About
William Park is a popular psychology writer and editor for the BBC, and a low-cost therapist based in London, UK.
He is training for a MSc in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute. He also works as a low-cost therapist at HQ Therapy in east London, Headstrong Counselling and Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service.
BBC science writer
William is the Editor of BBC Storyworks Programme Partnerships, a science writer for BBC Future, has been on staff at The Times and Sunday Times, and written for Quartz and Monocle.
William writes about sport, culture, health and design, but has a particular interest in relationship psychology. Asking why we fall in love, gaslight, ghost, get the ick, and a multitude of other dating behaviours, he searches for the science behind attraction. You can read his column for the BBC on relationship psychology, Laws of Attraction, here.
Some of his other interests include...
…interviewing enthusiasts who believe a long-extinct species of wolf still lives in remote mountains in Japan, speaking to “expert talkers” (people who use language to save lives and respond to emergencies) and investigating the complex effects of rising sea levels on farmers in Bangladesh.
He has also presented radio packages for the BBC on psychology, design and technology and is open to broadcasting or public speaking opportunities.
Education
William graduated with a First-Class BSc (hons) in Zoology from the University of Hull and an MSc with Merit in Science Communication from Imperial College London. He is a keen photographer, misses Suffolk, makes eggnog well and has two Blue Peter badges.