Dr. E. Goldblatt Hyatt (they/them) is an administrator, clinician, and author with nearly 20 years' experience in the field of death and dying, grief and loss, and reproductive healthcare.
A nationally-recognized speaker who has appeared on television, podcasts, and multimedia platforms, Dr. Goldblatt Hyatt is frequently commissioned to train healthcare providers, social workers, death educators, and ethicists. At the center of their public advocacy and social justice endeavors, Dr. Goldblatt Hyatt is a passionate advocate for reproductive rights and, in particular, reproductive justice, and has been featured in media campaigns by Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania as well as repeatedly welcomed at press conferences alongside Pennsylvania Governors Tom Wolf and Josh Shapiro.
In their clinical practice, Dr. Goldblatt Hyatt is one of the few specialists in the United States working with people who have experienced later abortion and ending a pregnancy due to fetal anomaly. Their published "ACCEPT" and "DOUBLE RAINBOW" (with Dr. Judith McCoyd) approaches are the only known evidence-supported interventions for social work and mental health clinicians providing therapy to this unique group. Additionally, they are passionate about working with and creating safe spaces for adolescents struggling with identity development, grief, and questions of sexual orientation.
A notable figure in thanatology, Dr. Goldblatt Hyatt is the author of the only self-help book available for bereaved teen siblings, entitled "Grieving for the Sibling You Lost" (New Harbinger Publications, 2015). Their commercial blogs can be found on websites including The Mighty, Huffington Post, and Scary Mommy, as well as editorials and articles in the New Jersey Star-Ledger and Slate Magazine, among many others.