ABOUT NOSON BERMAN
Over two decades
of
purpose-built
clinical expertise
Noson's path wasn't accidental. Beginning in 2000 with at-risk teens and their families in Queens, NY every chapter of his career has followed the evidence
— and the people — toward what actually creates lasting change. Today, that journey has produced one of the most comprehensively trained specialists in couples, intimacy, and trauma in the Baltimore area.
Noson Berman
MFT • LCPC • MD Board Approved Supervisor
HIS STORY
How the work found him — and how he followed it
A career built not on a predetermined specialty, but on following the research and the clinical evidence toward where meaningful change actually happens.
Noson began his clinical career in 2000 working with at-risk teens and their families in Queens, NY. In 2002 he joined the staff at Our Place NY in Brooklyn, where he worked for a decade. It was demanding, formative work — front-row exposure to addiction, trauma, and the ways family systems fracture and, sometimes, heal. During those years he also became a Certified Professional Coach, developing skills in motivation, change, and the practical work of helping people move forward.
What became clear, working with those families, was something the research had long established: the single most powerful intervention for children and families wasn't working with the children directly. It was strengthening the couple relationship. When the foundation between partners improved, the whole system shifted — often profoundly.
"The couple relationship is the emotional foundation of the family. Strengthen that, and nearly everything built on top of it begins to stabilize."
That insight redirected the next chapter of Noson's career. He pursued his Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy at Touro University Worldwide, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2014, and began building a focused specialty in couples work — training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Dr. Sue Johnson at the Ackerman Institute, the Gottman Method, the Developmental Model at The Couples Institute, and Relational Life Therapy.
But the deeper he went into couples work, the more a gap became impossible to ignore: most couples therapists have little or no formal training in sex and intimacy. Yet sexual disconnection, desire differences, shame, and intimacy avoidance were at the heart of so many of the couples he was seeing. Couples therapy without sex therapy training was, in his view, incomplete. So he pursued it — earning a Certificate in Sex Therapy from the Buehler Institute, completing the SAR program at the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, and advanced ATSIP training (Levels I and II) through the Institute for Relational Intimacy.
Outside the office, Noson values time with family, ongoing learning, and a commitment to being a better clinician than he was the year before. That commitment is structural, not aspirational — he participates in a weekly peer consultation group, holds Maryland Board Approved Supervisor status, and provides supervision and consultation to other therapists in the field.
2000
Work with Teens At-Risk Begins
Exposure to disenfranchised youth at the high school level in Queens, NY prompted Noson to attempt to make a difference in their lives, helping them appreciate their inherent value, feel good about themselves, and find their place in their community.
2002
Our Place NY, Brooklyn
Ten years working with at-risk youth and their families. Certified Professional Coach (2012). Formative exposure to addiction, trauma, and family systems crisis.
2013
Shift to Couples & Family Therapy
MFT internship at Lev Shlomo High School. EFT Externship with Dr. Sue Johnson at the Ackerman Institute. Graduate studies begin at Touro University Worldwide.
2014
M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy — Summa Cum Laude
Touro University Worldwide. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Maryland. Private practice work in couples therapy is launched.
2015 - Present
Advanced Trauma Training
Advanced and Adolescent Trauma Treatment certifications, Lisa Ferentz Institute. Advanced Somatic training, Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute. Mosaic Community Services clinician.
2019 - Present
Sex Therapy & Addiction Specialization
SAR program, Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Comprehensive Sexology Certificate, Buehler Institute. Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP). Gottman 7 Principals Training Leader.
2022 - Present
Continued Advanced Development
ATSIP Levels I & II, Institute for Relational Intimacy. Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II (CCTP-II), 2024. Gottman Method Level II, 2025. Ongoing weekly peer consultation group.
Today
Berman Counseling, Baltimore MD
Private practice. Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor. Supervision and consultation for other therapists. In-person in Baltimore and telehealth across Maryland.
A CORE AREA OF EXPERTISE
Trauma work — for individuals, couples, and the wounds between them
Trauma is rarely just a personal history. It lives in the body, shapes how we attach, and often sits at the heart of relationship breakdown.
Level II Trauma Certified
Reichian Therapy
EMDR
IFS
Somatic
Complex Trauma
C-PTSD
Betrayal Trauma
Infidelity
Trauma work is woven through everything Noson does — not as a separate specialty, but as a lens that shapes how he understands people. He has received certification as a Level II Clinical Trauma Professional and has pursued advanced trauma training across multiple frameworks and institutions over more than two decades.
"Trauma doesn't just live in memory. It lives in the body, in attachment patterns, and in the space between two people who once felt safe with each other."
For individuals, this means working with complex trauma and C-PTSD using approaches that engage the whole person — including EMDR, somatic and body-centered methods, Reichian therapy, and parts-based work (IFS and inner child). For many clients, talk therapy alone hasn't been enough, and these body-based approaches open up what words cannot reach.
For couples, trauma work takes on a different shape. Betrayal trauma and infidelity are among the most acutely painful experiences a relationship can survive — or not. Noson works with couples navigating the aftermath of infidelity, pornography use, and other forms of betrayal, helping partners understand what happened, process the pain without bypassing it, and make informed, grounded decisions about the relationship's future.
Trauma also shows up in couples who don't necessarily label it that way — in the withdrawal, the hypervigilance, the shutdown, the cycles of conflict that never fully resolve. Noson's trauma-informed lens allows him to see and work with these patterns at their source, not just their surface.
