Institut Gestalt

What Institut Gestalt does

Institut Gestalt is a Barcelona-headquartered personal growth and professional training institute, founded in 1985 by Mireia Darder, Joan Garriga, and Vicens Olivé under the mentorship of Chilean psychiatrist Claudio Naranjo. Operating as the private limited company GESTALT FORMACIÓ CONTINUADA, S.L., the institute runs a recognized Centro de Salud Mental (Catalan government registration E08568636) and delivers both clinical services and professional certifications across modalities including Gestalt therapy, family and organizational constellations, NLP, ICF-approved coaching, trauma therapy, somatic/body therapy, systemic pedagogy, and strategic intervention. Its core product surface consists of multi-session formations, postgraduate and master's programs, short workshops and process groups, individual and group therapy, coaching processes, and a Virtual Campus platform that supports hybrid and fully online delivery.

The institute serves two primary customer segments: mental-health and psychology professionals seeking continuing education, certification, and integrative humanistic methodologies, and individual consumers pursuing personal transformation, self-knowledge, and relationship or self-esteem improvement. Secondary segments include organizations seeking systemic team and leadership development, and parents/families engaging with systemic pedagogy. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, combining website inquiry, phone consultation, free 30-minute orientation interviews, monthly information sessions, SEO/content marketing in Spanish and Catalan, Instagram, and email, supplemented by community-led referrals from a cumulative base of 100,000+ trained individuals over four decades.

The business model is fee-for-service training and therapy with no external funding disclosed: revenue derives from professional formations and certifications (one-time program fees), short workshops, therapy and supervision services, coaching engagements, and a small but notable recurring subscription layer (Connectar-nous at €90/month). Distribution is direct through the Barcelona headquarters, six additional Spanish training locations (Madrid, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Manresa, Girona), and the Virtual Campus, with practicum partnerships linking into Blanquerna (Universitat Ramon Llull) and UOC. The institute is founder-owned and independently operated, with an affiliated nonprofit (Fundación Privada Institut Gestalt) for social welfare activity.

Name

Institut Gestalt

Legal name

GESTALT FORMACIÓ CONTINUADA, S.L.

Website

https://institutgestalt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Institut Gestalt, founded 1985 in Barcelona, is a private training and mental-health center delivering professional certifications, therapy, and coaching across Gestalt, constellations, NLP, coaching, trauma, somatic, and systemic-pedagogy modalities to individuals and psychology professionals across seven Spanish cities and online.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Psychology Training and Mental Health Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Resources, Organizational Behavior & Leadership Institutes (EDAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Psychotherapy training programs
• Gestalt therapy education
• Family constellations training
• Professional coaching certification
• Neuro-linguistic programming courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Programs: Revenue from multi-session professional formation programs including Masters, Postgraduates, Practitioner certifications, and intensive courses in Gestalt therapy, NLP, Coaching, Family Constellations, and related fields. Programs range from introductory workshops to multi-year master programs.
2. Workshop and Short Courses: Revenue from single-day, weekend, and short-format workshops covering specific topics like stress management, dreams, couples therapy, and personal development themes.
3. Therapy Services: Individual and group therapy services provided through the Centro de Salud Mental, offering clinical psychology and mental health services to clients.
4. Coaching Sessions: Individual and group coaching processes for personal and professional development.
5. Supervision and Practice Sessions: Professional supervision and practice sessions for continuing education of psychology students and professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Institut Gestalt is a humanistic psychology training and mental health center that delivers multi-session professional formation programs (Masters, Postgraduates, and Practitioner certifications) in Gestalt therapy, Family and Organizational Constellations, NLP, Coaching, Trauma, Body therapy, Systemic Pedagogy, and Strategic Intervention, alongside regulated clinical therapy and coaching services through its recognized Centro de Salud Mental. Programs are delivered in-person at facilities across seven Spanish cities and through a proprietary Virtual Campus platform supporting hybrid and fully online learning. The institute combines therapeutic service delivery with structured professional education for both licensed practitioners and individual learners seeking personal development.

