Esther Perel
Belgian psychotherapist; author of Mating in Captivity; host of Where Should We Begin?
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- Esther Perel is a Belgian psychotherapist known for work on relationships, desire and infidelity.
- Perel grew up in Antwerp as the child of two Holocaust survivors, studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Lesley University, and trained in couple and family therapy.
- Mating in Captivity (2006) has been translated into 24 languages; The State of Affairs followed in 2017.
- Perel hosts the podcasts Where Should We Begin?, in which anonymous couples are seen in session, and How's Work?.
- Perel taught for 13 years as a clinical instructor at the NYU School of Medicine.
Key facts
- Born
- 13 August 1958, Antwerp, Belgium1
- Education
- BA in educational psychology and French literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; MA in expressive art therapy, Lesley University1
- Books
- Mating in Captivity (2006); The State of Affairs (2017)1
- Podcasts
- Where Should We Begin? (from 2017); How's Work?1
- Teaching
- Clinical instructor, NYU School of Medicine, for 13 years1
- 2026
- Relationship expert and matchmaker on Apple TV's The Last Person on Earth (announced July 2026)1
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