JONATHAN ALPERT, a licensed psychotherapist and advice columnist, is one of the US media's favorite sources of no-nonsense lifestyle advice, quotes, and commentary. The New York Observer has called him 'Manhattan's most media-friendly psychotherapist' and 'the media's go-to guy for psychoanalyzing the City.' His insight is regularly tapped by major national and international media outlets, including television, print, radio, and online. He appears on such nationally televised shows as The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX and NBC Nightly News.