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Joan, 64, died October 15th. A native of Illinois. Joan was a brilliant psychotherapist and proud San Franciscan since 1971.She attended Vassar College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College – the first class that admitted women and received her Ph.D at UC Santa Cruz. Her early days in the city championed radical feminism and cultural diversity. She was a highly gifted therapist and adjunct professor at CIIS in the graduate psychology program.
Joan leaves behind her husband, Bill Hafferty of San Rafael, his children, Mehgan and Devon and grandchildren, Elgee, Bailey and Michael. Joan leaves her brother Stuart and wife Sue in Chicago and two nephews: James and Thomas. Joan also leaves her beloved god-daughter, Delia Gregory-Macdonald of Colorado. Joan had a quick wit and infectious laugh and amassed a huge family of friends in San Francisco and throughout the country and will be dearly missed.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Nov. 10, 2013
The following obituary appeared in the Williams Alumni Review:
Joan F. Hertzberg, Oct, 1, 2013. A clinical psychologist in private practice, Joan was primarily focused on “the process of transformation and healing,” analyzing the impact of trauma and resulting dissociation. She was among the earliest group of women admitted to Williams and graduated as her class valedictorian after transferring from Vassar College in 1970. She was awarded a Clark Fellowship by Williams for a year of graduate study and received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Santa Cruz. She made her home and career in San Francisco, and she considered herself to be a radical feminist. She also enjoyed tennis, cooking and hiking. Among her survivors is her husband Bill Hafferty.