Deutsche Psychologen Akademie

What Deutsche Psychologen Akademie does

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie is the official continuing education and training institution of the Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP), Germany's largest professional association for psychologists. Founded in 1993 (per the most specific founding-date source; firmographics data alternatively indicates 1988) and headquartered in Berlin, the organization operates as a non-profit educational division delivering approximately 400 events annually across eight specialized subject areas: Klinische Psychologie/Psychotherapie, Gesundheitspsychologie, Wirtschaftspsychologie, Coaching, Rechtspsychologie, Notfallpsychologie, Schulpsychologie, and Verkehrspsychologie.

The product portfolio spans single seminars (€105–€485), multi-module curricula (€1,200–€4,030), low-threshold Online-Vorträge (€40 per session), intensive Fortbildungswochen bundles, Bildungszeit-approved seminars, and customized Inhouse corporate training. Supporting infrastructure includes a Zoom-based virtual delivery platform, an e-commerce website with customer account management, an Expertenregister of certified professionals across multiple psychology disciplines, and formal certification programs such as Fachpsychologe/Fachpsychologin für Rehabilitation (BDP) and the Curriculum Psychotraumatherapie mit EMDR (recognized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatherapie).

The business model is a hybrid B2C/B2B professional education platform. BDP members receive a €50 annual education voucher plus discounted seminar pricing; students receive a 20% discount. Revenue is generated primarily through individual seminar and curriculum fees, with a secondary stream from corporate inhouse seminars and HR/management consulting. Distribution is multi-channel: direct online booking via the website, BDP member communications, email/newsletter, a printed magazine and brochures, and event-driven training weeks held primarily in Berlin.

Name

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie

Legal name

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie

Website

https://psychologenakademie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie is the official continuing education institution of Germany's BDP psychologist association, delivering ~400 seminars annually across eight psychology disciplines to licensed psychologists, psychotherapists, HR professionals, and executives in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Continuing Education in Applied Psychology

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Mindfulness-Based Coaching & Training (MBSR/MBCT-style) (HSADAJAB)

Keywords

• Continuing psychology education
• Professional psychotherapy training
• Applied psychology seminars
• Corporate HR training
• Psychology certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Seminar and Training Course Fees: Individual seminar and training course fees paid by participants. Courses range from single sessions (€40-€400) to multi-module curricula (€1,200-€4,030). This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Online-Vorträge (Online Lectures): Low-threshold online lectures priced individually at €40 each, offering condensed 2-4 teaching unit sessions on psychology topics without travel requirements.
3. Fortbildungswochen (Training Weeks): Multi-day intensive training week packages featuring multiple seminars and online lectures, with bundled pricing (up to 4 online lectures included free with seminar booking).
4. Inhouse Corporate Seminars: Customized inhouse training programs and HR/management consulting services for corporate clients and organizations.
5. Zertifizierungsprogramme (Certification Programs): Professional certification programs such as Fachpsychologe/Fachpsychologin für Rehabilitation BDP, with recognized seminars that count toward certification requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie delivers continuing education and professional training seminars in applied psychology across eight specialized subject areas (clinical psychology/psychotherapy, health psychology, business psychology, coaching, forensic psychology, emergency psychology, school psychology, traffic psychology), offered in in-person, online, and hybrid formats. The portfolio includes approximately 400 events annually, multi-module curriculum programs (e.g., EMDR, MBCT, resilience), intensive Fortbildungswochen training weeks, Bildungszeit-approved seminars, BDP-recognized professional certifications, and Inhouse corporate training and HR consulting services.

