Laura Berman

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Laura Berman, LCSW, PhD, is an American sex educator and relationship therapist. She is the host of In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She is also a regular guest on The Dr. Oz Show. She previously starred in Showtime's reality TV series, Sexual Healing.^[1]

Dr. Berman is also an assistant clinical professor of OBGYN and Psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She is the author of the newly released book, “It's Not Him: It's You". She has also authored "The Book of Love: Every Couple’s Guide to Emotional and Sexual Intimacy” and the New York Times best-selling books, "Real Sex for Real Women: Intimacy, Pleasure, & Sexual Wellbeing” and "For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life” as well as "Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: 10 Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure” and “The Passion Prescription.”^[2] She is a weekly columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and has appeared on Fox News and CNN and in The New York Times, USA Today, and every major woman’s magazine. Dr. Berman also has her own line of toys designed to help women enjoy a better, more satisfying sex life.

After obtaining a Master's Degree in clinical social work and a Doctorate in health education specializing in human sexuality from New York University, she went on to complete a training fellowship in Sexual Therapy with the Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Berman is also a member of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), National Association of Social Workers (NASW), International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), and American Urologic Society (AUA).

Laura has a sister, Jennifer Berman MD, a urologist with whom she co-authored a book called "FOR WOMEN ONLY: A Revolutionary Guide for Reclaiming your Sex Life".^[3] Both Berman sisters participated in The Women's Conference in 2004.

Dr. Berman is a wife and the mother of three boys.

References

1. ^ "Sexual Healing on Showtime. Official Site of the New Showtime Original Reality Documentary Series, with renowned therapist Dr. Laura Berman". Sho.com. http://www.sho.com/site/sexualhealing/home.do. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 
2. ^ "About the Books". Drlauraberman.com. http://www.drlauraberman.com/public/aboutthepassionprescription.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 
3. ^ Talk Sex^{[dead link]}

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