In: psychology

Sex Education Isn’t About Sex At All: it’s about emotional intelligence
- 10th October 2021
- Aaron Balick
- Film & TV Criticism
Season three of Sex Education is nothing short of exceptional. While its first episode worried me a little that it was...

7 Life Affirming Lessons To Take Away From Lockdown
- 15th March 2021
- Aaron Balick
- ArchivePsychology of Current Events
Perennial advice from great minds that were there before us. It’s been a tough year—and though it’s been worse for some...

Using the Self in Psychotherapy: an introduction to the Relational Approach
- 21st October 2019
- Aaron Balick
- ArchiveEvents
Event Notice! Who are you as a therapist and how does your subjectivity affect your practice? Whatever your clinical background or...

The Unconscious of Social Media
- 20th May 2019
- Aaron Balick
- ArchivePsychology of Social MediaTechnology
In 2014 I published The Psychodynamics of Social Networking: connected-up instantaneous culture and the self. Since then I have been travelling...

Speed Dating Psychotherapists: Debasing a profession or increasing access?
- 7th September 2018
- Aaron Balick
- Archive
People will say it’s uncouth. Others will say it’s simply gauche or that it degrades a sacred and respected profession. In...

Being Human: The Psychology of Your Online Self
- 3rd July 2018
- Aaron Balick
- ArchivePsychology of Social Media
In case you missed it, you can now watch the video of my talk “The Psychology of your Online Self” which...