ABOUT US
Assistert Selvhjelp creates solutions and technologies with societal benefit in health, research and education. We will contribute to individuals and society getting simpler and more efficient services that have the potential to provide a significant improvement in society in the future.
We wish to increase the ability of the society to offer early mental health care to the large proportion of people who receive little to no help, as well as improve the conduction of research and education.
Assistert Selvhjelp AS consists of 4 full-time employees in Norway with relevant specialist expertise in mental health, innovation and IT, based on both formal education and work experience, and 4 technical developers.
WHO ARE WE?
Oskar BlakstadClinical Psychologist & Founder
Oskar Blakstad is a clinical psychologist and serial entrepreneur. Assistert Selvhjelp, which was awarded "Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2018" by FERD. He is an Ashoka fellow, an award for entrepreneurship with societal benefits in focus.
Oscar has previously founded Explorable.com, a research website for students with more than 100 million visitors since 2008. He has led a number of projects concerning development and operation of technology and integration. Oskar is a co-founder and board member of the Psychologists´Association for Digital Health (Digpsyk.no), which is a sub-association belonging to the Norwegian Psychologists' Association.
Andreas EidemCEO
Andreas Eidem is the CEO of the company. He has experience in management and project implementation, including both public and non-profit organizations.
Andreas has previously been CEO of the chat service Snakkommobbing.no (Chat About Bullying), although until now most of his experience is obtained from the Department of Mental Health at Sørlandet Hospital, from where he possesses extensive experience with patient follow-up, cognitive therapy, project management and administrative management in the area of mental health / digitization. He has a master's degree in Sports Science and MBA, with further education in cognitive therapy..
Pål Fylling HellandSubject manager
Pål Fylling Helland is a psychologist specialized in drug- and addiction psychology.
He possesses extensive experience both as a clinical psychologist, as well as with project management for the Blue Cross and Healthy Specialist. within e-health.
Paul is a widely used instructor in motivational interviewing (MI), in addition to further education in group therapy.
He shows great commitment to using e-health tools in make everyday-life easier for health professionals, who in turn are able to provide better help to more people.