Dr. Ewald Crause is a counselling psychologist and trained teacher with professional experience in both South Africa and New Zealand. His career combines direct psychological services with broader work in education, health, and system development. In New Zealand, he contributed to integrating business intelligence systems into psychological practice, shaping his current focus on the use of digital tools and AI to expand access and improve service delivery.

He currently leads work that brings together psychological expertise, artificial intelligence, and digital innovation to support practitioners, educators, and policymakers. His focus areas include ethical frameworks for AI in psychology, scalable and preventative mental health interventions, trauma-informed practice, suicide prevention, and the training of practitioners for diverse contexts.

Dr. Crause also chairs the PsySSA Division for Artificial Intelligence, where he advances professional discourse on the responsible use of AI in psychology.