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Dr. Matthew Alexander received his B.A. Cum Laude degree from Harvard College in 1971 and his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1982. Dr. Alexander successfully completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship in 1984 at Wayne State University and Grosse Pointe Psychological Center with special concentration in clinical, health and family psychology. His training has given him a strong background in family systems, psychodynamic and interpersonal approaches to mental health. Receiving his license (1053) to practice psychology in the state of North Carolina in 1984, Dr. Alexander has had an active clinical psychology practice since that time. He is currently Director of the Division of Behavioral Medicine for the Department of Family Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center and is actively engaged in teaching and supervising health care professionals at that site. In 2003, Dr. Alexander was promoted to Professor of Family Medicine at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He is the first psychologist in the state to have received this distinction. Dr. Alexander has been published in multiple medical journals and is the lead editor and author of two books on the use of cinema as a teaching tool in graduate and medical education. He is an engaging and successful public speaker and has spoken internationally and nationally on a wide variety of topics. He is frequently heard on local radio and television as a psychological “expert”. His many years of clinical experience and study allow him to help clients achieve real change in their lives.