PPRSYK100 Psykologiens historie

PRPSYK301A Profesjonsforberedelse 1 Psykopatologi, psykologisk behandling og fagetikk

PRPSYKMET Metode II - Kvantitativ og kvalitativ metode og innføring i intervjumetodikk

PRPSYK311A - Psykologiske Kartlegging

PRPSYK311B - Psykologiske Behandlig I 

PROPSY312 Anvendelse av modeller for psykologisk behandling

CDP930 Kvalitativ metasyntese

PRPSYK317 Hovedoppgave

Academic article

• Hanna Aardal; Elisabeth Schanche; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2025). Cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused therapy for depression in a routine care setting: A randomized controlled pilot trial. (external link)
• Nadia Ansar; Signe Hjelen Stige; Selma Marie Pedersen Engeset et al. (2025). Reinventing fatherhood -exploring men' experiences of participating in emotion-focused skills training. (external link)
• Hanna Aardal; Aslak Hjeltnes; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2025). Shared or different pathways to change? Clients’ experiences of change in cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused therapy for depression. (external link)
• Vivian Ngo; Anders Løkkeberg; Aslak Hjeltnes (2024). Norskfødte med innvandrerforeldres erfaringer i psykologisk behandling: En kvalitativ studie. (external link)
• Signe Hjelen Stige; Hanne Weie Oddli; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2024). The researcher as instrument - how our capacity for empathy supports qualitative analysis of transcripts. (external link)
• Jan Reidar Stiegler; Elisabeth Schanche; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen et al. (2024). Growth in challenging situations: A qualitative investigation of therapists’ experience of delivering emotion-focused therapy. (external link)
• Gøril Solberg Kleiven; Aslak Hjeltnes; Heidi Brattland et al. (2023). Moments of change: Clients’ immediate experiences when sharing emotions in psychotherapy. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Vivian Irena Woodfin; Aslak Hjeltnes (2023). Perfection is a sad and lonely place: A study of existential vulnerability in the life stories of persons struggling with perfectionism. (external link)
• Gøril Solberg Kleiven; Aslak Hjeltnes; Eli Natvik et al. (2022). Engaging with difficult topics and emotional experiences in psychotherapy: A study of helpful therapist acts. (external link)
• Sebastian Gulbrandsen; Line Marie Pålikoff Gadolin; Eleni Linn Jones Borgund et al. (2022). Psykologers erfaringer i videoveiledning – en kvalitativ studie. (external link)
• Olga V Lehmann O; Robert A. Neimeyer; Jens Thimm et al. (2022). Experiences of Norwegian Mothers Attending an Online Course of Therapeutic Writing Following the Unexpected Death of a Child. (external link)
• Indra Laetitia Simhan; Kari Vik; Marius Veseth et al. (2021). Like taking a magnifying glass Into everyday life: Vulnerable parents’ experiences with video guidance in an infant mental health clinic. (external link)
• Signe Hjelen Stige; Per-Einar Binder; Jan Reidar Stiegler et al. (2021). Clients’ Perspective on Predetermined Time Limits for Therapy in the Context of the Norwegian Welfare System. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Aslak Hjeltnes (2021). Mindfulness in psychotherapy and society—The need for combining enthusiasm and critical inquiry. (external link)
• Indra Laetitia Simhan; Kari Vik; Marius Veseth et al. (2021). Learning to mentalize: Exploring vulnerable parents’ experiences of change during video guidance in an infant mental health clinic. (external link)
• Nadia Ansar; Aslak Hjeltnes; Signe Hjelen Stige et al. (2021). Parenthood—Lost and Found: Exploring Parents’ Experiences of Receiving a Program in Emotion Focused Skills Training. (external link)
• Hanna Sayar; Aslak Hjeltnes (2021). How Does Grief Lead to Change? Understanding the Process of Change in Three Contemporary Psychotherapies. (external link)
• Vivian Irena Woodfin; Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder (2021). Perfectionistic individuals' understanding of how painful experiences have shaped their relationship to others. (external link)
• Ylva Øyehaug Opsvik; Ingunn Holbæk; Kjersti Jorunn Arefjord et al. (2021). The challenge of being present with yourself: Exploring the lived experience of individuals with complex dissociative disorders. (external link)
• Indra Laetitia Simhan; Marius Veseth; Kari Vik et al. (2020). Finding focus in a difficult landscape: Therapists’ experiences with challenging video guidance processes for parent–infant dyads. (external link)
• Elisabeth Schanche; Jon Vøllestad; Per Einar Binder et al. (2020). Participant experiences of change in mindfulness-based stress reduction for anxiety disorders. (external link)
• Ingrid Dundas; Aslak Hjeltnes; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2020). Does it get easier over time? Psychologists’ experiences of working with suicidal patients. (external link)
• Gøril Solberg Kleiven; Aslak Hjeltnes; Marit Råbu et al. (2020). Opening up: Clients’ inner struggles at the start of therapy. (external link)
• Øystein Ottesen Nødtvedt; Per-Einar Binder; Signe Hjelen Stige et al. (2019). “You Feel They Have a Heart and Are Not Afraid to Show It”: Exploring How Clients Experience the Therapeutic Relationship in Emotion-Focused Therapy. (external link)
• Elisabeth Schanche; Aslak Hjeltnes; Geir Høstmark Nielsen et al. (2019). “Nothing is just smooth or perfect”: What can students learn from intensively reviewing psychotherapy conducted by experienced therapists whilst being focused on emotional processes?. (external link)
• Signe Hjelen Stige; Ingrid Dundas; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2019). Kva typar mellommenneskelege situasjonar opplever norske psykologar o�ftast og som mest krevjande?. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas; Signe Hjelen Stige et al. (2019). Becoming Aware of Inner Self-Critique and Kinder Toward Self: A Qualitative Study of Experiences of Outcome After a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for University Level Students. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Christian Moltu; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2018). Facing social fears: How do improved participants experience change in mindfulness-based stress reduction for social anxiety disorder?. (external link)
• Jan Reidar Stiegler; Aslak Hjeltnes; Signe Hjelen Stige et al. (2018). “It’s heavy, intense, horrendous and nice”: Clients’ experiences of processing emotions in a two-chair dialogue.. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Christian Moltu; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2016). What brings you here? Exploring why young adults seek help for social anxiety. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Christian Moltu; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2016). Both sides of the story: Exploring how improved and less-improved participants experience mindfulness-based stress reduction for social anxiety disorder. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Elisabeth Schanche; Helge Holgersen et al. (2016). Why do we need qualitative research on psychological treatments? The case for discovery, reflexivity, critique, receptivity, and evocation. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Helge Molde; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2016). An open trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder. (external link)
• Ingrid Dundas; Torbjørn Torsheim; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2016). Mindfulness based stress reduction for academic evaluation anxiety: a naturalistic longitudinal study. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2015). Vår tids tap av praktisk visdom. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder; Christian Moltu et al. (2015). Facing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Geir Nielsen; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2013). Med følelsene i sentrum - utviklingstrekk innenfor dynamiske og humanistiske terapiformer. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Aslak Hjeltnes; Geir Nielsen et al. (2013). Å kjenne mønstrene innenfra: Forskjeller og møtepunkter mellom relasjonell og emosjonsfokusert psykoterapi. (external link)
• Elisabeth Schanche; Aslak Hjeltnes; Lene Berggraf et al. (2013). Affektfobi-terapi: Prinsipper for å nærme seg følelser gjennom gradvis eksponering i psykoterapi. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2013). Fornuft og følelser i psykoterapiens historie. (external link)
• Per-Einar Binder; Aslak Hjeltnes (2013). Tilstede i glede og smerte - mindfulness og arbeid med emosjoner i psykoterapi. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2007). Natur og narrativer: To akser i psykoanalytisk teori og psykoterapi. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2006). Mening og materie: En drøfting av psykoanalysens teoretiske grunnlagsproblematikk. (external link)

