Michael J. Diamond

Michael J. Diamond, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst and the author/co-author of five books including: Ruptures in the American Psyche: Containing Destructive Populism in Perilous Times (Phoenix Publishing, 2022); Masculinity and Its Discontents: The Male Psyche and the Inherent Tensions of Maturing Manhood (Routledge, 2021); The Second Century of Psychoanalysis: Evolving Perspectives on Therapeutic Action (Karnac, 2011 - with C. Christian); My Father Before Me: How Fathers & Sons Influence Each Other Throughout Their Lives (Norton, 2007); and, Becoming A Father: Contemporary Social, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives (Springer, 1995 - with J.L. Shapiro & M. Greenberg). Dr. Diamond received his doctorate in psychology from Stanford University and completed his psychoanalytic training at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, where he is currently a training and supervising analyst. He has published nearly one hundred journal articles and book chapters in the areas of psychoanalytic theory and technique; masculinity, femininity and gender; fathering, the paternal function, and parenting; trauma and dissociation; hypnosis and altered states; and group processes and social action. His work is recognized internationally and he is an award recipient for his writing, teaching, and analytic clinical work. He currently lives and practices in Los Angeles.