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Insights on Psychology, Technology, AI, and the Modern Human Psyche

Psychodynamic perspectives on what technology and AI are really doing to the way we think, feel, relate, and lead: written for leaders, clinicians, and the psychologically curious

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These insights explore what it means to be, think, lead, and relate in a world increasingly shaped by technology and AI. Using my own method of Applied Psychodynamics, I draw on cutting edge research and  contemporary psychoanalytic theory to better understand the hidden forces that influence our behaviour, identity, relationships to ourselves, others, and the wider world.

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Mental Health in the Age of AI

How is artificial intelligence directly reshaping the world's mental health? From AI companions to specialised therapy bots, the way we think about, seek, research, and deliver mental interventions is changing faster than ever before. Find out how.

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The Digitally Mediated Self:
 

In today's world all of our relationships, even our relationship to our selves, is mediated by technology. Find out how our very selves are transforming under the influence of AI and our increasingly technologically mediated world.

Work, Leadership, and Organisations

The hidden psychological forces shaping how leaders lead, teams function, and organisations navigate uncertainty, technological change, and human complexity

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The Psychology of Modern Life

What does it mean to live a psychologically intentional life in a world of relentless acceleration, digital saturation, and global uncertainty? Depth psychology asks the question that matters most, what is life's meaning? 

These themes form the basis of keynote talks, workshops, and consultancy work delivered internationally. If you'd like to explore bringing this thinking to your organisation or event, I'd welcome a conversation.

Dr Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, author, and keynote speaker who developed the framework of Applied Psychodynamics— the study of the unconscious forces shaping human behaviour — 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, and the author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking — the first book to apply psychoanalytic theory to social media. He also writes a monthly psychology column for GQ. 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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