Academic book chapter

• Signe Hjelen Stige; Aslak Hjeltnes; Hanne Berit Weie Oddli et al. (2024). Empati i kvalitativ analyse. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Jone Ravndal Bjørnestad; Kristina O. Lavik; Larry Davidson et al. (2019). Antipsychotic treatment – a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Kenneth Berge-Schøld; Aslak Hjeltnes; Nikoline Riis Lindahl et al. (2025). Terapeutisk arbeid med "vet ikke". (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2025). Kunsten å lytte. (external link)
• Signe Hjelen Stige; Hanne Berit Weie Oddli; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2024). Researcher empathy as a facilitator and potential resource for qualitative data analyses . (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). “Nothing is just smooth or perfect”: What can students learn from intensively reviewing psychotherapy conducted by experienced therapists whilst being focused on emotional processes?. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). “You Feel They Have a Heart and Are Not Afraid to Show It”: Exploring How Clients Experience the Therapeutic Relationship in Emotion-Focused Therapy. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Tonje Moe Thompson; Jan Reidar Stiegler (2019). On becoming an Emotion-Focused Therapist. (external link)

Conference poster

• Signe Hjelen Stige; Elisabeth Schanche; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2022). Therapist responsiveness in challenging situations – Results from two surveys on what situations therapists find most challenging. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2013). More than just an exam: An explorative-reflexive qualitative study of experiences of acceptance and change among students with exam anxiety participating in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction groups. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Vivian Irena Woodfin; Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2022). Self-Compassion and Perfectionism. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder (2016). Facing social fears. An investigation of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder. (external link)

