Dr. Andrea Bonior

Washington, D.C.

Express advice columnist Education: Yale University, B.A. with Distinction in Psychology and American Studies; American University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

 Dr. Andrea Bonior is a licensed clinical psychologist and the voice behind Baggage Check since its start in 2005. She serves on the faculty of Georgetown University and is the author of the Publisher's Weekly best-seller "Psychology: Essential Thinkers, Classic Theories, and How They Inform Your World" and "The Friendship Fix.” A mom of three and media commentator, she speaks to audiences large and small about relationships, work-life balance and motivation. She hosts a live online discussion for Express on Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

Honors & Awards:

Multiple year nominee for Georgetown College Honors Award, for faculty who make a difference in student's lives
Nominee for Books for a Better Life Award for "The Friendship Fix"
Nominee for Distinguished Friend to Behavior Therapy Award; Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies

Latest from Dr. Andrea Bonior

Baggage Check Live (August 20)

Send in your questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family drama and more.

Aug 20, 2019

My ex wants to bring a date to a wedding we planned to attend together. Now the bride has put me in a bad spot.

Plus, Dr. Andrea advises a reader whose mom has become unbearably cruel in her 80s.

Aug 19, 2019

Baggage Check Live: That's no apology ... it's a nopology!

Send in your questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family drama and more.

Aug 13, 2019

My husband keeps putting off our big move. How do I light a fire in him?

Plus, Dr. Andrea helps a reader who'd like to date a newly divorced friend but doesn't want to be seen as "the other woman."

Aug 12, 2019

Baggage Check Live: The invisible yardstick

Send in your questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family drama and more.

Aug 6, 2019

I think I’m ready to go off my anxiety meds. Is it OK to try this on my own?

Plus, Dr. Andrea advises a reader whose wife can't stop bragging whenever she's around her competitive sisters.

Aug 5, 2019

Baggage Check Live: Willpower does jack&*%$

Send in your questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family drama and more.

Jul 30, 2019

My friend talks and talks but never listens to me. How do I end this relationship?

Plus, Dr. Andrea helps a frustrated reader whose boyfriend would rather hang with his "boys."

Jul 29, 2019

Baggage Check Live: Nursing is not a veto card

Send in your questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family drama and more.

Jul 23, 2019

His friends say that I’m not his usual ‘type.’ Is he slumming it by dating me?

Plus, Dr. Andrea helps a reader who's at odds with her husband about whether to share their child's autism diagnosis with friends and family.

Jul 22, 2019