Laurel Bess Steinberg
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
18 yrs experience
Updated September 1, 2026 How we verify
About
Dr. Laurel Steinberg is a New York and Florida licensed mental health counselor and clinical sexologist (American Board of Sexology certification currently expired) practicing under the New York Center for Relationship Repair (New York, NY) and the Florida Center for Relationship Repair (Boca Raton, FL). She treats individuals, couples, and families for anxiety, relationship and marital issues, sex concerns, LGBTQ+ issues, and psychosomatic pain (TMS/Sarno method), and has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University and the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists.
Services
- Relationship issues
- Marital and premarital counseling
- Anxiety
- Sex therapy
- Self-esteem
- Romantic relationships
- Family relationships
- Sex concerns
- Psychosomatic pain / TMS
- LGBTQ+ issues
- Infidelity
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Divorce
- Family conflict
- Life transitions
- Parenting
- Postpartum concerns
- Migraine prevention
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Couples counseling
- Family systems therapy
- Imago therapy
- Mindfulness-based therapy
- Coaching
- TMS/Sarno method
State licenses
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New York · License #004642 · LMHC Active
expires 2028-07-31
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Florida · License #TPMC2046 · Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration Active
Reputation
- Healthgrades Rated 4.8 / 5 52 reviews
- Yelp Rated 3.7 / 5 3 reviews
- RateMDs Rated 5 / 5
- Sharecare Rated 4.9 / 5 54 reviews
What clients praise
- Effective for anxiety, relationship, and marital issues
- Personable and knowledgeable
- Successful resolution of psychosomatic pain / TMS and migraine symptoms
- Practical, insightful guidance
In the field
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 15 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Primary listing: full name, credentials, contact, specialties, issues, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice, education list, license number 004642, and profile photo (psychologytoday.com)
Psychology Today directory (New York Center for Relationship Repair)
- Practice name, NYC address ([redacted]), and '18+ years' practicing quote (psychologytoday.com)
Psychology Today directory (Florida Center for Relationship Repair)
- Florida practice location and Florida license/registration number TPMC2046 (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1013210723, credential LMHC, taxonomy Counselor Mental Health (101YM0800X), NY license number 004642, address [redacted], phone [redacted], enumeration date December 20, 2010, active status (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
American Board of Sexology directory
- Certification status shown as 'NOT CERTIFIED' / expired, contact info (Port Washington NY and New York NY), and email [redacted] (americanboardofsexology.org)
TMS Wiki (self-reported survey response)
- Education (BA Biology Johns Hopkins, MA/PhD Applied Psychology NYU, clinical internship Columbia), NY/FL LMHC license 004642, licensed since 2010, TMS treatment experience (tmswiki.org)
TED.com talk page
- TEDx talk 'The Paradox of Anger in Loving Relationships', speaker bio, published May 2021 (ted.com)
YouTube (TEDxQueensVillage)
- Video of TEDx talk on anger in relationships (youtube.com)
Healthgrades directory
- 4.8/5 rating from 52 reviews (24 written), NPI match, practice address [redacted] (healthgrades.com)
Yelp business listing
- 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews (retrieved via search snippet; page itself returned 403 on direct fetch) (yelp.com)
RateMDs directory
- 5.0/5 rating with positive patient reviews (retrieved via search snippet; page itself returned 403 on direct fetch) (ratemds.com)
Sharecare directory
- 4.9/5 rating from 54 reviews (retrieved via search snippet; page itself returned 406 on direct fetch) (sharecare.com)
- Professional profile exists for Laurel Steinberg, Mental Health Care Professional, New York (page blocked direct fetch; existence confirmed via search) (linkedin.com)
- Account @steinberglaurel exists (73 followers, 0 posts per search snippet; direct fetch blocked by login wall) (instagram.com)
provider website (drlaurelsteinberg.com, via search summary)
- Court TV appearance as Expert Sex Therapist on the Sean Combs case; media appearances page (site returned repeated 520 errors on direct fetch, so this claim rests on search-engine summaries of the page rather than a direct fetch) (drlaurelsteinberg.com)