EABP European Association for Body Psychotherapy

What EABP European Association for Body Psychotherapy does

EABP European Association for Body Psychotherapy is a not-for-profit professional association founded in 1988 and registered in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce 67477135), with 19 employees. It is the premier European membership body for the discipline of body psychotherapy — a somatic/embodied therapeutic modality based on the unity of body and mind — and serves qualified practitioners, trainees, students, Training Institutes, and National Professional Associations across Europe. Its core products and services are membership categories (Full €231/yr, Candidate €105/yr, Associate €55/yr, Student €33/yr, Organisational €231/yr), codified training standards and ethics guidelines, two affiliated journals (International Body Psychotherapy Journal; Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy), the EABP FORUM for Self-Assessment and Mutual Recognition among training institutes, a Science & Research Committee, and biennial congresses (e.g., Cork 2026).

The underlying technology is minimal and non-proprietary: the association does not develop software platforms, and its digital footprint consists of a public website (eabp.org), a member database portal (mdb.eabp.org), a 'Find a Body Psychotherapist' directory, and online congress registration at congress.eabp.org. The substantive 'asset' is accumulated professional knowledge — training standards, ethics guidelines, research resources, and case study frameworks — that defines the discipline's competency baseline in Europe.

EABP makes money through three streams: recurring annual membership fees (the largest and most predictable), biennial congress and workshop registration fees (episodic spikes every two years), and journal/publication subscriptions sold at preferential rates to members. Distribution is hybrid — seven National Associations (Austria, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Slovenia) act as embedded local channels handling applications in native languages, while direct online application via mdb.eabp.org serves countries without a National Association. Customer segments are diversified across individual practitioners, students, training institutes, and national associations, with no disclosed revenue concentration.

Name

EABP European Association for Body Psychotherapy

Legal name

EABP European Association for Body Psychotherapy

Website

https://eabp.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EABP is a Netherlands-registered, not-for-profit professional association founded in 1988 that sets training standards, ethics guidelines, and professional development resources for body psychotherapists across Europe, serving members through seven National Associations and direct online membership.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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National/Institutional Accreditors (Career, Faith-Based, Distance, etc.) (EDADACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ), Research Administration & Compliance (Sponsored Programs, IRB/REB) (EDADAKAH)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Body psychotherapy membership
• Professional training standards
• Continuing professional development
• Healthcare professional association

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual members (Full, Candidate, Student, Associate, Honorary) and organisational members (Training Institutes, Professional Associations, Associate Organisations). Full individual membership is €231/year; Candidate €105/year; Associate €55/year; Student €33/year; Organisational membership €231/year.
2. Congress and Event Registration: Revenue generated from biennial congress registrations, pre-congress workshops, and professional events. Congress fees vary by membership status and student/non-student category, with discounted rates for members and low-income countries.
3. Publications and Journals: Print subscriptions to the International Body Psychotherapy Journal and Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy offered at reduced rates to student members. Revenue from publications, books, and educational resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EABP is a not-for-profit professional association that provides membership, training standards, biennial congresses, ethics guidelines, research support, and publications for body psychotherapy practitioners across Europe. Its core offerings include tiered individual memberships (Full, Candidate, Student, Associate, Honorary), organisational memberships for training institutes and national associations, the EABP Forum for self-assessment and mutual recognition, the Science & Research Committee, journal subscriptions, and congress registration services.

Product overview

EABP is a not-for-profit professional association for body psychotherapy practitioners, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of membership services, professional development programs, and organisational infrastructure. The association provides five individual membership categories (Full, Candidate, Student, Associate, Honorary) and three organisational categories (Training Institutes, Professional Associations, Associate Organisations). Core services include maintaining training standards, organising biennial congresses, operating the EABP Forum for mutual recognition, supporting research through the Science and Research Committee, providing ethics guidelines and complaints procedures, and managing an online member directory portal (mdb.eabp.org). These services support body psychotherapists across Europe in professional development, networking, and maintaining practice standards.

