Instituto Galene

What Instituto Galene does

Instituto Galene, legally Instituto Galene de psicoterapia SLP (NIF B81183394), is a Madrid-headquartered psychotherapy practice and professional training institute founded approximately 30 years ago. It delivers clinical psychotherapy to adults, children, couples, and bereaved clients, alongside a portfolio of accredited training programs for mental-health professionals. Its therapeutic approach is described as humanistic-integrative, drawing on Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, body psychotherapies, and therapeutic grief theory. The organization holds accreditations from APHICE, FEAP, EAP, and CGCOM, and its founder-clinicians hold leadership positions in APHICE and FEAP.

The company operates through two principal revenue lines. The first is recurring clinical fees from individual therapy clients, delivered in-person at offices in Madrid and Barcelona or remotely via video conference. The second is tuition revenue from multi-year Master's programs, specialist courses, and short workshops, with short online courses retailed between €35 and €60 through Stripe. Master's and therapy fees are not publicly disclosed. The firm employs approximately 25 staff, is privately held with no external investors, and runs a small second site in Barcelona under director Verónica Ación.

Most recent strategic activity points toward digital and geographic expansion rather than organic replication: multilingual online therapy in Spanish, English, French, Italian, and German; a short online course catalog; and a forthcoming mindfulness offering. The combination of a long-established brand, accreditations, and a faculty-led training pipeline defines Instituto Galene's competitive position in the Spanish psychotherapy market.

Name

Instituto Galene

Legal name

INSTITUTO GALENE DE PSICOTERAPIA SLP

Website

https://galene.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto Galene is a Madrid-headquartered psychotherapy practice and accredited training institute that delivers clinical therapy to individuals and Master's-level programs to mental-health professionals under a humanistic-integrive methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services and Psychotherapy Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAFAB

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

Keywords

• Psychotherapy services
• Humanistic integrative therapy
• Professional psychotherapy training
• Counselling certification
• Grief therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychotherapy and Counselling Services: Direct revenue from individual, couples, child/adolescent, and grief therapy sessions, available both in-person at the Madrid center and via online video conference.
2. Professional Training Programs: Revenue from masters programs (Máster en Psicoterapia Humanista Integrativa and Máster en Counselling Humanista Integrativo), specialist courses, case supervision, and short workshops/talleres, sold directly via the website through Stripe.
3. Short Online Courses: Revenue from individually priced online courses such as 'Técnicas de Acompañamiento Emocional en Terapia Online' (€35) and 'Cómo hacer terapia desde el amor' (€60), sold as one-time purchases via Stripe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Instituto Galene is a psychotherapy center and professional training institute offering individual, couples, child/adolescent, online, and grief therapy sessions delivered through the Humanistic Integrative approach. It also provides accredited master's programs, specialist courses, case supervision, and short online workshops training psychologists, doctors, and helping professionals to become certified psychotherapists and counsellors.

Product overview

Instituto Galene is a psychotherapy center and professional training institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of therapeutic services and educational programs based on the Humanistic Integrative approach. The core offerings include two flagship Master programs: the two-year Master's in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy (directed at medical/psychology professionals) and the Master's in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (for helper professionals), both accredited by APHICE and FEAP. The product portfolio also includes specialized training programs such as Child Therapy expertise, short courses (Emotional Support in Online Therapy, How to Do Therapy from Love), and case supervision services. On the services side, they provide individual psychotherapy for adults, children/adolescents, couples therapy, online therapy, grief therapy, and counselling—all delivered through the Humanistic Integrative lens combining transactional analysis, Gestalt, body psychotherapies, and therapeutic grief theory. The organization has been operating for over 25 years and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates can obtain the E.C.P. (European Certified Psychotherapist) from the EAP
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• APHICE (Asociación de Psicoterapia Humanista Integrativa y Counselling de España)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHICE is the primary professional association for Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling in Spain. It provides official accreditation for Instituto Galene's training programs (master's and short courses), awards certificates of completion, maintains a register of accredited professionals, and supports the institute's educational mission. Instituto Galene's founders (José Zurita, Macarena Chías) hold leadership positions within APHICE.
• FEAP (Federación Española de Asociaciones de Psicoterapeutas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEAP is the Spanish Federation of Psychotherapy Associations. Instituto Galene's Master's in Psicoterapia Humanista Integrativa is FEAP-accredited, allowing graduates with Medicine or Psychology degrees to use this training for their official psychotherapist accreditation in Spain.
• EAP (European Association for Psychotherapy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEAP (European Association for Psychotherapy), headquartered in Vienna, awards the E.C.P. (European Certified Psychotherapist) credential. Instituto Galene's master's program provides the training required for graduates to apply for this European-level certification.
• Consejo General de Colegios de Médicos de España (CGCOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Spanish General Council of Medical Colleges has declared Instituto Galene's Master's in Psicoterapia Humanista Integrativa of scientific and professional interest, supporting the program's recognition within the medical community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Talkspace is a US-headquartered online therapy platform offering subscription therapy to individuals and B2B clients. It is comparable to Instituto Galene in online therapy delivery and psychotherapy market positioning, operating as a broad incumbent versus Galene's specialist Spanish practice.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is the largest global online therapy platform, offering subscription-based video, phone, and chat counseling. While operating at vastly greater scale than Instituto Galene, it competes for the same end-client demand for online psychotherapy and represents the digital-scale benchmark for therapy delivery.

Emerging players

• if eel: if eel is a Spanish B2B online therapy platform offering subscription therapy services to employees through corporate partnerships. It is comparable to Instituto Galene's online therapy practice but targets B2B employer channels versus Galene's direct-to-consumer delivery model.
• TherapyChat: TherapyChat is a Spanish online therapy platform offering subscription-based video counseling in Spanish. It overlaps with Instituto Galene in online psychotherapy delivery and the Spanish-language therapy market, though TherapyChat operates a tech-platform model versus Galene's practitioner-led boutique practice.

Others

• Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC): UOC is a major Spanish online university offering health-sciences programs including psychology Master's degrees. It overlaps with Instituto Galene in Spanish-language professional training in mental health, though operating as a broader accredited university rather than a specialist psychotherapy school.
• Doctoralia: Doctoralia is a leading Spanish healthcare professional directory and appointment-booking platform (part of Docplanner Group) connecting patients with mental health professionals. It is adjacent to Instituto Galene as a Spanish mental-health ecosystem participant and serves as an indirect patient acquisition channel for the therapy practice.

Direct peers

• Instituto de Estudios Psicológicos (IDEP): IDEP is a Barcelona-based Spanish institution offering professional training in psychology and psychotherapy across in-person and online formats. It is directly comparable to Instituto Galene as a psychotherapy training institution operating in the same Spanish professional education market with similar Master's-level program structures and accreditations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/InstitutoGalene
• Facebookfacebook.com/institutoGalene
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/instituto-galene
• Instagraminstagram.com/institutoGalene

Compliance8 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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