Greetings Dear Ones!

I am Dr. Deb Berman, DMin, LCSW, licensed psychotherapist, registered life and relationship coach, and doctoral level counselor and ordained yogi. I look forward to meeting you, and providing feedback, support, solutions, and wisdom. Whether you want to fix your relationships, get unstuck, hreal patterns, or give your life a whole new glow-up, I am here with solutions and a sensible roadmap.

I have nearly twenty years of experience working with clients. My presence is big, warm, nurturing, and entirely dedicated to you and your journey. I have a Doctorate in Counseling and Clinical Education from HUC-JIR, I hold a Masters Degree from Columbia University School of Social Work, I am an ordained Interfaith/Interspiritual yogi through One Spirit Seminary’s two-year seminary and counseling program where after graduating I became a dean and taught courses on psychotherapy, relationships, sex-positivity, gender studies, and Humanistic counseling.

I have served in many leadership positions, most notably as the Founder and Director of PrideMinistry a Interfaith spiritual community for LGBTQAI2+ and Alt Relationships, Director of Behavioral Health at Interfaith Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, a dean at the One Spirit Seminary, and Director of Clinical Services ad Social Work at National Jewish Counsel for Disabilities. I continue to supervise and mentor coaches, psychotherapists, relationship counselors, sex educators, and mental health counselors. I have spoken at more than 200 professional conferences and workshops around the world.

I am radically sex, sexuality, sexual practices, Disability, Chronic Illness, Queer, Fat, Feminist, and body positive. I am knowledgeable and affirming of diverse populations including LGBTQAI2+, Kink/BDSM, Poly, ENM, Alternative Relationships, Step Families/Blended Families, Chosen Families, Straightfolx, Monogamous partnerships, and more.

In my private life I actively engage in Ayurvedic cooking and Intermittent fasting to maintain my well-being. I regularly attend retreats for my personal self-care and wellness. I am a daily practitioner of Anti-Oppression Functional Yoga for diverse bodies and abilities.