Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD

Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychology at Northwestern University and a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. In addition to her clinical work with couples and individuals, Solomon teaches graduate and undergraduate students. One of her courses is Northwestern's internationally renowned "Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101," which combines traditional and experiential learning to educate students about key relational issues like intimacy, sex, conflict, acceptance, and forgiveness. Solomon's work has been widely cited, and her articles on love and marriage have appeared in The Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Family Process, and other top publications in psychology. Her work also appears in Yahoo! Health and the Huffington Post, and she is a frequent interviewee and contributor for the Oprah Winfrey Network; O, the Oprah Magazine; the Atlantic; CBS Early Show; NPR; WGN Morning News; and WBEZ. Solomon lives in Highland Park, Illinois, with her husband, Todd, and their two children, Brian and Courtney.