and trainer, he has presented workshops on these and related topics through out the United States and Canada.

The interventions developed by Dr. Diamond emphasize clients’ strengths, hope and resilience and can be applied in a variety of settings including outpatient therapy, schools, inpatient and residential programs.

Fatherless Sons: Healing the Legacy of Loss

Dr. Diamond's new book is now available. If the father-son relationship was conflicted and painful, often the mourning is more so. Even before fathers die, sons can grow up grieving for the relationship that might have been. Drawing from his own personal story and from the experiences of his clients, the author guides the reader through a healing process that includes acknowledging shortcomings and past wrongs and offering forgiveness. Complete with dramatic, real-life stories, the book is a moving, illuminating, and ultimately redemptive guide for any man struggling to overcome the loss of his father. Written with the insight, honesty, and compassion of one who has mourned and said goodbye, the book gently leads others on the journey.

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