Clinical frameworks
Integrative, depth-oriented, and tailored to each person
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
The Developmental Model
Advanced couples training through ICEEFT, externship with Dr. Sue Johnson. One of the most rigorously researched approaches to transforming couple relationships.
Advanced couples training through The Couples Institute with Drs. Ellyn Bader & Peter Pearson. A growth-oriented model focused on differentiation, intimacy, and lasting relational change.
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05
06
Sex Therapy
Reichian & Somatic Therapy
Psychodynamic, IFS, Parts Work, EMDR & Trauma-Focused Work
Certificate in Sex Therapy (Buehler Institute), SAR training (ISTI), and ATSIP Levels I & II (Institute for Relational Intimacy). Among the most comprehensive sex therapy training available.
Advanced Reichian and somatic training through the Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute. Body-centered approaches that reach what talk therapy alone cannot.
Advanced trauma training through the Lisa Ferentz Institute. Integrates psychodynamic, IFS/parts work, EMDR, and inner child approaches to treat complex trauma, C-PTSD, and treatment-resistant patterns.
03
Gottman Method — Level II
Research-based couples framework. Also a certified
7 Principals
Training Leader — meaning Noson teaches this work to other couples and clinicians.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Years of focused clinical development
Every credential here reflects a meaningful commitment of time, study, and supervised practice — not a weekend course.
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Maryland, License #LC7284
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Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor
Approved to supervise therapists toward independent licensure
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M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy — Summa Cum Laude
Touro University Worldwide, 2014
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Touro College, Brooklyn, 2003
B.A. Psychology — Magna Cum Laude
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Advanced Couples Training — EFT
ICEEFT / Dr. Sue Johnson, Ackerman Institute, 2013
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The Developmental Model
The Couples Institute, 2020
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Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Level II
The Gottman Institute, 2025
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Certificates in Sex Therapy
Buehler Institute, Competence In Sexuality & Comprehensive Sexology Programs
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ATSIP Level I & II — Assessing & Treating Sexual Issues
Institute for Relational Intimacy
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SAR Training
Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, 2019
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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II
Evergreen Certifications, 2024
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Advanced Somatic Psychotherapy Training
Somatic Psychotherapy Training Institute
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Advanced Trauma Treatment & Adolescent Trauma
Ferentz Institute, 2015
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Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional
2021
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Certified Professional Coach
American Association of Professional Coaches / Refuah Institute, 2012
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Choson Teacher
YU certificate
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Gottman 7 Principals & Hold Me Tight Training Leader
The Gottman Institute, 2021
SUPERVISION AND CONSULTATION
A commitment to excellence — his own and others'
As a Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor, Noson provides supervision for therapists working toward independent licensure — bringing the same rigor and care to developing other clinicians that he brings to his own clinical work.
He also offers consultation to established therapists navigating complex clinical presentations, particularly in the areas of couples, sex therapy, and trauma. And he holds himself to the same standard he sets for others: Noson participates in an ongoing weekly peer consultation group, continuously sharpening his own thinking and clinical judgment with fellow specialists in the field.
SERVICES FOR CLINICIANS
Clinical Supervision
Maryland Board Approved supervision for LCPC and LGPC therapists working toward independent licensure. Specialty focus available in couples, trauma, and sex therapy.
Case Consultation
Consultation for licensed therapists with complex couples, trauma, or sex therapy presentations. Available as individual consultation or for small groups.
Ongoing Peer Consultation
Noson participates in a structured weekly consultation group — a professional standard he maintains to ensure his own clinical work remains sharp, honest, and accountable.
WHO COMES TO BERMAN COUNSELING
You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from this work
Most people who reach out aren't sure therapy is for them. They're not in crisis — they're just stuck. Something in their relationship, their inner life, or their patterns of coping has stopped working, and they want to understand why.
Others arrive in real pain: a relationship on the edge, a history of trauma that keeps surfacing, a sexual disconnect they've never been able to name, or a betrayal that has shattered the ground beneath them.
Noson brings particular sensitivity to clients from Religious communities, understanding the unique cultural, religious, and relational dynamics that shape their lives — including the specific ways these intersect with intimacy, shame, and help-seeking.
COMMON REASONS PEOPLE REACH OUT
Couples feeling disconnected or stuck
The same arguments. The same distance. A sense that something important has been lost and neither of you knows how to get it back.
Betrayal, infidelity & trust rupture
Working through the aftermath of infidelity or other forms of betrayal — with honesty, structure, and a clear path forward, whatever that looks like.
Sex & intimacy challenges
Desire differences, sexual avoidance, shame, pornography use, or concerns about sexual functioning — in a space where these topics can finally be spoken about openly.
Trauma affecting life & relationships
Past experiences — whether named as trauma or not — that show up in how you relate to yourself, your partner, and the world.
Addictive & compulsive patterns
Behaviors that feel hard to control and often carry significant shame — explored with curiosity, not judgment, and understood in their emotional context.
Religious couples
With real sensitivity to observant life — including premarital counseling, intimacy within a halachic framework, and the specific pressures that come with community expectations.
READY TO BEGIN?
The first conversation is a chance to see if this feels right
Confidential consultations available for individuals and couples. No commitment, no pressure.
Phone:
443-390-6508
Email:
noson@bermancounseling.com
Address:
17 Warren Rd. Suite 25-B, Baltimore, MD 21208