CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza

What CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza does

CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza is an Italian psychological services cooperative (S.C.R.L. / Onlus) founded in 1985 and headquartered in Milan, specializing in psychotherapy, psychological support, family mediation, counseling, and parental coordination for children, adolescents, adults, and families. It operates four physical locations — two in Milan (Via Valparaiso and Via Vittadini), one in Legnano (Consultorio Familiare Legnano, plus the newer "Una casa per la famiglia" site with ATS Milano), and one in Busto Arsizio — delivering both in-person clinical services and online offerings via Zoom. The center operates across six service verticals (Clinical, School, Adoption and Foster Care, Training and Supervision, Educational, and Conflictual Separations) and serves individual families as well as psycho-social, healthcare, and educational professionals, with documented collaborations with the magistratura minorile, ATS Milano, and the Ordine degli Avvocati di Busto Arsizio.

CTA's product mix is bifurcated between (1) clinical and counseling services delivered face-to-face across its Lombardy offices and (2) a professional training catalog spanning seminars, multi-day courses, and biennial programs (e.g., Corso di Mediazione Familiare Sistemica at €100; Corso di Coordinazione Genitoriale Sistemica at €944; La Terapia dell'Adozione at €360). Course enrollment and payment are processed through a WordPress/WooCommerce e-commerce site with PayPal, and courses are delivered in-person or live on Zoom. Pricing uses a freemium-to-premium model with free foster-parent training, early-registration discounts (typically 15%), and reduced rates for alumni of the affiliated Scuola di Psicoterapia IRIS and members of associations such as AITF, Co.Me.Te, AIMS, SIPPR, and SIRTS.

The underlying technology is a conventional content/e-commerce stack (WordPress, WooCommerce, Zoom) with no proprietary platform components. CTA monetizes through per-event training fees and per-session clinical fees; revenue is not externally disclosed. It is member-owned as a cooperative, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no external funding rounds. Its strategic positioning rests on 40-year institutional credibility, ecosystem embeddedness (founding member of A.Co.Ge.S, Co.Me.Te center, IRIS affiliation), and a broad specialized training catalog — not on technology differentiation.

Name

CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza

Legal name

C.T.A. Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza S.C.R.L.

Website

https://centrocta.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza is an Italian cooperative (founded 1985, Milan) providing psychotherapy, counseling, family mediation, and professional training courses for children, adolescents, families, and psycho-social/healthcare operators across four Lombardy locations and via Zoom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health and Psychotherapy Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH)

Keywords

• Adolescent psychotherapy
• Family counseling services
• Professional training courses
• Family mediation
• Child psychology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional training courses and seminars: CTA generates revenue by organizing and selling professional training courses, seminars, and educational events for psycho-social, healthcare, and educational operators. Courses are offered both in-person and online via Zoom, with registration and payment processed through the website. Pricing ranges from free workshops to multi-day professional courses costing up to €360.
2. Clinical and psychotherapy services: Revenue is generated through psychotherapy, psychological support, mediation, and counseling services provided to children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CTA is an Italian psychological support center that provides psychotherapy, psychological support, family mediation, and counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Alongside clinical work, it delivers professional training courses, seminars, and supervision for psycho-social, healthcare, and educational operators. It also offers specialized services for adoption and foster families, parental coordination for high-conflict separations, and school-based psychological support, operating from four offices in Lombardy and via online channels.

Product overview

CTA - Centro di Terapia dell'Adolescenza is a psychological support center providing a comprehensive suite of services for children, adolescents, and families. The organization operates across multiple service sectors including clinical services (psychotherapy, psychological support, couple therapy), school services, adoption and foster care services, educational services, conflictual separation services (including parental coordination), and counseling. CTA also operates a family consultation center in Legnano. The center offers professional training courses and seminars for psycho-social, health, and educational operators, including specialized courses in systemic family mediation (Corso di Mediazione Familiare Sistemica), parental coordination, adoption therapy, and foster care training. The training portfolio is organized in annual catalogs (Catalogo Formazione) and includes both online and in-person offerings delivered from their Milan locations (Via Valparaiso and Via Vittadini) and via Zoom platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FAST CTA: F.A.S.T. (Famiglie Adottive Affidatarie Sostegno del Tempo) is a support program for adoptive and foster families.

