Aaron Balick, PhD, is a psychotherapist, speaker, consultant, and author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking. This book brought him international recognition as an authority on the psychology of social media and technology. Drawing on more than twenty years of clinical and academic experience, Aaron is a leading voice in the public understanding of psychology and how it can be directly applied to benefit individuals, businesses, and society.

Aaron is committed to popularising ideas from psychology in ways that are engaging, entertaining, and accessible to audiences worldwide. He is a mental health writer with appearances in various media, including contributions to Wired Magazine, Newsweek, BBC Online, and The Guardian. He was a regular voice as the longest-serving “agony uncle” on BBC Radio 1's phone-in show and has offered his expertise across various radio and television productions.

Aaron actively participates in academic research as an honorary senior lecturer at the Department for Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. He runs a private psychotherapy practice in London and a worldwide psychological business and organisational consultancy.

Aaron’s most recent book, The Little Book of Calm, provides the definitive guide to taming your anxieties, facing your fears, and living free.