Olyk

What Olyk does

Olyk is a private child and youth therapy practice headquartered in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands, with two additional practice locations in Goes and Terneuzen. The organization employs approximately 20 multidisciplinary professionals, including GZ-psychologists, orthopedagogues, play therapists, psychomotor therapists, system therapists, art therapists, and youth/family professionals. Its service portfolio spans Vaktherapie (play, psychomotor, and art therapy), Theraplay, Floorplay, Nurture & Play, Affectregulerende Vaktherapie, Jeugd-GGZ treatments (CBT, EMDR, NET), family and network therapy, and integrated diagnostics, addressing emotional problems, behavioral issues, attachment difficulties, trauma, developmental concerns, and family system challenges for children aged 0-18 and their families. Olyk holds ISO 9001 certification (KIWA-certified) as a quality management credential.

Olyk's business model is entirely funded through the Dutch Jeugdwet (Youth Act) via Inkoop Jeugdhulp Zeeland, the collective purchasing organization covering all Zeeuwse municipalities. All services require either a professional referral (huisarts, jeugdarts, kinderarts) or a municipal indication (gemeentelijke toegang/CJG). The organization offers no private pay or out-of-pocket services, and revenue is generated solely through standardized municipal reimbursement rates for clinical hours. Its go-to-motion combines sales-led professional referral networks with a direct-to-consumer self-referral channel via website and phone intake.

The practice has no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capabilities. Operational infrastructure consists of standard website analytics (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager), social media integrations, and a LinkedIn corporate page. Olyk is led by Bestuurder Izak (involved since 2017), supported by clinical leadership including Sara Goedbloed. The business is privately held with no disclosed parent company, external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the Zeeland province.

Name

Olyk

Legal name

Olyk

Website

https://olyk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Olyk is a Dutch child and youth therapy practice operating three locations in Zeeland, Netherlands, providing multidisciplinary therapeutic services for children aged 0-18 and their families, funded entirely through Dutch Jeugdwet municipal contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mental Health Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

Keywords

• Child youth therapy
• Youth mental health
• Play therapy
• Family therapy
• Developmental therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Middelburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Municipal Healthcare Funding (Jeugdwet): Olyk's services are entirely funded through municipal reimbursement under the Dutch Jeugdwet (Youth Act). Services are contracted through Inkoop Jeugdhulp Zeeland, with all Zeeuwse gemeentes (municipalities in Zeeland) providing coverage for referred clients. No private pay services are offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Olyk is a private child and youth therapy practice in Zeeland, Netherlands, providing therapeutic support for children aged 0-18, adolescents, and their families. Its core offering combines experiential vaktherapie modalities (play, psychomotor, and art therapy) with GGZ mental health treatments (diagnostics, family/network therapy, EMDR, and CGT), all delivered through municipal Jeugdwet-funded contracts across locations in Goes, Terneuzen, and Middelburg.

Product overview

Olyk is a child and youth therapy practice providing a comprehensive portfolio of therapeutic services for children (ages 0-18), adolescents, and their families. The core offering consists of three main therapy modalities: Speltherapie (play therapy), Bewegingstherapie (psychomotor therapy), and Beeldende Therapie (art/creative therapy), which can be delivered as standalone treatments or integrated with specialized programs. These are complemented by attachment-focused interventions including Theraplay, Floorplay, Nurture & Play, and family system therapy. Olyk also provides GGZ (mental health) treatments including CBT and EMDR, integrated diagnostic services, and Affectregulerende Vaktherapie. All services are delivered through a client-centered, tailored approach across three locations in Zeeland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speltherapie (Play Therapy) Therapy that uses play as the primary means of expression and communication for children, helping them process emotions and experiences in a child-friendly, non-verbal way.
• Bewegingstherapie (Psychomotor Therapy)
• Beeldende Therapie (Art Therapy)
• Theraplay
• Floorplay
• Nurture & Play
• Affectregulerende Vaktherapie (ArVT)
• GGZ Behandeling (Mental Health Treatment)
• Diagnostiek (Diagnostics)
• Gezin & Netwerk (Family and Network Therapy)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• CGT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment duration varies: short-term 6-9 months, longer/complex cases 12-24 months

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Inkoop Jeugdhulp ZeelandcoreOthersFormal contractual arrangement for municipal healthcare funding. Olyk provides youth healthcare services (Jeugdhulp) under the Dutch Jeugdwet, with all Zeeuwse municipalities providing coverage through this collective purchasing organization.
• SLIM ZeelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration network for when Olyk's waitlists are longer than acceptable for clients. Part of a broader regional collaboration to ensure timely access to youth healthcare services in Zeeland.
• CJG (Centrum voor Jeugd en Gezin)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal youth and family centers that serve as access points for families seeking youth healthcare. CJG provides contact information for local municipal access to youth services, helping direct families to appropriate providers including Olyk.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Intermetzo: Dutch youth care provider within the 's Heeren Loo group delivering specialized Jeugdhulp and GGZ treatment. Overlaps with Olyk in multidisciplinary treatment for children with developmental and behavioral challenges.
• Youz (Parnassia Groep): Largest Dutch specialist youth mental health provider, part of Parnassia Groep; offers Jeugd-GGZ, diagnostics, and treatment similar to Olyk, but at national scale with significantly broader scope and resources.
• Pluryn: Major Dutch care provider for youth and adults with complex needs, operating Jeugdhulp and GGZ services. Comparable to Olyk in clinical modality mix but broader geographically and in scope.

Direct peers

• Jeugdformaat: Dutch Jeugdhulp provider offering youth and family support services across multiple regions, operating under comparable Jeugdwet funding contracts. Directly comparable to Olyk's municipal-funded, multidisciplinary delivery model.
• Juvent: Dutch youth care and mental health organization mentioned in Olyk team members' employment history, providing Jeugdhulp and treatment to children and families under comparable funding arrangements.
• Lumens Groep: Dutch youth care organization providing Jeugdhulp and GGZ services to children and families, with a regional multi-modality delivery model similar to Olyk. Competes for municipal contracts under the same funding system.
• Yulius: Dutch mental health provider specializing in children and youth psychiatry (Kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie), cited in Olyk team member prior work history. Comparable Jeugd-GGZ delivery with multidisciplinary clinicians.
• Jutz: Dutch youth care organization referenced in Olyk team member history, providing Jeugdhulp and youth mental health services across regions under municipal funding — directly comparable scale and business model.

Regional players

• GGZ Westelijk Noord-Brabant: Regional Dutch mental health provider active in North Brabant (overlapping but distinct from Zeeland), offering ambulatory GGZ and youth mental health services similar to Olyk's therapy portfolio.

Others

• CJG (Centrum voor Jeugd en Gezin): Municipal access points for Dutch youth and family services that serve as referral channels into providers like Olyk. They shape demand flow into the Jeugdhulp market rather than directly deliver therapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/olykkenj

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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