Products and services

• Clinical Psychotherapy and Psychological Support Services (Settore Clinico and Counseling) Psychotherapy, psychological support, couple therapy, and counseling delivered to children, adolescents, adults, and families in crisis at CTA's offices in Milan, Legnano, and Busto Arsizio.
• Professional Training and Supervision (Settore Formazione e Supervisione) Courses, seminars, and professional supervision delivered to psycho-social, healthcare, and educational practitioners, as well as to groups and teams from healthcare companies and social organizations.
• Adoption and Foster Family Services (Settore Adozione e Affido) Pre-adoption preparation courses, ongoing support for adoptive and foster families, and accompaniment through the adoption and foster care process, including the FAST CTA (Famiglie Adottive Affidatarie Sostegno del Tempo) program.
• Conflictual Separation and Parental Coordination Services (Settore Separazioni Conflittuali) Conflict mediation and parental coordination services for families experiencing high-conflict separation or divorce, particularly where children are involved.
• School Collaboration Services (Settore Scuola) Psychological support, workshops, and training delivered to schools, educational agencies, and school personnel to support student wellbeing and school-family liaison.
• Educational Services (Settore Educativo) Support and intervention programs for families and children in educational and developmental contexts, complementing the school collaboration service line.
• Consultorio Familiare Legnano Family counseling and consultation services delivered from CTA's Legnano office (Via XX Settembre 30), including the 'Una casa per la famiglia' family support center opened in collaboration with ATS Milano.
• Two-year Systemic Family Mediation Course (Corso biennale di Mediazione Familiare Sistemica) Two-year accredited systemic family mediation course for psycho-social and legal professionals, available online and in-person, 2025 edition priced at €100.
• Systemic Parental Coordination Course (Corso di Coordinazione Genitoriale Sistemica Integrata con la Teoria dell'Attaccamento) Specialized training course on systemic parental coordination integrated with attachment theory, for practitioners seeking A.Co.Ge.S-aligned credentials, priced at €944.
• Mamme e Papà nell'Adozione (Pre-adoption Course for Couples) Online pre-adoption preparation course for couples awaiting adoption, delivered over four sessions, priced at €150 per couple (€130 with early registration discount).
• La Terapia dell'Adozione Course Specialized four-session course on therapy with adoptive families, conducted by Luigi Cancrini and colleagues, priced at €360 (€300 with early registration discount).
• Foster Parent Training Course (Corso di Formazione per Aspiranti Affidatari) Free in-person training course for families interested in becoming foster families, organized in collaboration with local services in Busto Arsizio and other locations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Scuola di Psicoterapia IRIS (Individuo e Sistema srl)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA is closely affiliated with Scuola di Psicoterapia IRIS, sharing directors and faculty. Gloriana Rangone serves as co-director of IRIS and CTA's clinical director. Francesco Vadilonga is co-director of both IRIS and CTA. Many CTA training courses are developed in collaboration with IRIS, and discounts are offered to IRIS alumni.
• A.Co.Ge.S (Associazione Coordinazione Genitoriale Sistemica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA is a founding member and recognized center of A.Co.Ge.S, an association dedicated to systemic parental coordination. CTA organizes the national congress of A.Co.Ge.S and delivers associated training courses.
• Co.Me.Te (Comunità Terapeutica per MetodologiePsicodinamiche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA is a recognized Co.Me.Te center, participating in the national network of therapeutic communities that use psychodynamic methodologies.
• CISMAI (Centro Italiano per la Salute Mentale Infantile)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerCISMAI is listed among CTA's conventions and collaborations. The organizations co-promote events such as webinars on foster care topics.
• Rete FARO (Figli Adottivi Ricerca Origini)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA collaborates with Rete FARO, which supports adopted individuals seeking information about their origins. CTA's Marta Casonato serves as FARO service referent.
• ATS Milano (Agenzia di Tutela della Salute)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA collaborated with ATS Milano to open 'Una casa per la famiglia' in Legnano, a family support center serving the local community.
• Ordine degli Avvocati di Busto ArsiziominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTA organized a joint webinar with the Bar Association of Busto Arsizio on the topic of high-conflict separations, indicating a collaborative educational relationship.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest global online therapy platform offering direct-to-consumer virtual counseling across multiple specialties. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the psychotherapy delivery space where CTA's Zoom-based training and online clinical services operate, though CTA specializes in-person locally.
• Cerebral: Online mental health platform providing therapy and medication management via subscription. Comparable as a broader digital incumbent in the mental health services market where CTA competes for Italian clients seeking accessible psychological support.
• Talkspace: Established online therapy platform providing virtual counseling and psychiatry via subscription. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating in the same psychotherapy market with a technology-enabled delivery model that contrasts with CTA's traditional in-person approach.

Direct peers

• IESCUM (Istituto Europeo per lo Studio del Comportamento Umano): Italian psychotherapy training institute offering four-year specialization programs in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Comparable as a Milan-based Italian psychotherapy school offering accredited professional training in the same target market of psycho-social operators.
• Scuola Mara Selvini Palazzoli: Long-established Milan-based systemic family psychotherapy training school founded by Mara Selvini Palazzoli. Comparable as a similarly-positioned Italian psychotherapy training institution in the same Lombardy ecosystem with overlapping faculty and referral networks.
• Fondazione Minotauro: Milan-based psychotherapy center specializing in adolescent, child, and family mental health. Directly comparable as a regional Italian specialist combining clinical services, professional training, and research in the same adolescent/family niche CTA serves.
• Istituto Italiano di Psicoterapia (IIP): Italian psychotherapy training institute offering multi-year specialization programs for clinicians. Comparable as a domestic psychotherapy school serving the same professional training customer segment as CTA's Formazione e Supervisione division.
• Centro Studi Erickson: Italian publisher and training provider for educators, psychologists, and healthcare professionals working with children and families with special needs. Comparable as a domestic Italian organization combining content publishing, professional training, and educational/therapeutic services.
• Centro Panta Rei: Italian psychotherapy training center offering accredited specialization in systemic-relational therapy. Comparable as a regional Italian psychotherapy school competing for the same cohort of psychology and psychiatry trainees seeking clinical specialization.

Emerging players

• Telefono Azzurro: Italian nonprofit providing helpline, child protection, and child/adolescent support services. Comparable as a thematically adjacent organization addressing child and adolescent welfare in Italy, with partial overlap in target audience (children, families, schools) though delivered via helpline rather than therapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ctadolescenza
• Facebookfacebook.com/CentroDiTerapiaDellAdolescenza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ctacentroditerapiadelladolescenza

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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