Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D. is a developmental and clinical psychologist in the
San Francisco Bay Area. Her research and writing focus on the areas of
child development, gender, parenting, parent-child relationships, and
psychological issues for families using assisted reproductive technology.
She has published several books and articles in these areas and lectures and
makes media appearances nationally and internationally on these topics.
She has a clinical practice in Oakland, California. Dr. Ehrensaft sees
adults, children, and adolescents in individual psychotherapy, both long and
short-term. She also does parenting consultation, custody mediation,
co-parenting counseling, and couples therapy. Her areas of
specialization include: families using assisted reproductive technology;
gender variant children; divorce and custody issues; children with
developmental problems; parenting.
Dr. Ehrensaft is a senior consultant and founding member of the Children's
Psychotherapy Project, a national project offering pro bono long-term
psychotherapy to children in foster care. She is vice-president of the
non-profit organization, A Home Within,
an organization which addresses the emotional needs of foster children, of
which the Children's Psychotherapy is a part. More information about A Home
Within and the
Children's Psychotherapy Project can be obtained at:
www.ahomewithin.org.
Dr. Ehrensaft is also a faculty member at
the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern
California and a consultant at
West Coast Children's Clinic
in Oakland, California.