Product overview

Deutsche Psychologen Akademie operates as a comprehensive continuing education provider in applied psychology, offering a portfolio of approximately 400 events annually across eight specialized subject areas. The core offering consists of seminars organized into subject categories including Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Business Psychology, Coaching, Forensic Psychology, Emergency Psychology, School Psychology, and Traffic Psychology. The organization delivers training through multiple formats: standard seminars, intensive Fortbildungswochen (continuing education weeks), and Online-Vorträge (online lectures). Additional offerings include Bildungszeit-approved seminars for educational leave, Inhouse seminars for corporate clients, and HR consulting services. The portfolio includes branded curriculum programs such as the Resilience Training Curriculum and MBCT programs, professional certification pathways like the BDP Rehabilitation Psychology certification, and the Expertenregister expert directory. The organization functions as the educational arm of the Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP), offering its members exclusive benefits including educational vouchers and discounted seminar pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klinische Psychologie / Psychotherapie Seminars Continuing education seminars focused on clinical psychology and psychotherapy, covering diagnostic methods, therapeutic techniques, and treatment approaches for various mental health conditions. Targeted at licensed psychologists, psychotherapists, and physicians.
• Gesundheitspsychologie Seminars Seminars addressing health psychology topics including psychosomatic medicine, health promotion, pain management, and psychological interventions for chronic conditions. Targeted at health professionals and psychologists.
• Wirtschaftspsychologie Seminars Professional development courses in work and organizational psychology covering leadership, HR management, personnel selection, and workplace mental health. Targeted at HR professionals, executives, and psychologists.
• Coaching Seminars Training programs for coaching methodologies, techniques, and professional certification for psychologists, supervisors, and related professionals.
• Rechtspsychologie Seminars Continuing education in forensic psychology covering legal assessment, expert testimony, and psychological evaluation in legal contexts. Targeted at psychologists seeking forensic specialization.
• Notfallpsychologie Seminars Emergency psychology training including crisis intervention, psychological first aid, trauma response, and critical incident stress management. Targeted at psychologists, crisis responders, and emergency personnel.
• Schulpsychologie Seminars Educational psychology seminars covering child development, learning disorders, school-based interventions, and psychological support in educational settings. Targeted at school psychologists and education professionals.
• Verkehrspsychologie Seminars Traffic psychology courses addressing driving behavior assessment, road safety, and psychological factors in transportation. Targeted at psychologists and traffic safety professionals.
• Fortbildungswochen (Continuing Education Training Weeks) Intensive week-long continuing education programs combining multiple seminars on specific themes such as the Berliner Fortbildungswoche Psychotherapie, Berliner Sommerakademie, Fortbildungswoche Notfälle und Krisen, and Perspektive Personal. Targeted at individual professionals and corporate attendees.
• Online-Vorträge (Online Lectures) Certified online lectures providing condensed professional knowledge on applied psychology topics, ranging from 2-4 teaching units each, available for continuing education points and priced individually at €40 per session. Targeted at psychology professionals seeking low-threshold entry into the academy's curriculum.
• Bildungszeit-Seminare Seminars approved for educational leave (Bildungszeit) in Berlin, allowing employees paid time off for professional development in accordance with the Berlin Educational Time Act. Targeted at Berlin-based employees across professions.
• Inhouse Seminare (Corporate Inhouse Training) Customized on-site training programs delivered at client organizations, tailored to specific corporate HR and management development needs including leadership development, agile transformation, and workplace health. Targeted at companies and HR departments.
• HR- & Managementberatung Consulting services for human resources and management development, including organizational development, personnel consulting, team development, and workplace health programs. Targeted at corporate HR departments and executive leadership.
• Curriculum Interventionen zur Resilienzstärkung (Resilience Training Curriculum) Multi-module online course series for developing crisis competence and resilience, completing with a Resilienztrainer/in (Resilience Trainer) certificate. Targeted at psychology professionals seeking resilience training specialization.
• MBCT-Kursprogramm (Achtsame Wege aus der Depression) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy program for relapse prevention in depression, covering rumination, depression, self-devaluation, and pain management. Targeted at licensed psychotherapists seeking MBCT certification.
• Zertifizierung: Fachpsychologe/Fachpsychologin für Rehabilitation (BDP) Professional certification program documenting continuous training and professional experience in rehabilitation psychology, recognized by BDP. Targeted at psychologists seeking BDP-recognized certification in rehabilitation psychology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ continuing education events annually across 8 specialized subject areas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs the educational institution of BDP, the academy serves as the official continuing education provider for Germany's largest psychology professional association. BDP members receive exclusive benefits including 50€ annual education vouchers, reduced seminar prices, student discounts, and access to specialized certification programs. The academy leverages BDP's professional network, expert registers, and member communications for marketing and student recruitment.
• Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Germany's leading psychology university for joint development of academic-level continuing education programs and certification. Faculty members from PHB serve as instructors, ensuring academic rigor and research-based content in training programs.
• Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie (BAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in psychotherapy education and training programs, particularly for the Berliner Fortbildungswoche Psychotherapie events.
• Universitätsinstitute und Fachgesellschaften (University Institutes and Professional Societies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with renowned university institutes and professional societies ensures academically rigorous content based on latest research findings. Instructors include university professors and certified specialists from various psychology disciplines.
• Psychotherapie-Informationsdienst (PID)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPID provides professional referral services for individuals seeking psychotherapists, working with the academy's expert registries. The service offers detailed therapist search, telephone counseling, and professional matching for patients seeking qualified psychological services.
• Deutscher Psychologen Verlag (DPV)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the professional publishing house for psychology literature, featuring logo placement and collaborative marketing for psychology publications and educational materials.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatherapie (DeGPT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurriculum Psychotraumatherapie mit EMDR is recognized by DeGPT, meeting official guidelines for trauma therapy certification. This partnership ensures training meets professional society standards for specialized treatment methods.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lindauer Psychotherapie-Wochen: Long-running intensive psychotherapy training weeks in Germany, attracting a similar cohort of clinicians seeking multi-day certification-bearing seminars, directly competitive with DPA's Fortbildungswochen.
• Deutsche PsychotherapeutenVereinigung (DPTV): National psychotherapist association offering training, certification, and continuing education programs to licensed psychotherapists across Germany, competing for the same clinician CE spend as DPA.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie (DGVT): German professional association and major provider of behavioral therapy continuing education, certifications, and training events, serving an overlapping psychotherapist audience with comparable seminar-based delivery.
• Centrum für Integrative Psychotherapie (CIP) München: One of Germany's leading psychotherapy training institutes, offering recognized curricula and certification programs for psychotherapists, directly competing with DPA's clinical psychology and psychotherapy seminar portfolio.
• Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB): Private psychology university in Berlin offering academic programs and continuing education, listed as a core DPA partner, with overlapping faculty and a shared clinician and HR psychology audience.
• Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie (BAP): Berlin-based psychotherapy academy delivering seminars, training programs, and certification; a listed DPA partner and collaborator on the Berliner Fortbildungswoche Psychotherapie, with a directly overlapping clinician audience.

Broad incumbents

• Management Circle: Established German provider of professional seminars and conferences for executives and HR professionals, with overlapping Wirtschaftspsychologie and leadership development content.
• Haufe Akademie: One of Germany's largest professional and management training providers, offering HR, leadership, and business psychology programs targeting the same corporate HR and executive segments DPA serves via inhouse seminars.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN): Germany's leading scientific psychiatric and psychotherapeutic society, offering congresses, certifications, and training that overlap with DPA's clinical psychology and psychotherapy curricula.

Emerging players

• Deutschen PsychotherapeutenNetzwerk (DPNW): Independent network for psychological psychotherapists providing professional development, advocacy, and training events, competing with DPA for the same licensed clinician audience in a more digitally native format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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