Dr Elaine Aron is among the world’s leading experts on highly sensitive people, having published six books on the topic as well as numerous research articles. The Highly Sensitive Person, now in its 25th-anniversary edition and has been translated into 33 languages. Her other books include The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook, The Highly Sensitive Parent and The Highly Sensitive Child, as well as Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person, for professionals. She established and maintains the comprehensive web resource, hsperson.com.

Dr Aron is also, in partnership with her husband Arthur Aron, one of the world’s most prominent researchers into the psychology of love, intimacy and close relationships. In their research into both sensitivity and love, the Arons rely on the innovative use of functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr Aron’s work has been featured by a number of major media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, and Oprah magazine. Her work has been turned into an acclaimed film, Sensitive: The Untold Story.