Psychologische Hochschule Berlin

What Psychologische Hochschule Berlin does

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB) is a state-recognized private university in Berlin-Mitte, legally structured as a non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH) and founded in 2010 in cooperation with the Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP). It is Germany's only private university dedicated exclusively to psychology, offering the full educational continuum under one roof — from the B.Sc. Psychologie through consecutive M.Sc. programs in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and Legal Psychology, a Doppel-Master track, postgraduate M.Sc. Rechtspsychologie: Begutachtung und Intervention, and Approbation training in three legally recognized psychotherapy procedures. In January 2025 PHB received authorization from the Berliner Psychotherapeutenkammer for training in a fourth procedure (Analytical Psychotherapy), making it the only German institution approved across all four legally recognized psychotherapy modalities, and it is additionally authorized to conduct the state Approbationsprüfung (psychotherapist licensing examination).

PHB's product surface extends beyond degree programs into clinical services and proprietary research instruments. The university operates a Hochschulambulanz and four-branch Ausbildungsambulanz network (Friedrichshain, Neukölln, Charlottenburg, Reinickendorf) that delivers outpatient psychotherapy billed to statutory and private health insurers, complemented by the TONI kompakt compact digital program for anxiety and depression. Research infrastructure includes an EEG laboratory (opened January 2025 under Prof. Dr. Guido Hesselmann, funded by the Center for Open Science), the SONA Systems study-management platform, and externally funded projects such as the BMBF-backed GaTe-RAI risk analysis instrument for intimate partner homicide, LATERAN-IT for terrorism-risk assessment, and international projects funded by UNICEF/End Violence, Safe Online, and the EU (ARICA, NAFAS).

PHB is a tuition-funded non-profit: students pay fees during the standard period of study, ambulatory services are reimbursed through statutory/private insurance and municipal welfare channels, and research is supported by competitive grants. Revenue from tuition is fully reinvested into the university. The institution markets directly to prospective students via its own website, dedicated study counseling, weekly Study Talk Q&A sessions, PHB Live orientation evenings, and a public-events program co-hosted with Charité and FPPB e.V., while serving additional customer segments including publicly insured psychotherapy patients, refugee populations (via the steps project), Syrian civilians and professionals (via NAFAS), and frontline professionals in police, shelters, and perpetrator-intervention work (via GaTe-RAI training).

Name

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin

Legal name

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin gGmbH (PHB)

Website

https://psychologische-hochschule.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin is a state-recognized private non-profit university in Berlin offering the only German psychology-only continuum from B.Sc. through Approbation training across all four psychotherapy procedures, alongside outpatient clinics, EEG-based research, and proprietary risk-assessment tools.

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Product category

Psychology Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

Keywords

• Psychology higher education
• Psychotherapy training programs
• Outpatient mental health services
• Clinical psychology research
• Forensic psychology education

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees (Studiengebühren): PHB is a private university that operates on tuition fees. Students pay fees only for the standard period of study (Regelstudienzeit); beyond that period only administrative fees and semester ticket costs apply. As a non-profit (gemeinnützig) institution, all fee revenue is reinvested into the university.
2. Ambulatory psychotherapy services ( Hochschulambulanz & Ausbildungsambulanz): PHB's Hochschulambulanz and Ausbildungsambulanz provide outpatient psychotherapy services billed to public health insurers (gesetzliche Krankenkassen), private insurers, self-pay patients, and municipal social welfare offices (Bundessozialhilfe-Gesetz, Kinder- und Jugendhilfe-Gesetz).

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Core offering

PHB is a private, state-recognized university operating exclusively in psychology. It offers undergraduate (B.Sc. Psychologie) and postgraduate (M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, M.Sc. Rechtspsychologie, Doppel-Master) degree programs, Approbation (licensing) training in Verhaltenstherapie, Tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie, and Systemische Therapie, and provides outpatient psychotherapy services through its Hochschulambulanz and Ausbildungsambulanz in Berlin. The institution also develops proprietary research tools (GaTe-RAI, LATERAN-IT) and operates community mental health projects (steps for refugees, NAFAS for Syria, TONI kompakt for anxiety and depression).

Product overview

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB) is a private university with state recognition offering a comprehensive portfolio of psychology education programs under one roof. The institution provides undergraduate (B.Sc. Psychologie) and graduate programs (M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology, Legal Psychology, and related specializations), along with approval training in three legally recognized psychotherapy modalities (Behavioral Therapy, Depth Psychological Psychotherapy, and Systemic Therapy). Clinical training is delivered through the Ausbildungsambulanz and Hochschulambulanz outpatient clinics. PHB also develops specialized assessment tools (GaTe-RAI for intimate partner homicide risk, LATERAN-IT for terrorism risk) and operates research infrastructure including an EEG laboratory and SONA Systems study management platform. Community-facing services include TONI kompakt for anxiety/depression treatment, steps counseling for refugees, and the NAFAS international mental health project for Syria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• steps: Psychological counselling project for refugees offering free psychological support to displaced adults, children, and adolescents regardless of country of origin.
• NAFAS
• GaTe-RAI
• LATERAN-IT

Products and services

• B.Sc. Psychologie State-accredited undergraduate psychology degree program at PHB providing foundational education in psychological science, research methods, and introductory clinical concepts for prospective students.
• M.Sc. Psychologie: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Consecutive Master program in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy preparing students for therapeutic practice, aligned with DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie) recommendations for professional recognition.
• M.Sc. Psychologie: Rechtspsychologie Consecutive Master program in Legal Psychology offering specialized qualification in forensic psychology, combining clinical and legal competencies for graduates seeking forensic specialization.
• M.Sc. Rechtspsychologie: Begutachtung und Intervention Postgraduate Master program in Legal Psychology focusing on forensic assessment and intervention, offered part-time for working professionals.
• Doppel-Master Psychologie Combined Master program allowing students to earn two Master degrees in three years by completing both the M.Sc. Psychologie: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie and the M.Sc. Psychologie: Rechtspsychologie.
• Verhaltenstherapie Ausbildung Approval training program in Behavioral Therapy (Verhaltenstherapie), one of the legally recognized psychotherapy modalities offered at PHB and one of three psychotherapy orientations for which PHB holds Berlin Psychotherapeutenkammer approval.
• Tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie Ausbildung Approval training in Depth Psychological Psychotherapy (tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie), one of the legally recognized modalities for which PHB holds Berlin Psychotherapeutenkammer approval.
• Systemische Therapie Ausbildung Approval training in Systemic Therapy, one of the legally recognized psychotherapy modalities authorized for PHB by the Berlin Psychotherapeutenkammer.
• Hochschulambulanz University outpatient clinic providing outpatient diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services for mental disorders (anxiety, depression, OCD, personality disorders, etc.), conducting clinical research and teaching across multiple therapy modalities. Billed to statutory and private health insurers.
• Ausbildungsambulanz Training outpatient clinic where psychotherapist trainees in their final training phase provide supervised psychotherapy treatments using cognitive-behavioral, depth psychological, and systemic approaches. Operates at four Berlin locations (Friedrichshain, Neukölln, Charlottenburg, Reinickendorf) with appointment booking via Doctolib.
• TONI kompakt Scientifically-supported compact psychotherapy program for anxiety and depression, combining ten weeks of independent online tool work with three in-person therapy sessions at the PHB Hochschulambulanz in Friedrichshain.
• steps – Psychologische Beratung für Geflüchtete Free psychological counseling service for refugees of all nationalities, run by psychotherapists in training (PiAs) from PHB and the Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie (BAP) with interpreter support, regardless of country of origin, age, gender, or insurance status.
• NAFAS Projekt Transnational project providing low-threshold psychological support to Syrian civilians (particularly children, adolescents, women, and former prisoners) through psychotherapeutic training, supervision, and psychoeducation, with capacity building for local Syrian mental health professionals in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin.
• GaTe-RAI Training Seminar Professional training seminar for the GaTe-RAI empirically-based risk analysis instrument for assessing intimate partner homicide risk, open to professionals from police, women's and men's shelters, youth offices, perpetrator intervention programs, and psychological/psychotherapy contexts. Priced at 125 EUR per participant including catering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Four PHB graduates passed the new state Approbationsprüfung in April 2025
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025PHB co-hosted the 29th Berliner Junitagung für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychologie with Charité and the FPPB e.V. on June 12. PHB Prof. Dr. Preiser delivered opening remarks alongside Charité Prof. Dr. Konrad. Prof. Dr. Joscha Hausam, PHB Professor of Forensic Psychology, previously worked at the Charité Institute of Forensic Psychiatry.
• Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychologie Berlin (FPPB) e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025FPPB e.V. co-organizes the annual Berliner Junitagung für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychologie together with PHB and Charité. The FPPB is a professional association for forensic psychiatry and psychology in Berlin.
• Berliner PsychotherapeutenkammercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Berliner Psychotherapeutenkammer granted PHB approval to conduct psychotherapy training in all four legally recognized procedure directions (Verhaltenstherapie, Tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie, Systemische Therapie, Analytische Psychotherapie) in January 2025.
• Freie Universität BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NAFAS is being realized in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin. NAFAS team members include Dr. Laura Nohr (licensed psychotherapist at FU Berlin) and B.Sc. Zaid Salloum (psychologist at FU Berlin).
• Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (LaGeSo)coreOthers · 1 January 2025LaGeSo Berlin is the supervisory authority overseeing PHB's psychotherapist training programs. It is also the body responsible for state accreditation of PHB's study programs.
• Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie (BAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022BAP co-founded the steps project with PHB in spring 2022, shortly after the start of the war in Ukraine. The project is jointly run by PiAs (Psychotherapists in Training) from both PHB and BAP, offering free psychological counseling to refugees of all nationalities.
• Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010BDP co-founded PHB in 2010 and remains its institutional parent. PHB is physically co-located with BDP in the Haus der Psychologie in Berlin-Mitte. The BDP connection provides PHB with direct access to the professional psychology community, expert networks, and ongoing institutional support. BDP is also a key partner for alumni networking and professional integration.

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Market position

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Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

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