Therapist. Author. Consultant.
Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is passionate about intimate relationships.
As a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, she treats individuals and couples with a broad range of issues and challenges related to intimacy, trauma and identity.
As an assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University, she introduces graduate students to the complex and courageous world of couple therapy. She challenges undergraduate students to grow their self-awareness so they can create healthy and loving partnerships.
As a relationship expert, she consults frequently to the media, translating cutting-edge research and clinical insights into practical and useful ideas that people can use in order to “show-up” more authentically in relationships.
Courses
Click here to learn more about "Loving Bravely: A Relationship Readiness Course," and the undergraduate course, “Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.”
The Book
Click here to learn more about Dr. Solomon’s upcoming book, Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want (New Harbinger, 2017).
We’re all familiar with the idea of fight or flight. It’s the instinctual reaction humans have to any form of threat or distress. But how has fight or flight become part of our relationships? In my work as a couples therapist, I have seen many couples for whom fight or flight has become their default
Mobile communication is arguably the most significant technological advancement of the 21st century, creating the opportunity for two people situated tens of thousands of miles apart to connect instantly. But at the same time, these handheld super computers can also drive interpersonal relationships apart, creating disengagement and separation between two people sitting at the same
We use the term “couple” to mean a pair of people who are joined together in a relationship, but the truth is many couples exist almost entirely in a polarized state. It’s as if they are on either side of a tug-of-war rope and both are pulling as hard as they can but neither is moving. All this effort
Kiran Kaur
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"At an event with nearly 1,000 members of our graduating class, Professor Solomon found the perfect balance between informative and entertaining through her lecture on our post-college relationships. She provided us with just the advice and reassurance we needed as we began the transitions into the next phases of our lives. Our cheers and complete engrossment in her speech were indicative of how well Professor Solomon was able to read the needs and wants of her audience."
Kiran Kaur
President, Northwestern University Senior Year Committee
Jana Jones
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"Alexandra’s reputation as a speaker is built on her ability to connect with audiences across generations and across professional and educational backgrounds in a way that is insightful, warm, relevant and action oriented. Her speaking engagement, “Dating Mating & Marrying in the Age of Social Media,” at Microsoft’s downtown Chicago office to over 150 attendees continues to have lasting impact on those who attended and on our organization. Dr. Solomon is a thought-leader, a gifted clinician and a sought-after professor who took a complex topic and made it accessible for a diverse audience."
Jana Jones
President, The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Caitlin Wyler
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“Professor Solomon was nominated by hundreds of students to give the Last Lecture, a longstanding Senior Week tradition for the Northwestern class of 2015. Her talk was thoughtful and her ability to keep a crowd enthralled was obvious as 700 students in a bar kept their attention on her the whole time.”
Caitlin Wyler
Assistant Director, Student to Alumni Transition at Northwestern University
Jill Bashore
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“Dr. Solomon provided a clear and insightful training for therapists in her peer association on dating and mating in the age of social media. She was an excellent and informed speaker on an ever-changing but always relevant topic.”
Jill Bashore
Communications Manager, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
