Dougal SutherlandDougal Sutherland

Dougal Sutherland is a clinical psychologist at Victoria University of Wellington. He trains students, runs the Victoria Psychology Clinic, does some work for Umbrella Health, and is keen on bringing psychology into the public arena.

Building houses, breaking people: The cruelty of The Block NZ

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As The Block NZ fizzles to an end, psychologist Dougal Sutherland argues that the show now seems designed to destroy relationships, rather than build houses. Over the past few months we’ve watched four couples designing, planning, painting, papering (sometimes poorly), plastering, and dressing the rooms of converted firehouses to auction them off to the highest … Read more