The Swedish Institute for CBT & Schema Therapy

Name

The Swedish Institute for CBT & Schema Therapy

Legal name

Svenska Institutet för Kognitiv Psykoterapi

Website

https://cbti.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychotherapy Training and Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAD

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

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

SECONDARYHLAFACAA

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

Keywords

• Cognitive behavioral therapy training
• Schema therapy education
• Psychotherapy certification programs
• Mental health professional development
• Continuing education psychology

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychotherapy Education Programs: CBTI offers legitimizing psychotherapy training programs (Step 1 and Step 2) that lead to certification. Programs are priced per semester and include comprehensive training in CBT and Schema Therapy. The Step 1 basic training costs 37,000 SEK + VAT per semester, while the Step 2 psychotherapy program costs 46,000 SEK + VAT per semester.
2. Continuing Education Courses: Short courses including Introduction to CBT and Schema Therapy (11,300 SEK + VAT), Schema Therapy Modules A, B, and C (7,000-14,000 SEK + VAT each), and specialized courses for preschools and folk high schools (3,000-7,500 SEK + VAT).
3. Therapy Services: Psychotherapy services provided by licensed psychotherapists. Student/ trainee therapy is offered at 350 SEK per session as a reduced rate option.
4. Supervision and Consultation: Customized supervision services for child and family treatment, adult psychiatry, and primary care. Also includes corporate health services (företagshälsovård).
5. Neuropsychiatric Assessments: Comprehensive neuropsychiatric evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults conducted at the Umeå unit, including cognitive level assessment, ADD/ADHD, and autism screening.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Swedish Institute for CBT & Schema Therapy (CBTI) is a Swedish higher-education institution that delivers accredited training programs in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy to healthcare professionals, including psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and physicians. Its portfolio spans a week-long introductory course, a part-time Step 1 basic training, a 90-credit Step 2 psychotherapist program leading to licensure, and modular schema therapy courses (Modules A-C). Alongside education, the institute operates clinical services in Stockholm and Umeå, including outpatient therapy, neuropsychiatric assessments, and supervision for child, adult, and primary-care psychiatry.

Product overview

The Swedish Institute for CBT & Schema Therapy (CBTI) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of psychotherapy education and clinical services. The product portfolio consists of structured educational programs (courses and training modules) and therapy/supervision services. Core educational offerings include: an Introduction to CBT and Schema Therapy course (~50 hours); a three-term Basic Training in CBT with Schema Therapeutic Orientation (Step 1); a 90-credit Psychotherapist Program (Step 2) unique in Sweden; and a modular Schema Therapy Training (Modules A-C plus external Modules D-E) leading to ISST certification. Therapy services include individual, couples, and family therapy; reduced-cost student therapy; supervision services; and neuropsychiatric assessments for children, youth, and adults. The institute also offers custom training programs for specific professional groups (preschool staff, folk high school staff) and MIM/Theraplay treatment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Introduktion i KBT och schematerapi (Introduction to CBT and Schema Therapy)
• Grundutbildning i KBT med schematerapeutisk orientering (Steg 1)
• Psykoterapeutprogrammet (KBT) – Steg 2
• Schematerapiutbildning – modul A
• Schematerapiutbildning – modul B
• Schematerapiutbildning – modul C
• Utbildningsdagar för förskola, förskoleklass och fritids
• Folkhögskola personalutbildning
• Terapi och behandling (Therapy and Treatment)
• Studentterapi (Student/Trainee Therapy)
• Handledning (Supervision)
• Neuropsykiatrisk utredning (Neuropsychiatric Assessment)
• MIM/Theraplay

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ examined graduates since 1988
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006CBTI co-founded ISST with Jeffrey Young and other international colleagues. Poul Perris serves as chairman. The institute offers schema therapy training aligned with ISST international guidelines. Jeffrey Young serves as deputy rector at CBTI.
• Beck Institute in PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Early collaboration with Aaron Beck's institute in Philadelphia. The CBTI founders (Carlo and Hjördis Perris) trained at Beck Institute and subsequently began training healthcare personnel in cognitive therapy in collaboration with the Beck Institute.
• Segerstedts Institutet at University of GothenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBTI collaborates with Segerstedts Institutet (SI) on various interdisciplinary projects within psychology, society, extremism, and democracy development.
• Professor Arnoud Arntz, University of MaastrichtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration with Professor Arnoud Arntz, a recognized expert in schema therapy and clinical psychology.
• Jeffrey Young (Columbia University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchema therapy founder who collaborates with CBTI's research group. Jeffrey Young was invited to conduct workshops at CBTI and serves as deputy rector. Together with Poul Perris, he co-founded ISST.
• Theraplay Unit in HelsinkiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish practitioners of MIM/Theraplay maintain close collaboration with the Theraplay unit in Helsinki.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Albert Ellis Institute: Long-standing New York-based psychotherapy training institute with deep roots in cognitive-behavioral tradition (REBT); comparable in mission as a continuing-education provider for mental health practitioners, though focused on REBT rather than CBT/schema therapy.
• PESI (Psychiatric Educational Services, Inc.): Large US-based continuing-education provider for mental health and healthcare professionals offering online CBT/schema therapy courses; a digital-first incumbent competing for the same practitioner audience.

Others

• International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST): Co-founded by CBTI's Poul Perris and Jeffrey Young in 2006; ISST sets international schema therapy training standards that CBTI's modules align with, making it both a governing body and a strategic counterpart in the schema therapy ecosystem.
• Swedish Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (SfKBT): National professional body that certifies CBTI's Step 1 basic training program; an ecosystem enabler and credentialing counterpart rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy: The premier global CBT training organization founded by Aaron T. Beck; CBTI's founders trained at the Beck Institute in Philadelphia in the 1980s and have maintained a partnership since 1986, making this the closest methodological and pedagogical peer.
• Zurich Schema Therapy Training Center: European schema therapy training organization offering ISST-aligned curriculum; competes with CBTI for the Nordic/European schema therapy student base with comparable methodology.
• Schema Therapy Institute (STI): An international schema therapy training organization offering certification-track training programs that overlap directly with CBTI's schema therapy modules A-C and the broader ISST-aligned curriculum.

Regional players

• Stockholm University Department of Psychology: Major Swedish provider of psychology and psychotherapist training; competes for the same Stockholm-based pool of healthcare professionals seeking CBT and psychotherapy credentials.
• Karolinska Institutet: Sweden's premier medical university, where CBTI's examiner Tom Palmstierna is an associate professor; offers overlapping psychotherapy research and clinical training from a public-university base in Stockholm.
• NTNU Department of Mental Health: Norwegian university where CBTI examiner Tom Palmstierna is a professor; a regional provider of psychotherapy research and clinical training with overlapping faculty relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/svenska-institutet-f%C3%B6r-kognitiv-psykoterapi
• Instagraminstagram.com/svenskainstitutetkpt

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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