Gary Diamond
Gary M. Diamond, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University in Israel. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and family therapist as well as the director and chief psychologist at the Ben-Gurion University Community Clinic.
One of the primary developers of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT), in 2014, he coauthored with Guy S. Diamond (no family relation) and Suzanne A. Levy the book Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed Adolescents, published by the American Psychological Association. He also took the lead in adapting ABFT for use with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender depressed and suicidal adolescents and, more recently, extended this work to sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults and their nonaccepting parents.
Dr. Diamond’s research examines the processes and outcomes of ABFT. He has studied the therapeutic alliance in family therapy, emotional processing, attachment anxiety and avoidance, parental responsiveness and parental acceptance, and corrective attachment episodes. In 2014, along with Guy S. Diamond, he received the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s annual research award. He trains people internationally in ABFT for SGM adolescents and young adults.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults and Their Non-Accepting Parents
Many parents experience fear, shame, and loss upon learning that their child is same-sex oriented or gender non-conforming. Therapies to help parents become more accepting and foster meaningful... (more)