Rebecca Alexander
| Rebecca Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rebecca Ann Alexander February 4, 1979 Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University (M.S.W/M.P.H.) University of Michigan (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Psychotherapist, Author. Group Fitness Instructor |
| Employer | Self-employed |
| Known for | Living with Usher syndrome Type III |
| Parent(s) | David and Terry Pink Alexander |
| Relatives | Peter Alexander (brother) |
| Website |
rebalexander rebeccaalexandertherapy |
Rebecca Ann Alexander (born February 4, 1979) is a psychotherapist and author, who was born in Berkeley, California, and currently resides in New York City. She has appeared on Today, Morning Joe, The Meredith Vieira Show. and "The Dr. Oz Show" in discussion of her book, Not Fade Away, about living with Usher syndrome type III, which she co-wrote with Sascha Alper. Her brother is NBC News journalist Peter Alexander.
Alexander was born Rebecca Ann Alexander on February 4, 1979 in Oakland, California, to mother Terry Alexander (née Pink) and father David Alexander, who is an attorney. Alexander's fraternal twin brother is Daniel Alexander, whose is also an attorney. Her older brother is NBC News journalist Peter Alexander. Alexander was diagnosed with the condition of Usher syndrome type III in late childhood. She has a half-sister by her father, Lauren Sierra Alexander, from his marriage with Paulina Osthues Fox. Alexander dedicated her book to her mother and step-mother.
Alexander earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and double Master's degrees from Columbia University in social work and public health.
She has been the subject of stories and features in Marie Claire in 2007,New York Magazine in 2009, and in 2014 she was in Shape,New York Post, and the Daily Mail.
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