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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. I’m the author of several books — including The Psychodynamics of Social Networking, Keep Your Cool, and The Little Book of Calm — and I write regularly for GQ while sharing longer reflections on my Substack, Depth Psychology in the Digital Age. Across TV, radio, podcasts, and print, I aim to bring depth, clarity, and a psychodynamic lens to the issues shaping contemporary life.

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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: the anxieties around new technologies, the tensions shaping relationships, or the cultural forces influencing how people work together. My role is to help teams and leaders see more clearly, think more deeply, and navigate complexity with confidence.

Speaker Testimonials

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

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

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Penguin Books

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

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Qatar University

"Aaron's mental-health content was spot-on and specifically tailored for our audience."

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Dr Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, author, and keynote speaker who developed the 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, 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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