# Laura Berman

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{{Short description|American sex educator}}
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right|thumb|Berman in 2015
'''Laura Berman''' is an American relationship [therapist](/source/sex_therapist) and television host. She is the host of ''In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman'' on the [Oprah Winfrey Network](/source/Oprah_Winfrey_Network_(U.S._TV_channel)) (OWN). She is also a regular guest on ''[The Dr. Oz Show](/source/The_Dr._Oz_Show)'', and hosts her own nationally [syndicated](/source/Broadcast_syndication) radio program, ''Uncovered with Dr. Laura Berman.'' She previously starred in [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network))'s reality television series ''Sexual Healing''.<ref name="ST">{{cite web |url=http://www.sho.com/site/sexualhealing/home.do |title=Sexual Healing on Showtime. Official Site of the New Showtime Original Reality Documentary Series, with renowned therapist Dr. Laura Berman |publisher=Sho.com |accessdate=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130202122002/http://www.sho.com/site/sexualhealing/home.do |archivedate=2013-02-02 }}</ref>

== Education ==
Berman received her undergraduate degree from the [University of Vermont](/source/University_of_Vermont), where she was a member of [Alpha Chi Omega](/source/Alpha_Chi_Omega) sorority. After obtaining a [master's degree](/source/master's_degree) in [clinical social work](/source/clinical_social_work) and a [doctorate](/source/doctorate) in [health education](/source/health_education) specializing in [human sexuality](/source/human_sexuality) from [New York University](/source/New_York_University), she went on to complete a training fellowship in [sexual therapy](/source/sexual_therapy) with the Department of Psychiatry, [New York University Medical Center](/source/New_York_University_Medical_Center).

== Career ==
Berman is an assistant clinical professor of [obstetrics and gynecology](/source/obstetrics_and_gynecology) and [psychiatry](/source/psychiatry) at the [Feinberg School of Medicine](/source/Feinberg_School_of_Medicine) at [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University). She is the author of the books ''It's Not Him: It's You'' and ''The Book of Love: Every Couple’s Guide to Emotional and Sexual Intimacy'', and the [''New York Times'' best-selling](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list) 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''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drlauraberman.com/public/aboutthepassionprescription.aspx |title=About the Books |publisher=Drlauraberman.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006033203/http://www.drlauraberman.com/public/aboutthepassionprescription.aspx |archive-date=2011-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is a weekly columnist for the ''[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)'' and has appeared on [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) and [CNN](/source/CNN) and in ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)'', and major women's magazines.  She also has her own line of [adult toys](/source/adult_toys).

Berman is also a member of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists, the [Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality](/source/Society_for_the_Scientific_Study_of_Sexuality), the [National Association of Social Workers](/source/National_Association_of_Social_Workers), the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and the American Urologic Society.

She, as well as her sister, [urologist](/source/urologist) [Jennifer Berman](/source/Jennifer_Berman), have been critiqued for their role involving women's sexual health: "The shift of the Bermans' practices from academic centers to the explicitly for-profit commercial sector speaks volumes about the new '[Viagra](/source/Viagra) culture'."<ref>[http://sex.sagepub.com/content/9/3/363] The 'Pinking' of Viagra Culture: Drug Industry Efforts to Create and Repackage Sex Drugs for Women</ref>

Laura and Jennifer Berman co-authored the book ''For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide for Reclaiming your Sex Life''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/For-Women-Only-Revolutionary-Reclaiming/dp/0805064052 Amazon.com]</ref>  Both Berman sisters participated in [The Women's Conference](/source/The_Women's_Conference) in 2004.

In 2016 she published ''Quantum Love: Use Your Body's Atomic Energy to Create the Relationship You Desire''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Love-Laura-Berman-Ph-D-ebook/dp/B0170HFG6I/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=laura+berman&qid=1610581918&s=books&sr=1-1|title=Quantum Love: Use Your Body's Atomic Energy to Create the Relationship You Desire|date=9 February 2016|publisher=Hay House}}</ref>

In 2021, she started her podcast 'The Language of Love'.<ref>languageoflove.pod</ref>

== Personal life ==
Berman is married to Samuel Chapman. During the course of their marriage, Chapman and Berman became the parents of three sons. One son, Sam, died on February 7, 2021,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/08/dr-laura-berman-says-son-samuel-16-died-accidental-overdose/4441879001/|title='My beautiful boy is gone': Dr. Laura Berman's 16-year-old son Samuel dies from overdose|newspaper=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)|date=February 8, 2021|last=Henderson|first=Cydney}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='My beautiful boy is gone': Dr. Laura Berman's 16-year-old son Samuel dies from overdose|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/my-beautiful-boy-is-gone-dr-laura-bermans-16-year-old-son-samuel-dies-from-overdose/ar-BB1dvRPv|access-date=2021-02-09|website=www.msn.com}}</ref> aged 16, from what his parents believe to have been [fentanyl](/source/fentanyl)-laced [Percocet](/source/Percocet) that he had bought from a drug dealer on [Snapchat](/source/Snapchat).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-09|title='My Heart Is Completely Shattered': Dr. Laura Berman's 16-Year-Old Son Dies Of Overdose From Drugs He Got Over Snapchat|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/02/09/my-heart-is-completely-shattered-dr-laura-berman-16-year-old-son-dies-overdose-drugs-snapchat-dealer/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=losangeles.cbslocal.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Laura Berman on Instagram: "My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home. A drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat and gave him fentinyl laced Xanax…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CLBO3_angYA/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/drlauraberman/2504348288109381120 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of sex therapists](/source/List_of_sex_therapists)

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