BEHIND MENTALICA

Bringing clarity to mental health

At Mentalica, we gather and review all digital mental health solutions in the UK. We assess the solution’s evidence base and rate its usability from the perspective of service users and service providers. We focus on solutions in English and languages represented in the UK, starting with Eastern European and South European languages.

"The passion to build Mentalica came from my experience as a psychologist, and the lived experience of my co-founder, Richard Papp. So the other day a counselling client asked me which mood tracker app I would recommend. I opened Google Play, and typed in burnout and stress. There were over thousands of solutions. I didn’t know which one would be effective or which one would make sense to pay for. I was shocked to find out that most have not been evaluated or researched."

Dr. Zsofia Szlamka

Meet the Team

Co-founder

Dr. Zsofia Szlamka

"I'm a psychologist and researcher. I moved to the UK when I received a scholarship for Hungarian talent to study in the University of Cambridge. I have recently completed my PhD at King’s College London, and I am now an early career researcher at the London School of Economics. My dream is to contribute to mental health service development through innovation."

Co-founder

Richard Papp

"I used to be a professional triathlete until I became an investment banker and worked at prestigious financial institutions across Europe - in London, Zurich, and Budapest. I quit banking to start my financial technology start-up. Being a high achiever and working in high-pressure industries, I know what it is like to come close to burning out and not knowing how to find solutions."