Wit & Reason with Dr. Alexis Moreno

Dr. Alexis Moreno and guest expert, licensed clinical social worker (and hubby) Alex Honigman, bring psychological expertise to provide smart and practical explanations for human behavior. Dr. Alexis & Alex discuss today’s ever-evolving love and dating culture and answer DC’s own questions on anything from love to hardships. Listen in and bring a little bit of positive mental health to your day.

Resources from the Show

• 5 facts about online dating (Pew Research Center)

• The 3 Phases of Love (Dr. John Gottman, The Gottman Institute)

• Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love (Dr. Dorothy Tennov)

• Limerence and the Biochemical Roots of Love Addiction (Dr. David Sack, Huffington Post)

• The Alchemy of Love and Lust (Dr. Theresa L. Crenshaw)

• Dating Warning Signs: Text “loveis” to 22522, Call 800-866-331-9474 (Break the Cycle)

• Get Help Today: 1-800-799-7233 (The National Domestic Violence Hotline)

• Join a Local Group to Meet People (MeetUp)

• Potluck Dinner Community, Washington DC (MealTribes)

• DC LGBT Community (The DC Center)

Airing Weekdays on 96.3 HD4 DC Radio

Host

Dr. Alexis Moreno

CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT

Dr. Moreno is passionate about the interplay between mass media communications, culture, and personal factors. Which explains her academic pursuits. She has a Doctorate in Community Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Science in both Television Broadcasting and Psychology. The more time she spends studying psychological theory, researching human behavior, and working in the community, the more she is inspired by the power of systematically addressing personal and social issues. She has worked as a health educator with middle and high school students, provided psychotherapy with children, families, and couples recovering from violence and trauma, and treated adults on parole and in maximum security psychiatric hospitals suffering from severe mental illness. Dr. Moreno uses an ecological and biopsychosocial approach to every case conceptualization and collaboratively works with teams in a respectful, humanistic style. Passionate about working with a diverse clientele, she tailors her interventions and presentations to engage and meet the needs of every stakeholder involved. 

Guest

Alex Honigman, LICSW, MA

CONSULTING SOCIAL WORKER & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT

Alex Honigman enjoys the relationship between psyche and society. Having never wanted to pick a side in nature versus nurture debate he pursued degrees in both Psychology and Sociology and finally a Masters of Social Work with an emphasis on clinical interventions. He has worked as an educator for non-profits and lecturer for Universities. Starting as a therapist for survivors of trauma, moving on to perpetrators, and spent significant time as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at a Forensic State Hospital. Alex continues to emphasize culture as a key component to effective therapy and the changing of systems (organizations and businesses). Whether this is through; music, film, tv, art, comics, games, memes, or other aspects of popular (or sometimes unpopular) culture. Utilizing an individual’s cultural values to make for a more meaningful individualized therapeutic intervention.