Product overview

Institut Gestalt is a personal growth and professional training center founded in 1985, offering a comprehensive portfolio of therapeutic and developmental training programs. The institute operates as a single integrated platform combining in-person, online, and hybrid training formats. Core offerings include Gestalt Therapy training, Family and Organizational Constellations, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (PNL), Coaching (ICF-certified), Trauma therapy, Body/Corporal therapy, Systemic Pedagogy, and Strategic Intervention. The institute also provides therapy services and coaching processes through its recognized Mental Health Center. Training is delivered through formations (multi-session programs), workshops, process groups, and a virtual campus for online learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formación en Terapia Gestalt Comprehensive multi-session professional training in Gestalt therapy, a humanistic psychotherapy approach focusing on awareness and self-knowledge, intended for psychologists, therapists, and mental health professionals seeking Gestalt certification.
• Máster en Constelaciones Familiares

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of continuous operation with 100,000+ people trained

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Coach Federation (ICF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICF-approved coaching programs offering official certifications. The institute offers certification aligned with ICF standards for coaching professionals.
• Sant Joan de DéuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitut Gestalt collaborates as a solidarity company with Sant Joan de Déu project to create positive impact in the lives of vulnerable persons and families.
• Blanquerna - Universitat Ramon LlullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional practicum placement for psychology students from Blanquerna's Psychology degree program.
• UOC - Universitat Oberta de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional practicum placement for psychology students from UOC's Psychology degree program.
• Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial recognition as Centro de Salud Mental (Mental Health Center) with registration code E08568636, enabling provision of clinical psychology and mental health services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hemiweb: Spain-based ICF-certified coaching and NLP training school offering practitioner, master practitioner, and executive coaching certifications. Comparable as an ICF-approved Spanish coaching/NLP training provider targeting similar professional reinvention segments.
• Centro SATVA: Barcelona-based Gestalt therapy and personal development training center offering formations, workshops, and therapy services. Closest functional peer given overlapping Gestalt methodology, Barcelona location, and combined training-plus-clinic model.
• ISEP (Instituto Superior de Estudios Psicológicos): Madrid- and Barcelona-based private institution offering professional master's and postgraduate programs in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, and coaching. Directly comparable to Institut Gestalt as a Spanish psychology/therapy training provider serving similar professional segments with multi-modal curriculum.
• Gestalt Equipos Consultores: Spanish Gestalt consultancy and training organization specializing in organizational constellations and team development. Highly comparable given its focus on systemic/Gestalt methodology applied to organizational contexts, mirroring Institut Gestalt's Organizational Constellations area.
• CESAP (Centro de Estudios Sistémicos Aplicados a la Psicología): Barcelona-based systemic therapy training institute founded in the same tradition, offering postgraduate and master's programs in family therapy and systemic intervention. Comparable as a Catalonia-rooted systemic/family therapy training peer with overlapping faculty lineage.
• Instituto Europeo de Coaching (IECoaching): Spain-headquartered coaching school offering ICF-aligned certification programs (ACC, PCC, MCC pathways). Directly comparable in the Spanish executive coaching certification market with overlapping B2B and individual segments.

Broad incumbents

• ESIC Business & Marketing School: Major Spanish business school with executive education and management development programs reaching Spanish-speaking professionals. Comparable at the incumbent level given its scale, multi-city Spanish presence, and overlap in professional/management training segments.
• EADA Business School: Established Barcelona-based business school offering executive education, leadership development, and coaching programs. Comparable as a broader Spanish professional-development incumbent whose executive education and leadership offerings overlap with Institut Gestalt's coaching and organizational development programs.

Others

• AEPNL (Asociación Española de Programación Neurolingüística): Spain's primary NLP professional association that accredits NLP training programs and practitioners. Comparable as a sector-shaping ecosystem participant whose accreditation framework (e.g., AEPNL-didacta accreditation held by Institut Gestalt's NLP Director) directly regulates competitive positioning in the Spanish NLP training market.
• Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC): Barcelona-based online university that is itself a practicum partner of Institut Gestalt. Comparable as an enabling ecosystem participant whose psychology degree programs feed students into Institut Gestalt's clinical placements, and whose online infrastructure represents both a pipeline and a potential competitive format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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