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DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

How to stay human in the age of AI

Dr Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, author, and keynote speaker specialising in the psychology of technology, who uses his framework of Applied Psychodynamics to critically analyse AI, social media, and modern life helping leaders and organisations understand how people think, behave, and relate in today's world.

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I deliver keynotes that unpack how technology is reshaping the ways people think, behave, and relate. Grounded in my own framework of Applied Psychodynamics and more than two decades of clinical experience, my talks cut through hype to illuminate the real emotional and relational shifts happening beneath the surface of digital life. Audiences come away with sharper insight, practical understanding, and a renewed capacity to make sense of complexity in a fast-changing world.

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I support organisations that want to lead and work with greater psychological intelligence. My consultation blends clinical depth with strategic clarity, helping teams recognise the emotional dynamics, blind spots, and relational patterns that shape culture, communication, and performance. Whether you’re navigating technological change or strengthening leadership, I help people think more clearly and collaborate with less friction and more purpose.

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My writing and media work explore the intersection of psychology, technology, and modern culture. Across TV, radio, podcasts, and print, I aim to bring depth, clarity, and a psychodynamic lens to the issues shaping contemporary life. I’m the author of several books — including The Psychodynamics of Social Networking, Keep Your Cool, and The Little Book of Calm and former psychology of culture columnist for GQ. Read my deep dives on my  Substack newsletter, Depth Psychology in the Digital Age.

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"Clever, brilliant, funny, scary, frightening, chilling, Black Mirror, horror movie, unnerving.”

"Aaron delivers high-quality content that applies directly to personal and professional lives."

"Expertly facilitated, thoughtfully curated, and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the team. Highly recommended."

UK COUNCIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY

PENGUIN BOOKS

PURE GOLD COMPANY

AI AND THE PSYCHE, OCTOBER 2026

Watch the first summit on Depth Psychology and AI

In October, Lisa Marchiano and I convened Sherry Turkle, Alessandra Lemma, Todd Essig, James Muldoon, Glen Slater and Zak Stein for two hours on what AI is doing to the psyche. The full recording is free to watch.

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Who I work with

I collaborate with organisations across sectors, from tech and law to healthcare, finance, education, government, and the creative industries. They come to me when the human side of their challenges needs deeper understanding.

Dr Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, author, and keynote speaker who developed Applied Psychodynamics, a framework that applies the study of unconscious forces to technology, AI, and modern culture. His perspective is grounded in something relatively rare in this conversation: more than two decades of clinical experience alongside proven academic credentials. He is a clinical psychotherapist, former Director of the MA in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, now an associate post-graduate supervisor, and the author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking — the first book to apply psychoanalytic theory to social media. Through his framework of Applied Psychodynamics, he helps leaders, organisations, and public audiences understand what is really happening beneath the surface of digital life — and what to do about it. He is based in London.

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