Dr. Laura Berman is the Director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized
healthcare facility dedicated to helping women and couples find fulfilling sex
lives and enriched relationships. Dr. Berman is also an assistant clinical
professor of OBGYN and Psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at
Northwestern University. She has been working as a sex educator, researcher
and therapist for 18 years.
Considered a thought leader in her field, Dr. Berman has appeared in numerous
national media outlets including, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Today Show",
Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, Glamour, Elle and Cosmopolitan.
Dr. Berman stars in the Showtime television series "Sexual Healing", which airs
Fridays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern.
She is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and co-author of The New York
Times best-selling book, "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." Her current
book, "The Passion Prescription", was released by Hyperion in February, 2006.
After obtaining a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work and a Doctorate in
Health Education, specializing in human sexuality at 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 the Director of the Sexual Health State-Of-The-Art series, an
accredited program for the Council of Continuing Medical Education and
currently serves on the foundation board of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Sexuality (SSSS). She is also a member of the American Association of
Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and the National Association
of Social Workers (NASW).
She has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and honors including
Israel Cancer Research Fund's Women of Action Award, The National Association
of Women Business Owners Rising Star of the Year Award and the Los Angeles
Business Journal's Women Who Make a Difference Award and the Illinois State
Treasurer Award for Women Making a Difference.