Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens

Name

Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens

Legal name

École de Psychologues Praticiens de l'Institut Catholique de Paris

Website

https://psycho-prat.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education in Psychology

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAD

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

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

Keywords

• Psychology higher education
• Clinical psychology training
• Professional psychology diploma
• Continuing education psychology
• Psychological consultation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition fees for the 5-year psychology program, preparatory courses (PrépaPsy), and continuing education programs (DU). The school is a non-profit private higher education institution.
2. Clinical Consultation Services: Revenue from the Daniel Widlöcher consultation center offering psychological consultations (€30 per session) and psychological assessments (€150-200)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens (EPP) is a non-profit private higher education institution founded in 1951, delivering a 5-year psychology diploma program (3 years undergraduate core + 2 years graduate specialization in Clinical Psychology or Social/Occupational Psychology) that confers the protected title of Psychologist in France. The school also operates PrépPsy preparatory courses, continuing education diplomas (DU), the Centre Daniel Widlöcher public consultation center, and the VCR research team.

Product overview

École de Psychologues Praticiens (EPP) is a non-profit private higher education institution offering a unified 5-year psychology diploma program that confers the protected title of Psychologist in France. The core offering consists of a comprehensive psychology degree combining 3 years of undergraduate core curriculum with 2 years of graduate specialization in either Clinical Psychology or Social/Occupational Psychology. Supporting products include PrépaPsy (preparatory year), continuing education programs, the Centre Daniel Widlöcher public consultation center, the VCR research team, and an active alumni network of over 6,500 graduates. Programs are delivered across two campuses in Paris and Lyon, with international exchange opportunities through Erasmus+.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre Daniel Widlöcher: A consultation and training center offering psychological services to the public, including consultations for children, adolescents, adults, and families, as well as psychological assessments.
• EPP Alumni

Products and services

• EPP Core Psychology Diploma Program A 5-year comprehensive psychology degree program (3 years undergraduate core curriculum + 2 years graduate specialization in either Clinical Psychology or Social/Occupational Psychology), leading to the protected title of Psychologist (EQF Level 7) and awarding 300 ECTS credits. Delivered across two campuses in Paris and Lyon with mandatory internships from year 3 (minimum 1,200 hours of work experience).
• PrépPsy Preparatory Program A preparatory year program for prospective students seeking to prepare for entry into the main psychology diploma program, available at both Paris and Lyon campuses.
• Graduate Track - Clinical Psychology Two-year graduate specialization in integrative clinical psychology and psychopathology, with options in Justice, Children and Teenagers, Vulnerability and Recovery, and Clinical psychology for borderline situations.
• Graduate Track - Social and Occupational Psychology Two-year graduate specialization in social, occupational, organizational, and health psychology, with a joint degree option allowing students to obtain a DESS from Montreal HEC in Organisational Development and Management.
• Centre Daniel Widlöcher Consultation and Training Center A public consultation and training center opened in April 2024 in Paris, offering psychological consultations (€30 per session), psychological assessments (€150-200), and clinical practice training for EPP students, serving children, adolescents, adults, and families.
• Continuing Education / Diplômes d'Université (DU) Continuing education programs and university diplomas (DU) for practicing professionals seeking to expand their psychology skills and qualifications throughout their careers.
• VCR (Vulnerability, Capability and Recovery) Research Program Research laboratory focusing on ethics and psychological care in relation to disability, trauma, and persistent pathologies. The research team is part of accredited research units (EA 7403, UMR 1319, EA 4132) and enables EPP to offer a research track within its psychology program.
• EPP Alumni Network Alumni association network of over 6,500 graduates providing career support, professional development workshops, contacts, and annual career forums for EPP alumni.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 consecutive years (2022-2026) named Best School Experience by Speak & Act
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OVHminorOthersWebsite hosting provider. OVH hosts the EPP website (www.psycho-prat.fr) on servers located in Roubaix, France.
• Institut Catholique de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPP is part of the Catholic University of Paris (ICP). The diploma is co-signed by ICP. Students have access to ICP resources including the psychological support center.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEA 4132 research team collaboration. EPP research professors work in partnership with CNAM's accredited psychology research laboratory.
• Université de LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMR 1319 joint research unit partnership. EPP researchers joined EA 4360 APEMAC Health Psychology and Public Health Medicine research team at University of Lorraine.
• Montreal HEC (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint degree agreement established in 2022 allowing Occupational Psychology and HR students to obtain a DESS (postgraduate diploma) in Organisational Development and Management.
• Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (Vietnam)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year cooperation agreement signed in 2023 for academic collaboration in psychology education and research.
• Erasmus+ Partner UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPP joined Erasmus+ program in 2007. Receives international students from partner universities for semester exchanges. Provides French language courses through partner institutions (ILCF).
• FESIC (Fédération d'Établissements d'Enseignement Supérieur d'Intérêt Collectif)minorOthersEPP became a member of FESIC in 2014, a federation of higher education institutions of public interest.
• Daniel Widlöcher Consultation Center PartnersminorOthersVarious institutional partners for clinical training including hospitals, medico-psychological centers, schools, and social institutions where students complete mandatory internships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ESSEC Business School: French private Grande École under a tuition-funded non-profit model and FESIC member. Not a psychology peer but a structural analogue for premium private higher education in France, useful for benchmarking tuition pricing and governance.

Regional players

• Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain): French-speaking Belgian Catholic university with a major psychology faculty under a near-identical non-profit confessional model. Geographically separate but a structural analogue for tuition-funded private psychology education in a francophone context.

Direct peers

• Sorbonne Université: Major Paris-based public university with a large Institut de Psychologie and a strong research footprint. Competes with EPP for high-caliber applicants and research-active faculty in the Paris market.
• Université Paris Cité: Largest public university in Paris with a major psychology department offering state-recognized psychologist training. Direct competitor for the same applicant pool in the Paris region, though public-funded and at near-zero tuition.
• Université Catholique de Lyon (UCLy): Private Catholic university in Lyon offering psychology and health-social programs under a similar non-profit confessional model. Closely comparable governance, tuition-based funding, and student profile to EPP.
• Université de Lorraine: Public university hosting the APEMAC research unit (UMR 1319) that partners with EPP's VCR team. Shares overlapping research themes in health psychology and represents a similar graduate-program competitor outside the Paris-Lyon axis.
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM): National continuing-education and research institution that co-hosts the EA 4132 research unit with EPP. Comparable focus on adult learners, professional credentials, and applied psychology research.
• Université Catholique de Lille: Private Catholic university in northern France with psychology and human sciences faculties operating under the same FESIC federation as EPP. Comparable tuition-funded private model and protected-degree positioning.
• Université Lumière Lyon 2: Major public university in Lyon with one of France's largest psychology departments. Directly competes with EPP for Lyon-based applicants and shares the same Rhône-Alpes regional talent pool.

Broad incumbents

• Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP): Parent institution and diploma co-signer of EPP. Operates a much broader portfolio of faculties (theology, law, letters, social sciences) under the same Catholic non-profit umbrella, providing shared services and the protected-degree framework EPP depends on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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