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Products and services

• Professional Membership Services Annual individual memberships (Full €231, Candidate €105, Associate €55, Student €33, Honorary) and organisational memberships (Training Institutes, Professional Associations, Associate Organisations at €231) providing access to the General Assembly, quarterly eNews, reduced congress prices, journal subscriptions, ethics guidelines, and the EABP FORUM.
• EABP Training Standards Formal standards framework establishing minimum training levels and competencies required for safe and appropriate body psychotherapy practice, used by Training Institutes and referenced in regulatory contexts.
• EABP Biennial Congresses Biennial European congresses hosted in different countries bringing together body psychotherapists for keynote talks, workshops, Science & Research Symposia, and networking (e.g., Lisbon 2014, Athens 2016, Berlin 2018, Sofia 2023, Cork 2026).
• EABP Forum - Self-Assessment and Mutual Recognition Structured forum where training institutes and professional associations conduct self-assessment and mutual recognition of competencies, with FORUM Meetings and Symposia to advance common standards in body psychotherapy.
• Science and Research Committee Activities Research initiatives including the Evidence Base for Body Psychotherapy, Collaborative Practice Research Network, Science & Research Training Module, guidelines for case studies, and recurring Science & Research Symposia.
• Ethics Guidelines and Complaints Procedure Published ethics guidelines for body psychotherapists and members, alongside a complaints procedure for clients, providing professional accountability and standards.
• EABP Member Directory Portal (mdb.eabp.org) Online membership database portal enabling members to manage profiles, submit applications, access member-only resources, and register for congresses; also powers the public 'Find a Body Psychotherapist' directory.
• Journal Subscriptions Reduced-rate subscriptions to the International Body Psychotherapy Journal and Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy offered to members.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Biosystemic School of Psychotherapy (Bologna, Italy)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 May 2026The Biosystemic School of Psychotherapy in Bologna, Italy is hosting the EABP Joint FORUM and COUNCIL Meeting 2026 from 7-9 May 2026. This is a local hosting partnership for the association's annual governance meeting.
• PESOPS (Greek Association for Body Psychotherapy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2016PESOPS served as the host and local organiser for the 15th EABP Congress 'The Embodied Self in a Dis-Embodied Society' held in Athens, Greece from 13-16 October 2016. PESOPS is the Greek national professional association representing EABP in Greece.
• European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEABP is connected to the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), a broader umbrella psychotherapy organisation. EABP participates in the EAP ecosystem, contributing to the wider European psychotherapy community and benefiting from cross-organisational recognition and standards alignment.
• USABP (United States Association for Body Psychotherapy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEABP collaborates with USABP on joint initiatives. USABP made a call for proposals for papers for its biennial conference, with EABP distributing the opportunity to its members. The organisations share knowledge, research, and professional development resources across the Atlantic.
• National Associations (AABP, DGK, PESOPS, ILABP, AIPC, IABP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEABP's network of National Associations in Austria (Austrian Association for Bodypsychotherapy), Germany (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Körperpsychotherapie), Greece (Greek Association for Body Psychotherapy), Israel (Israeli Association for Body Psychotherapy), Italy (Associazione Italia Psicoterapia Corporea), and Ireland (Irish Association for Body Psychotherapy) serve as the primary channel for member acquisition and local professional representation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (EFPP): European umbrella organization for psychoanalytic psychotherapists, with affiliated national associations and training institutes. Comparable to EABP in federating national psychotherapy bodies and setting cross-border training standards, but in the psychoanalytic tradition rather than the somatic tradition.
• International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP): International professional membership association for relational psychoanalysis practitioners. Comparable to EABP as a membership-driven professional community offering conferences, publications, and peer recognition, though serving a different therapeutic orientation.
• European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP): Pan-European umbrella psychotherapy organization with which EABP is directly affiliated. EAP operates across many modalities and European countries, making it a broader incumbent that overlaps with EABP in advocacy, standards harmonization, and cross-border recognition.

Direct peers

• International Society for Bodynamic Analysis: International organization rooted in Bodynamic Analysis, a body-psychotherapy approach developed by Lisbeth Marcher. Operates training, certification, and practitioner directories for body-oriented psychotherapy, closely overlapping EABP's scope and methodology.
• USABP (United States Association for Body Psychotherapy): The North American counterpart professional association for body psychotherapy, organizing a biennial conference, training institutes, and practitioner directories. Most directly comparable to EABP in mission, membership tiers, and congress cadence; cited explicitly as an EABP partner for joint initiatives.

Regional players

• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP): UK-based accrediting body for psychotherapists across multiple modalities. Comparable to EABP in standards-setting, ethics oversight, and member directory functions, but operates primarily in the United Kingdom rather than continental Europe.

Emerging players

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Training institute and professional community for Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-oriented approach to treating trauma. Comparable to EABP in its body-psychotherapy practitioner development mission, though it is more modality-specific and institute-led rather than association-led.
• Somatic Experiencing Professional Association (SEPA): International professional community for practitioners of Somatic Experiencing, a body-oriented trauma therapy modality. Comparable in that both organizations certify/promote practitioners of an embodied therapeutic approach, publish resources, and host trainings, though SEPA is centered on a single modality (SE) rather than a federation.
• European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP): European association promoting integrative psychotherapy across modalities, including body-inclusive approaches. Comparable to EABP in its pan-European integrative scope and practitioner membership model, though broader in modality and smaller in scale.
• Hakomi Institute: International training institute for Hakomi Method, a somatic/mindfulness-based psychotherapy. Comparable to EABP in its body-inclusive therapeutic framework and practitioner training, though organized as a small institute rather than a broad professional association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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