Lori Shapiro, LCSW-C, LICSW
Phone: (240) 600-0175
Locations: Bethesda, MD | Washington, DC | McLean, VA
Lori Shapiro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has made helping couples and families her specialty for 20+ years. Her areas of expertise include helping couples overcome infidelity, couples who are “fighting all the time,” and couples who have seen their relationship spark grow stale. Lori is LGBTQ friendly as well as alternate lifestyle friendly. In addition to being a couples specialist with multiple relationship-focused trainings, Lori is also an AASECT certified sex therapist and is comfortable helping couples explore intimacy and connection.
Meet Lori Shapiro, LCSW-C:
“I like to keep in mind that couples coming in for relationship counseling often arrive both hopeful and fearful at the same time. The distress of our most intimate relationship can cause tremendous anxiety and maybe even despair. I want you to know that whether your relationship has hit a major crisis or just needs a tune up, I’m at home. For over 20 years I’ve been helping families and couples reconnect by rediscovering and building on the strength they make together. Great couples counseling is an art form and I work hard to facilitate an environment that allows for creativity and growth, not a one-size-fits-all approach. My clients describe me as authentic, optimistic, and always fully engaged. I work with you to help relieve the stress weighing on your relationship and help you feel more connected, intimate, and at peace. I’m very passionate about my work and it brings me great satisfaction when people tell me I’ve provided them with a safe place to heal and connect.”
Education
- M.S.W., Barry University
- Certified Sex Therapist, The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
- PhD., Sexology (expected 2021)
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute), 2020
- Level 1 Gottman Couples Therapy: Bridging the Couple Chasm
- Emotionally Focused Therapy, Sue Johnson
- The State of Affairs: Rethinking our clinical attitudes toward infidelity, Esther Perel
- Love Talk, Personally hosted radio show
- Sex Talk with the Siegel Brothers, frequent guest appearances
- Low Sex and Sexless Couples, The Rediscovery of Pleasure, Tammy Nelson, 2019
- Seminar Single 2 Mingle: Episode 16: Psychology of Sexual Attraction
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