Editorial/Leader article

• Per-Einar Binder; Aslak Hjeltnes; Elisabeth Schanche (2013). Emosjonene inntar psykoterapifeltet. (external link)

Journal review

• Aslak Hjeltnes (2023). Har vi glemt klienten?. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2015). Terapeuten som menneske. (external link)

Lecture

• Aslak Hjeltnes; Eigil Hole Lønning (2025). Repeterer historien seg selv?. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Jill Walker Rettberg (2025). Den dehumaniserende teknologien. (external link)
• Ellen Mortensen; Aslak Hjeltnes; Silje Gripsrud (2025). Zapffe. (external link)
• Ellen Mortensen; Aslak Hjeltnes; Silje Gripsrud (2025). Samtale om Antigone. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2024). Erich Fromm - En tenker for vår tid.. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Jon Vøllestad (2024). Salong: Psyke og samfunn - Erich Fromm. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Ivar Bu Larssen (2024). Samtale om Erich Fromm - Om kjærlighet.. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Viggo Krüger (2017). Stress!. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2016). Kravet om Lykke. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2016). Yngre Forskere i Akademia. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2016). Forskernatt i Akademiet. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2015). Litteratur og psykologi - Hvorfor lese skjønnlitteratur?. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2014). Fornuft og følelser i psykoterapiens historie. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Ole Jacob Madsen (2013). Tuning out, tuning out: Når bør vi være kritiske til mindfulness?. (external link)

Letter to the editor

• Leigh McCullough; Aslak Hjeltnes; Pål Gunnar Ulvenes et al. (2009). Å forene motsetninger er psykologiens styrke. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Ylva Jansen; Aslak Hjeltnes (2015). Fra selvkritikk til selvaksept: En hermeneutisk-fenomenologisk kasusstudie av selvopplevelse og endringserfaringer i mindfulness-basert stressreduksjon for sosial angstlidelse. (external link)
• Jaran Olsen; Dagfinn Aarhus Braseth; Aslak Hjeltnes (2015). Morality, Meditation, and Wisdom - An Exploration of the Buddhist Foundation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. (external link)
• Eilin K. Erevik; Susanne Hagatun; Aslak Hjeltnes (2013). Å forstå mennesket bak diagnosen: Borderline sett fra et feministisk perspektiv. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder (2008). Mening og materie - En teoretisk studie av grunnlagsproblemer i psykoanalytisk tenkning og psykoterapi. (external link)

Media feature article

• Elisabeth Schanche; Aslak Hjeltnes (2023). Å melde fra er å ta ansvar. (external link)

Media interview

• Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). Lanserer bokserie med psykologi-klassikere. (external link)
• Torill Sommerfelt Ervik; Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). Diagnose: Utbrent. (external link)
• Torill Sommerfelt Ervik; Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). Mange jobber i dag er rene oppskriften på utbrenthet. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2017). Konkurransen i Akademia har en menneskelig bakside. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Ole Jacob Madsen (2016). Når selvrealisering blir samfunnsmoral. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Espen Braathen (2016). En kaffeprat om følelser. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Mari Grinde Arntzen (2016). Jakten på det perfekte liv. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Laura Saetveit Miles; Hilde Kristin Strand (2015). UiB sine yngre utvalde. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Laura Saetveit Miles; Ingunn Halvorsen (2015). Unge forskere vil spre kunnskap og kritisk sans. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes; Benjamin Juel Kinn Mjelde; Karina Harkestad (2015). Stipendiat valgt ut til presisjefylt verv. (external link)
• Yngvild Gotaas Torvik; Aslak Hjeltnes (2013). Meditasjon mot sosial angst og depresjon. (external link)

Non-fiction monograph

• Erich Fromm; Aslak Hjeltnes (2024). Hvorfor kommer de autoritære lederne tilbake? Innledende essay - Flukten fra friheten. (external link)
• Erich Fromm; Aslak Hjeltnes (2024). Ser vi et sykt samfunn? Innledende essay - Det sunne samfunn. (external link)
• Erich Fromm; Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). Forord - Om Kjærlighet.. (external link)

Popular science article

• Aslak Hjeltnes (2019). Om kjærlighet. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2013). Fornuften i våre følelser. (external link)

Professional article

• Aslak Hjeltnes (2025). Lever vi i et sykt samfunn?. (external link)
• Aslak Hjeltnes (2024). Hvorfor kommer de autoritære lederne tilbake?. (external link)

Radio or TV participation

• Aslak Hjeltnes (2025). Aslak Hjeltnes om Kunsten å lytte. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder 

Mindfulness-based self-compassion training

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) for depression   

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression