Basic Trust

What Basic Trust does

Basic Trust is a Dutch healthcare organization founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dordrecht that specializes in the treatment of problematic attachment, trauma, and anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults, with particular focus on adoption and foster care populations. The company operates GGZ (mental healthcare) treatment services at four practice locations across the Netherlands (Dordrecht, Utrecht, Goes, and Zierikzee), employing between 11 and 50 staff including orthopedagogues, psychologists, psychotherapists, and ambulatory practitioners. Its core clinical offering, the Basic Trust-methode, is a scientifically validated, attachment-oriented intervention combining psycho-education, video feedback, and caregiver reinforcement, and is registered in the Databank Effectieve Interventies of the Nederlands Jeugd Instituut (NJI). Effectiveness has been documented in peer-reviewed studies co-authored with the University of Amsterdam, covering outcomes in adopted children and foster care placement stability.

The company monetizes through three principal revenue streams: (1) GGZ treatment services delivered at practice locations, with referrals sourced from healthcare professionals, schools, and self-referring parents; (2) post-academic professional training programs (Schema Therapy, Attachment Diagnostics, Video Feedback Treatment, Trauma Treatment) priced at €990-€1,090 per multi-day course and distributed primarily through the PAO Psychologie channel partner with NIP/NVO and SKJ accreditation; and (3) product sales via a webshop, including proprietary assessment instruments (AISI, ARI-CP, GIH) co-developed with the University of Amsterdam, brochures on grief in adoption/foster care (€7.50 each), manuals, and free/paid e-learning modules. The company also maintains content marketing assets (website, quarterly newsletter, LinkedIn presence) and a partnership with IMH Nederland for video content. No external funding, M&A activity, or revenue figures are disclosed in available source data.

Name

Basic Trust

Legal name

Basic Trust

Website

https://basictrust.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Basic Trust is a Dutch healthcare organization that delivers GGZ treatment, professional training, and proprietary attachment assessment instruments for children and adults with attachment, trauma, and anxiety issues, with particular focus on adoption and foster care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care (Collaborative Care) (HLAFACAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Community Support Services (Case Management, Referrals) (EDAJAIAK)

Keywords

• Mental health treatment
• Attachment therapy
• Youth care services
• Professional training
• Psychological assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Dordrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. GGZ Treatment Services: Mental healthcare (GGZ) treatments for children, adolescents, and adults with attachment problems, trauma, and anxiety issues. Provided at multiple practice locations.
2. Professional Training Programs: Post-academic courses and training for healthcare professionals including Schema Therapy, Trauma Treatment, Attachment Diagnostics, and Video Feedback. Courses offered in collaboration with PAO Psychologie.
3. Products and Publications: Sales of questionnaires (AISI, GIH), manuals, brochures on topics like grief in adoption/foster care, and reduced basic trust in schools. Includes both free and paid questionnaires.
4. E-learning and Digital Products: Free and paid e-learning programs (AR) for parents and professionals, including ARI-CP e-learning for ages 2-5.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Basic Trust is a national Dutch organization that provides GGZ mental healthcare treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults with attachment problems, trauma, anxiety, foster care, and adoption-related issues. The organization delivers post-academic professional training courses for healthcare workers and sells proprietary screening questionnaires (AISI, ARI-CP, GIH), educational brochures, manuals, and e-learning modules developed with the University of Amsterdam. Its core methodology is the scientifically validated Basic Trust-methode, which combines psycho-education, video feedback, and caregiver reinforcement.

Product overview

Basic Trust is a national Dutch organization of orthopedagogues, psychologists, psychotherapists, and ambulatory treatment providers specializing in basic trust, problematic attachment, trauma, anxiety, foster care, and adoption. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio built around its scientifically validated Basic Trust-methode (Basic Trust Method), which includes in-person and video feedback treatments, professional training programs (schema therapy, attachment diagnostics, trauma treatment), standardized assessment instruments (AISI, GIH, ARI-CP questionnaires developed with the University of Amsterdam), parent education materials and brochures, e-learning modules, and group therapy programs (Opvoedersgroep). The core methodology combines psycho-education, video feedback, and caregiver reinforcement to restore basic trust in children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Trust-methode (Basic Trust Method) A scientifically validated therapeutic approach that restores basic trust in children with attachment problems and trauma, combining psycho-education, video feedback, and caregiver reinforcement. Provided as GGZ treatment at Basic Trust's practice locations.
• Videofeedback-behandeling (Video Feedback Treatment)

Quantifiable outcome

• Decrease in insecure attachment and behavioral problems in adopted children (ages 2-5) after Basic Trust treatment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with the University of Amsterdam for scientific research on the effectiveness of the Basic Trust-methode. Joint development of assessment instruments including ARI-CP and AISI. Multiple co-authored peer-reviewed studies published in journals including Research on Social Work Practice. First study by Colonnesi et al. (2012) showed decrease in insecure attachment in adopted children; Zeegers et al. (2020) confirmed effectiveness; ongoing process evaluations conducted.
• PAO PsychologiecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for distribution of professional training programs. PAO Psychologie handles enrollment for courses including Diagnostiek van Hechtingsproblematiek and Behandeling van Hechtingsproblematiek met Video Feedback. Courses offered online and in classroom settings with accreditation from NIP/NVO and SKJ.
• IMH NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on video content related to attachment and basic trust. Joint video production on attachment and basic trust topics for educational purposes.
• Nederlands Jeugd Instituut (NJI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Basic Trust-methode is registered in the NJI Databank Effectieve Interventies, indicating official recognition as an evidence-based intervention for youth care in the Netherlands.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Karakter: Dutch network for child and adolescent psychiatry providing specialized diagnostics and treatment for complex youth mental health conditions. Comparable GGZ treatment and assessment focus, but operates as a larger multi-site incumbent across the Netherlands.
• Youz (Parnassia Groep): Largest Dutch youth mental health provider (part of Parnassia Groep) offering GGZ treatment, diagnostics, and crisis care across many locations. Broad incumbent in the same Dutch youth mental health category as Basic Trust but with much wider scope and scale.
• Accare: University-affiliated Dutch center for child and adolescent psychiatry with research ties to UvA, UMCG, and others. Comparable evidence-based treatment and research-collaboration model that overlaps with Basic Trust's clinical and scientific positioning.
• Yes We Can Youth Clinics: Dutch residential and outpatient youth mental health provider treating trauma, behavioral, and attachment-related issues in children and adolescents. Comparable clinical focus on youth trauma and attachment, though with broader residential capability.

Direct peers

• Opvoedpoli: Dutch network of outpatient youth mental health clinics offering diagnostics, treatment, and parent coaching. Closely comparable mid-size direct peer with a similar treatment-plus-parent-coaching service model.
• Praktijk Lentekind: Smaller Dutch private practice providing attachment-focused therapy, parent coaching, and trauma treatment for children. Closely comparable niche direct peer with a similar attachment-treatment and parent-engagement model.
• Lindelo: Dutch private child and adolescent psychology practice offering diagnostics, treatment, and parent coaching. Closely comparable to Basic Trust as a specialized clinical provider focused on youth mental health with a similar referral-based model and parent-engagement approach.

Regional players

• IMH Nederland: Dutch professional association for Infant Mental Health and an existing Basic Trust collaboration partner. Comparable evidence-based focus on early attachment and mental health and a regional peer/ecosystem player for the same Dutch market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/basic-trust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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