June Thompson

June Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist and human geographer with over 20 years of clinical practice. She provides continuing education on AI for psychotherapists and serves as a CEB contributor, presenting the course AI & Clinical Risk: From Distorted Realities to Synthetic Relationships.

Ms. Thompson holds dual master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Human and Environmental Geography, and is an AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor. Her writing and research focus on the intersection of technology and human behavior, specifically within the emerging field of the psychology of AI. She is contracted as a mental health expert for an AI safety company and is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Labs Expert Network, contributing subject-matter expertise to programs supporting evidence-based digital mental and behavioral health innovation.

Ms. Thompson is featured in the 2026 Sunday Times bestseller How to Talk to AI (And How Not To) by UK investigative journalist and author Jamie Bartlett, where she discusses synthetic relationships and societal AI use. She is available for consultation to attorneys or organizations seeking to gain understanding into real-world user engagement with AI chatbots, including emerging patterns of psychological risk, user dependency, or unexpected behavioral responses.